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Quote of the Day
"This ain’t no dotcom company, this ain’t no VC-funded fluke, music is forever. I can’t tell you whether investing will be profitable because we don’t know what the stock will be priced at, but one thing is for sure, Warner Music will never go down to zero."
(Bob Lefsetz)
Commodities
- How commodities are being affected by the coronavirus. (themacrotourist.com)
- Commodities trade different than equities. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
Strategy
- The Internet subverted the power of the financial media. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- On the power of having an outlet for betting on investment long shots. (humbledollar.com)
- Why we love betting on glamour. (collaborativefund.com)
- On the (many) differences between successful and unsuccessful traders. (finance.yahoo.com)
Crypto
Finance
- Is the financial system's drag on the economy inevitable? (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Why exchange operators are on the hunt for growth. (wsj.com)
- What's behind the flurry of M&A activity in the payments space? (ft.com)
Funds
- Baillie Gifford & Co. is the second largest holder of Tesla ($TSLA) stock. (wsj.com)
- Why MLP funds have to change with the times. (sl-advisors.com)
Global
- The coronavirus as a cause for invoking 'force majeure' contract clauses. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
- Why you shouldn't compare coronavirus to the flu. (wired.com)
- Why are bats such a reservoir of viruses? (npr.org)
Policy
- America is in the midst of the 'Great Affordability Crisis.' (theatlantic.com)
- Across America even service businesses are getting corporatized. (wsj.com)
- A growing number of US counties are getting left behind, i.e. shrinking and aging. (ritholtz.com)
- Don't hold your breath waiting for an overhaul of the credit ratings agencies. (news.yahoo.com)
- Michael Kimmelman, "In the end, we are what we build." (nytimes.com)
- Aaron Caroll, "Most Americans get private insurance through their jobs. They’ve been getting community-rated, guaranteed issue insurance for years." (theincidentaleconomist.com)
Economy
- The weather boosted employment gains in January. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Why June 2019 employment Is lower than reported. (econbrowser.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: purity awards. (abnormalreturns.com)
