Quote of the Day
"Crude oil, the world’s most important and ubiquitous commodity, is weird. It is weird both as a physical object and as a phenomenon that underpins the world economy."
(Robinson Meyer)
Markets
- The 'wall of worry' is present. (howardlindzon.com)
- The news has stopped getting worse. (thereformedbroker.com)
Strategy
- Beware the finance type trying to sell you market upside with downside protection. (thereformedbroker.com)
- How to identify what kind of investor you are. (blog.validea.com)
Startups
- Why you are going to see more startups slash their valuations. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- On the advantage of having VCs on your side when things hit the fan. (avc.com)
- Reddit is planning to go public in 2022. (businessofbusiness.com)
Work
- People are quitting their jobs and turning around as consultants at higher pay. (wsj.com)
- In the U.S. it is legal to discriminate against employees based on weight. (bloomberg.com)
- Companies are using sabbaticals to stave off resignations. (fortune.com)
Global
- Canada has its own inflation problem. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- Russian professionals are fleeing the country. (bloomberg.com)
Economy
- National home builder confidence is still at high levels. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Historically, spikes in oil prices have presaged recession. (econbrowser.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Words matter. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: attaining tranquility. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: puzzles and anomalies. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)