Quote of the Day
"The pressure for sustained perfection will wear down even the most sturdy of humans."
(Sean McLaughlin)
Chart of the Day
Even IBM ($IBM) is benefiting from the AI boom, with the stock trading at levels not seen since 2013. (chart via YCharts)
Markets
- Lithium prices are down some 80% from their peak. (semafor.com)
- Momentum is the leading equity factor so far in 2024. (capitalspectator.com)
Strategy
- Why volatility matters. (fortunesandfrictions.com)
- What investors can learn from the career of Nick Saban. (savantwealth.com)
Startups
- In a tough environment, startups are clamming up. (bloomberg.com)
- How the market for seed rounds has changed over the past two years. (news.crunchbase.com)
Economy
- Q4 2023 real GDP rose 3.3%. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Still no sign of a sustained pick up in weekly initial unemployment claims. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: an inscrutable future. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: simplifying as we age. (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)