Quote of the Day
"We live in a world where it’s easier than ever to be blissfully unaware of things that other people are consuming."
(Charlie Warzel)
Trading
- If you're such a great trader why are you spending all your time and effort selling a trading course? (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- How to know if you, or someone you love, has a problem with trading. (thejointaccount.beehiiv.com)
Finance
- What the dissolution of the Adobe ($ADBE)-Figma deal means for venture capital. (semilshah.com)
- Why the SEC moved to expand central clearing of Treasury and repo trades. (ft.com)
- UBS wants to rebuild its investment banking in the U.S. (wsj.com)
EVs
- A slew of EV startups are running out of cash. (wsj.com)
- Fewer EVs are going to qualify for the full tax credit in 2024. (nytimes.com)
Football
- High school football participation is in steep decline, but varies by geography. (wapo.st)
- A look inside the (big) business of the NFL. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Why aren't football players using their mouthguards? (defector.com)
Economy
- Single-family housing starts jumped in November. (calculatedrisk.substack.com)
- Gasoline prices continue to trend lower. (econbrowser.com)
- Why a soft landing in 2023 occurred despite the naysayers. (stayathomemacro.substack.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Research links: persistent investment factors. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Monday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Adviser links: providing real advice. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly adviser-focused newsletter. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- The best books of 2023 including "Chip War: The Quest to Dominate the World’s Most Critical Technology" by Chris Miller. (bloomberg.com)
- Some reads from 2023 including "America’s Revolutionary Mind: A Moral History of the American Revolution and the Declaration That Defined It" by C. Bradley Thompson. (integratinginvestor.com)
- The best foreign policy books of 2023 including "The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism" by Martin Wolf. (foreignaffairs.com)
- Some favorite books from Verge writers including "Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas" by Natasha Dow Schüll. (theverge.com)