Quote of the Day
"We all have our different ways of dealing with the mental volatility that stock market volatility stokes in all of us. These past couple of weeks have revealed new things to ourselves."
(Sean McLaughlin)
Chart of the Day
Gasoline prices are off their highs of the year. (chart via GasBuddy.com)
Fund management
- Just because it's a 'stock pickers market' doesn't mean fund managers actually outperform. (morningstar.com)
- Covered-call ETFs won't save you from a sharp market downturn. (ft.com)
Berkshire Hathaway
- Why See's Candy has been such a big winner for Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A). (morningstar.com)
- Why has Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) built such a big cash pile? (economist.com)
Weight loss drugs
- Eli Lilly ($LLY) is selling a lot of Zepbound. (biopharmadive.com)
- GLP-1 shortages have driven sales of unbranded tirzepatide sourced from compounding pharmacies. (biopharmadive.com)
- More older Americans could benefit from weight loss drugs. (wsj.com)
- Researcher keep finding additional benefits from GLP-1 drugs. (wired.com)
Energy
- Texas is awash in natural gas. (nytimes.com)
- Gasoline prices are off their highs of the year. (wsj.com)
- Peak Oil? It depends on who you ask. (ft.com)
Economy
- Weekly initial unemployment claims ticked lower this week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- It will be interesting to see what happens to claims over the next 4-5 weeks. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: significant severance costs. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: a very simple philosophy. (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)
