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Adam Sandler On Netflix

First one in or last one out? Who do you want to be? It’s your choice. The rewards are at the front end, but so are the risks. And the last to arrive gets safety, if they get in at...

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Problems with triangulating over immigration

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10 Weekend Reads

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Americano coffee, grab a seat the Left Bank, and get ready for our longer form weekend reads: • You Are the Product: It Zucks! (London R...

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Lurid Lawsuit’s Quiet End Leaves Silicon Valley Start-Up Barely Dented

For all the outcry over how women are treated in the tech industry, the resolution of a sexual harassment case against Upload, a virtual reality start-up, shows that little has cha...

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Simple Investing for Nonprofits

Like individuals saving for retirement, nonprofits are often better off when their investments are straightforward and low cost....

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MiB: Victor Niederhoffer

There are few traders who experienced the highs – and the lows – of trading for a living the way Victor Niederhoffer has. George Soros spotted his talent, and made him a partner co...

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Causal Friday: Fun with Gender Discrimination, Now with More Bad Econometrics…

On Fridays, we examine a research paper that uses (or fails to use) a clever method to perform causal inference, i.e. to tease out cause and effect. Disclaimer: I’m kind of stretch...

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Public Health: Buried Inside Bernie Sanders’s Bill: A Fallback Plan

The bill envisions a wholesale transformation of the U.S. health system, but it also considers more modest reforms to smooth the transition....

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Everybody Else Is Reading This

That Awkward Moment When Your Twin Brother Is A U.S. Citizen At Birth, But You’re […]...

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White Collar Watch: Whether Corporate Spying or Just a Spoof, Imitation Is a Dangerous Game

Trying to be something you’re not isn’t necessarily illegal, but what you do during your subterfuge might make it a crime....

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Just a Couple More Things on Price Gouging and Then I’ll Shut Up (For Now)…

Look, I get it, negative supply shocks suck. They’re not as good as everyone getting what they want at low prices. Sometimes economists are too flippant about high prices as a rati...

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On secular stagnation and low interest rates: demography matters

The post On secular stagnation and low interest rates: demography matters appeared first on The Big Picture....

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Trade Imbalance: The Minuscule Importance of Manufacturing in Far-Right Politics

In both the United States and Europe, far-right voters are far more likely to express concerns about immigration and race than trade....

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Fed May Have Too Much Faith in Inflation Forecasts

Tim Duy: Fed May Have Too Much Faith in Inflation Forecasts, by Tim Duy: Despite a low unemployment rate, inflation slowed this year, confounding central bankers who set in motion ...

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S.&P. 500 Crosses 2,500 in Final Seconds of Trading

The benchmark index rose nearly five points on the day to close at 2,500.23. The Dow Jones industrial average also reached a new high at 22,268.34....

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Mike Cagney Being Forced To Pull Out Of SoFi, Its Employees

This escalated quickly and then all at once....

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Stock Market Participation Varies Greatly by State

From Torsten Sløk: In Vermont almost 50% of households that make between $100,000 and $200,000 own stocks. For similar households in Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Utah, and West ...

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Funding Talks at Uber and Lyft Complicate Ride-Hailing Allegiances

With Uber reportedly nearing a deal with SoftBank and Lyft having held discussions with Alphabet, alliances are shifting quickly in the industry....

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Paul Krugman: Politicians, Promises, and Getting Real

Paul Krugman: Politicians, Promises, and Getting Real, by Paul Krugman, NY Times: On Wednesday Donald Trump demanded that Congress move quickly to enact his tax reform plan. But so...

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#Resisting With Your Portfolio

  Josh Brown is the Chief Executive Officer at RWM. He has spent his career helping people invest and manage portfolios. Josh writes at The Reformed Broker blog, where he covers th...

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2018 Ferrari Portofino

entry level” convertible ahead of its public debut at next month’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The 591-horsepower, 200 mph, twin turbo, V8-powered Ferrari Portofino is lighter and quicker...

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Opening Bell: 8.15.17

The rideshare wars continue; Chamath Palihapitiya wants to disrupt the IPO process; FOHF ICO; yes, taxpayers should pay for this woman's dog's tux; and more....

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Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 9.15.17

Succinct Summations for the week ending September 15th, 2017 Positives: 1. S&P500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and NASDAQ Composite all made new all-time highs. 2. Consumer p...

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10 Friday AM Reads

My end of week morning train reads: • Martin Shkreli’s $2 Million Wu-Tang Album Might Not Be a Wu-Tang Album: Was a man convicted of fraud misled about the most expensive record ev...

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Links for 09-15-17

US Content Requirement in NAFTA Could Hurt Manufacturing - Caroline Freund Consumer Forecast Revisions: Is Information Really so Sticky? - Carola Binder out of the weeds … – macrom...