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• 33 minutes ago

Weinstein Company Agrees to a Rescue Investment From Colony Capital

The company, reeling from scandals surrounding Harvey Weinstein, said it would begin negotiations on selling some or all of its assets to Colony Capital....

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• 35 minutes ago

Links for 10-16-17

Subsidies, Spite, and Supply Chains - Paul Krugman Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies - Paul Krugman The U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy - Janet Yellen Fed...

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• 12 minutes ago

Paul Krugman: The G.O.P. Is No Party for Honest Men

"A strategy based entirely on lies": The G.O.P. Is No Party for Honest Men, by Paul Krugman, NY Times: According to a new CBS News poll, almost 60 percent of the American...

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• 34 minutes ago

Is The Fed Setting Itself Up To Fail In The Next Recession?

Tim Duy: Is The Fed Setting Itself Up To Fail In The Next Recession?: The Federal Reserve remains committed to a December rate hike, persistent low inflation not withstanding. With...

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• 1 hour ago

Opioid Crisis: Blame Congress & Drug Industry

Whistleblower Joe Rannazzisi says drug distributors pumped opioids into U.S. communities — knowing that people were dying — and says industry lobbyists and Congress derailed the DE...

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• 1 hour ago

DealBook: How Valuable Is a Unicorn? Maybe Not as Much as It Claims to Be

A new study by a pair of professors concludes that many so-called unicorn companies are worth half of what is commonly reported for their valuation....

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• 57 minutes ago

Recommended Reading for October

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10 Monday AM Reads

My back-to-work-its-Monday-morning train reads: • Is BlackRock the Amazon.com of Investing? (Bloomberg Gadfly) • Blackstone is pushing aggressively into private-equity products for...

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• 3 hours ago

Small Endowments May Get to Invest in Bridgewater Associates

Bridgewater Associates is in discussions with an investment consultant to create a new investment fund for smaller endowments and foundations....

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• 48 minutes ago

DB: Foreigners buying more US equities and fewer US bonds

A look at who is buying and selling US assets, via Deutsche Bank, shows a striking recent trend is the decline in foreign appetite for US fixed income and increase in foreign appet...

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• 10 hours ago

Why 1987 Crash Comparisons Fail

Echoes of the Black Monday Crash of ’87 There are things to learn from that debacle. Just don’t overdo it. Bloomberg, October 16, 2017, 10:15     Later this week, Oct. 19 will mark...

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• 1 hour ago

Netflix Says It Will Spend Up to $8 Billion on Content Next Year

The company beat expectations by adding 5.3 million subscribers in the third quarter and said it would ramp up its spending on original content....

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• 4 hours ago

Going Places: Is Uber Helping or Hurting Mass Transit?

Ride-hailing services have changed how people get around, and there is some evidence they are making traffic problems worse....

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• 2 hours ago

Uber’s C.E.O. and More at the DealBook Conference: DealBook Briefing

Dara Khosrowshahi will hold his first public interview since becoming chief of the ride-hailing giant, while other speakers include Laurene Powell Jobs....

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• 1 hour ago

School Start Times, Brand Names, and Too Much Ground Beef: TMSIDK Episode 31

We filled this episode with insights about the true value of ground beef, sleeping in, company names, and more. Alex Wagner (CBS This Morning Saturday, The Atlantic) is our special...

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• 2 hours ago

The New Health Care: How a Healthy Economy Can Shorten Life Spans

In general, prosperity brings better health. But economic booms are also associated with air pollution, stress and car accidents....

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• 4 hours ago

Taxes and the Fed: Theory and Evidence from Equities

The post Taxes and the Fed: Theory and Evidence from Equities appeared first on The Big Picture....

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• 3 hours ago

The Problem with Stock Picking in Wealth Management

Josh Brown discusses the dilemma of single stock picking in wealth management. The “Fast Money Halftime Report” traders weigh in.   Here’s the problem with stock picking in wealth ...

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• 3 hours ago

How Neoliberals weaponise the concept of an ideal market

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• 5 hours ago

Breakingviews: A Chilly Winter Forecast for Nordstrom and Other Retailers

The inability of the Nordstrom family to team up with a potential buyer suggests even risk-tolerant investors are cool on the retail sector....

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• 10 hours ago

Chinese Form of Innovation

This is a fascinating discussion:   Prof Scott Galloway discusses China’s digital and economic momentum with NYU professor Clay Shirky, author of Little Rice: Smartphones, Xiaomi, ...

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• 2 hours ago

People Trump Attacked on Twitter Since Becoming President

This is a really interesting breakdown of notso much the 5 people he frequently names — e.g., Comey, Chuck & Nancy, Hillary, Ahnold, Sessions and now Corker — but for the group...

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• 2 hours ago

Executive Mentors Wanted. Only Millennials Need Apply.

As businesses chase evanescent market trends, young workers are being pulled into programs to give advice to the top ranks of their companies....