It’s time we learn the difference between a fact, a theory, a hypothesis, and a scientific law.
Hat tip Lifehacker
Category: Mathematics, Philosophy, Science, Video
Here is what the Atlanta Fed’s GDP model looks like: Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Category: Data Analysis, Economy, Federal Reserve
My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at why buying a boat may — or may not — be a good or bad financial decision. Its really an excuse to look at the Department of No — the advice which says “Never Do XXXX” is often just…Read More
Category: Consumer Spending, Finance, Investing, Really, really bad calls
My early Sunday morning, pre-bagel reads: • Why this is not the start of a bear market (Humble Student of the Markets) • Rattner: Carly Fiorina Really Was That Bad (NYT) • I.R.S. Ruling Makes After-Tax Contributions More Attractive (NYT) see also Tips for deducting more at tax time (Fidelity) • Go Midwest, Young Techie: Silicon Valley Too Pricey…Read More
Category: Financial Press
From the outrageous mind of director Adam Mckay comes THE BIG SHORT. Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt, in theaters Christmas. When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment…Read More
He was a team player in a world where stars dominated. The press was all about Mickey, but it was Yogi who we loved. And kept on loving long after his playing days were through, because although he was a member of the jockocracy, Yogi danced to the beat of his own drummer, he was…Read More
Category: Sports, Think Tank
This week in our Masters in Business interview, we speak with with Art Samberg of Pequot Capital. When Art Samberg began his hedge fund in 1986, there were less than 100 hedge funds. By 2000, as George Soros and Julian Robertson retired, Pequot Capital Management at over $15 billion, became the largest hedge fund in the world. He returned 17.8% net of fees…Read More
Category: Hedge Funds, Podcast, Venture Capital
Ahh, Fall, when the air is crisp and the reads begin to change colors. Pour yourself a tall mug of Joe, and settle in for our longer form weekend reads: • J&J: The Credo Company (Highline) • Workers in a World of Continuous Partial Employment — What’s The Future of Work? (Medium) • A New Front: Can the Pentagon do…Read More
Category: Financial Press
The Edge, in Amsterdam, is officially the greenest office building in the world. It’s also the testing ground for a radical, highly connected new way of working, where employees have no set workspaces and can dial in their individual climate and lighting preferences via an app. Businessweek’s Tom Randall got a first-hand look at the inner workings of this office of the future.
See the World’s Greenest Office Building: The Edge
Source: Bloomberg, September 23, 2015
Category: Real Estate, Video
