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NOVEMBER 5, 2023

theringer.com) Barry Ritholtz talks with Zeke Faux author of "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall." wsj.com) Five insights from "Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality" by Angust Deaton. calculatedriskblog.com) The economic schedule for the coming week.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

econbrowser.com) Global economic growth numbers don't tell us much. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Converting office buildings into apartments is no easy feat. (wsj.com) It's been a long time coming. abnormalreturns.com) Economy The quits rate is falling from historic highs. wsj.com) How Q4 GDP is shaping up.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

(marginalrevolution.com) Global Home ownership is out of reach for an increasing number of Australians. nytimes.com) Economy The economic graph of 2023. wsj.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Alcohol use disorder is widely undertreated. mentalfloss.com)

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JANUARY 31, 2024

wapo.st) Why is Apple ($AAPL) publicly touting its Apple Card spending numbers? econbrowser.com) Economic vibes are improving. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Shrinking family sizes are going to change our experience of aging. theverge.com) Ozempic accounted for 41% of Novo Nordisk’s ($NVO) total sales in 2023.

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Mish Talk

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The number of working-age persons people not in the labor force rose by 359,000 in November and is back over 100 million. For those who follow the numbers, I retain this caution: Do not subtract the reported Birth-Death number from the reported headline number. If you are not in the labor force, you are not unemployed.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

economist.com) Some 2023 books that stuck with Ezra Klein including Zeke Faux’s “Number Go Up.” newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media How poinsettias became a big holiday business. axios.com) The economics of the Christmas tree business. stripe.press) Economy The November NFP report showed an increase of 199k jobs and a 3.7%

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APRIL 3, 2024

bonddad.blogspot.com) Part-time is not a negative for the economy if it isn't for economic reasons. bloomberg.com) How immigration is affecting the jobs numbers. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Tips on how to break your dependence on your phone including 'changing your lock screen.'

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MAY 21, 2023

calculatedriskblog.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media A growing number of New York City office buildings are emptying out. finance.yahoo.com) Why a sizable number of native Hawaiians have moved to Las Vegas. Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter.

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

ritholtz.com) Why you shouldn't make big changes to your portfolio based on economics. nytimes.com) Anti-ETFs are growing in number. stayathomemacro.substack.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media What life skills you need before moving out on your own. seths.blog).

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

institutionalinvestor.com) Amazon Amazon ($AMZN) is increasing the number of same-day shipping options. theatlantic.com) Economy Menzie Chinn, "Strong labor market, spending and income numbers all suggest no recession in place yet." econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

downtownjoshbrown.com) College-educated women with children under 10 are in the workforce at record numbers. wsj.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media People would rather read about Elon Musk than SBF. Sometimes to the best policy a policymaker can pursue is no policy at all."

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

wired.com) Economy The October Case-Shiller numbers show the rollover in housing prices. calculatedriskblog.com) Indicators show the economic cycle is maturing, but not yet in recession. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media All the players wanting to become the new Twitter. Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter.

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JUNE 4, 2023

statnews.com) Economy Economic data doesn't move in straight lines. calculatedriskblog.com) An increasing number of home sellers are offering concessions. washingtonpost.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media What do users get (and give up) with the new ad-supported TV, Telly?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

cbsnews.com) Economy Is crude oil losing its salience as an economic indicator? awealthofcommonsense.com) What falling tax withholding numbers say about the state of the economy. abnormalreturns.com) Research links: economic forecasts. (politico.eu) What the IAEA is saying about the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

pionline.com) The number of different ETF issuers in the U.S. etf.com) Books The five best economic history books of 2022 including "Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century". kyla.substack.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. has more than doubled in the past five years.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 27, 2024

We have tried to identify the causal factors by considering social media , increases in partisanship , ignorance, even trolling of pollsters. That you can tank up in 2024 for $50-75 is an economic miracle, but people still love to complain about gas prices. Houses are another legitimate and big complaint. But so too have wages.

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MARCH 20, 2024

amycastor.com) Companies It's hard to wrap your head around the numbers with Nvidia's ($NVDA) new chips. reuters.com) Economy By any reasonable measure, the average American is better off economically than they were four years ago. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Kevin Kelly, "Don't be the best, be the only."

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

KCP Group ). • Your Career Is Just One-Eighth of Your Life : Five pieces of career advice, shaped by economics, psychology, and a little bit of existential math. ( History by numbers : Is history a matter of individual agency and action, or of finding and quantifying underpinning structures and patterns? The Atlantic ). •

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APRIL 2, 2023

tker.co) You can expect the Case-Shiller housing numbers to turn negative year-over-year in the next few months. unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (bloomberg.com) Economy Why we should be celebrating the current employment situation. Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Even worse, the reporter involved is apparently unfamiliar with how Seasonal and Nonseasonal adjusted data works, making an embarrassing Economics 101 error that any freshman college student should have caught. Motivated reasoning is a powerful source of media error. Its numbers are fake. by Michael Hiltzik L.A. A Victory Lap.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

(behavioralscientist.org) The 10 best tech books of 2023 including "Numbers Go Up" by Zeke Faux. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming holiday-shortened week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The best gifts often don't come with a bow on top. Then check out our weekly adviser-focused newsletter.

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JUNE 16, 2024

calculatedriskblog.com) Why the jobs market may be weaker than the numbers say. wapo.st) The economic schedule for the holiday-shortened week to come. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media More evidence in favor of hybrid work. (nytimes.com) Economy Q2 GDP tracking in the 1.8% Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter.

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MARCH 12, 2023

theconversation.com) Firearms are the number one cause of death for U.S. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Why some office buildings are not great candidates for conversion to apartments. econofact.org) States have yet to deal with teacher pension costs.

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MARCH 30, 2024

nytimes.com) Long-term renewable energy storage is needed, but the economics are uncertain. nytimes.com) How financial incentives are driving the rising number of bee colonies. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The four-day workweek is already here with many workers staying home on Fridays. wsj.com) The U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Most notable is the fact that industry associations are not the drivers of advisor conferences that they once were; while a decade ago, 75%+ of this "Best Conferences" list consisted of various events run by industry associations, now it numbers less than 25%.

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Mish Talk

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Nonetheless, economic cheerleaders tout the monthly data even when the household survey shows major discrepancies. Fall & Winter Double Issue With that background please consider the Philadelphia Fed Fall & Economic Insights Winter Double Issue for 2022 Q3 and Q4, emphasis mine. But hooray!

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

So what were the numbers like after World War 1 and after World War 2? Jeff Hirsch : The numbers, it was about just around 500 percent, 517%, 521%, right in the just over 500%. And the Dow didn’t actually hit that number until, uh, it was July of 1992, but the S&P had the 500 percent move-in. Following both wars.

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JANUARY 22, 2023

labor market seems, by some measures, quite strong, and yet the tech and media industries are bleeding." msn.com) Big ech industry layoffs grab the headlines but it is not translating into the broader unemployment numbers. wsj.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter.

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Mish Talk

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

AAX has set up a dedicated Task Force to closely monitor the situation and provide daily updates everyday at 12:00pm (UTC+8) on our official social media and telegram communities, including the status for daily withdrawals and the progress of our system updates. Expect manual withdrawals to take longer than usual.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

bloomberg.com) Economy What does a 'no landing' economic scenario look like? apricitas.io) There are a near-record number of housing units currently under construction. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Seth Godin, "Lossy compression is forever. (pragcap.com) Fidelity is hiring! Fidelity is a powerful delight."

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JULY 25, 2023

wealthmanagement.com) Hollywood What happens to media companies if the strike(s) drag on? theankler.com) The Hollywood strikes are more than just an economic battle. nytimes.com) Housing The May Case-Shiller numbers showed a 0.5% newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Why businesses continue to push tipping on consumers.

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MARCH 26, 2023

Strategy Shifting your asset allocation based on economic forecasts is a fool's errand. npr.org) An increasing number of guns are being stolen out cars these days. disciplinefunds.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. savantwealth.com) Gathering and interpreting information has a cost. theatlantic.com) U.S.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Bradfird DeLong's "Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century." bonddad.blogspot.com) There are a record number of housing units under construction. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The case for investing in a second or third time entrepreneur. fastcompany.com) Five insights from J.

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Mish Talk

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Mainstream media follows the baseline number, not what matters most. After recent releases from the US Census Bureau, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Institute for Supply Management, a decrease in the nowcast of fourth-quarter real personal consumption expenditures growth from 4.8 percent on December 1, down from 4.3

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The Big Picture

MARCH 31, 2023

The platform had punched above its weight in pure user numbers thanks to an unrivaled ability to both distribute real-time information and make expertise available. Days after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, some media reports suggested remote work was to blame. ” In 2023, remote work is threatening to kill banks.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 25, 2025

And, and I kind of raised my hand and said, dad, uncle John, don’t you think it might be a better idea to look at it by the numbers? So, the reason I am an economics, I have a degree in economics. The reason for that was I had maybe six more credits, four to six more credits in economics than I had in history.

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

scientificamerican.com) Gray whale numbers are in decline. npr.org) How the media reports on scientific studies matters. cnn.com) On the economics of the Costco ($COST) rotisserie chicken. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Why you shouldn't expect happiness to follow success. eater.com) Would you eat jellyfish?

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