Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Congress Funds Infrastructure the Dumbest Way Possible + MORE 5:49 pm Dec 2nd

Morning News: December 2, 2015

– crossingwallstreet.com

ECB Stimulus Hopes Keep Europe Stocks at Three-Month High
China Calls Hacking of U.S. Workers’ Data a Crime, Not a State Act
Thailand Vows to Fix Aviation Problems After US Downgrade
As OPEC Meets, World Oil Traders See Prices Stagnating Into 2017
Meet the Central Bank Governor Who Isn’t Much Impressed by Money
Yellen, in Back-to-Back Appearances, Could Close Out Era of Zero Rates
What Happens to Your Bond Fund When Interest Rates Rise
Puerto Rico Begins Choosing Which Debt Payments to Make
Mark Zuckerberg Announces Birth Of Baby Girl & Plan To Donate 99% Of His Facebook Stock
Yahoo’s Internet Business Could Draw Interest From SoftBank
Toyota, Nissan Gain Share as U…

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It was a rough third quarter for many hedge funds, which were naturally unable to overcome the big dip in the broad market, as the S&P 500 fell by about 7% during the quarter. The Russell 2000, composed of smaller companies, performed even worse, trailing the S&P by about 14 percentage…

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Retaliation and Claims 101: Beneficiaries and the Failure to Think AheadClaims and counterclaims are the order of the day between Turkey and Russia. The US and Syria stand not side-by-side, but rather on each side, most of the time, but not all of the time.Background for this post is the deliberate shooting down by Turkey, a Russian aircraft attacking ISIS and alleged moderate rebels in Syria…

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Black Friday shoppers made a plan and stuck with it to get the best deal. Sound familiar?

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Late Start Hot Links

– thereformedbroker.com

Sorry for the late start today, had an epidural with the needle going into a nerve being pressed on by herniated discs in my lower lumbar area (L4 and L5). The doctor basically said “don’t get too excited, we may have to do this one or two more times for it to work.” So I got that going for me, which is nice…
Anyway, some great reads I’m plowing through:

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"Hawkish" Yellen Sends US Dollar Surging Above 100 To 12-Year HighsGreat news right? Or is the entire rest of the world exporting deflation to America… and The Fed waving it in?   Think this oh-so-crowded trade has nearly run its course? Think again says Bloomberg’s Richard Breslow, who notes that we’re about to see what happens when DM monetary policy diverges: In the last 24 hours, I have read more analyses than I can count that it’s time to abandon the long dollar trade…

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One of the great things about the state of podcasting today is its diversity. If you look hard enough, you can find a podcast out there on just about any topic. You can listen to podcasts on everything from Charlie Munger, to analyst earnings estimates, to commercial space travel, to meditation. Read more

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Writing in Fortune in January 2004, my View colleague Justin Fox wrote that the Interstate System…
“was heralded as the greatest public works project ever. That it was. And it did, as promised, lead to an America that is more mobile, less plagued by regional differences, and vastly wealthier than before…

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from Royalty Gateway http://www.royaltygateway.com/congress-funds-infrastructure-the-dumbest-way-possible-more-549-pm-dec-2nd/

Morning News: December 2, 2015

– crossingwallstreet.com

ECB Stimulus Hopes Keep Europe Stocks at Three-Month High
China Calls Hacking of U.S. Workers’ Data a Crime, Not a State Act
Thailand Vows to Fix Aviation Problems After US Downgrade
As OPEC Meets, World Oil Traders See Prices Stagnating Into 2017
Meet the Central Bank Governor Who Isn’t Much Impressed by Money
Yellen, in Back-to-Back Appearances, Could Close Out Era of Zero Rates
What Happens to Your Bond Fund When Interest Rates Rise
Puerto Rico Begins Choosing Which Debt Payments to Make
Mark Zuckerberg Announces Birth Of Baby Girl & Plan To Donate 99% Of His Facebook Stock
Yahoo’s Internet Business Could Draw Interest From SoftBank
Toyota, Nissan Gain Share as U…

Continue Reading On crossingwallstreet.com »

It was a rough third quarter for many hedge funds, which were naturally unable to overcome the big dip in the broad market, as the S&P 500 fell by about 7% during the quarter. The Russell 2000, composed of smaller companies, performed even worse, trailing the S&P by about 14 percentage…

[[ This is a content summary only…

Continue Reading On insidermonkey.com »

Retaliation and Claims 101: Beneficiaries and the Failure to Think AheadClaims and counterclaims are the order of the day between Turkey and Russia. The US and Syria stand not side-by-side, but rather on each side, most of the time, but not all of the time.Background for this post is the deliberate shooting down by Turkey, a Russian aircraft attacking ISIS and alleged moderate rebels in Syria…

Continue Reading On globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com »

Black Friday shoppers made a plan and stuck with it to get the best deal. Sound familiar?

Continue Reading On usnews.com »

Late Start Hot Links

– thereformedbroker.com

Sorry for the late start today, had an epidural with the needle going into a nerve being pressed on by herniated discs in my lower lumbar area (L4 and L5). The doctor basically said “don’t get too excited, we may have to do this one or two more times for it to work.” So I got that going for me, which is nice…
Anyway, some great reads I’m plowing through:

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

"Hawkish" Yellen Sends US Dollar Surging Above 100 To 12-Year HighsGreat news right? Or is the entire rest of the world exporting deflation to America… and The Fed waving it in?   Think this oh-so-crowded trade has nearly run its course? Think again says Bloomberg’s Richard Breslow, who notes that we’re about to see what happens when DM monetary policy diverges: In the last 24 hours, I have read more analyses than I can count that it’s time to abandon the long dollar trade…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »

One of the great things about the state of podcasting today is its diversity. If you look hard enough, you can find a podcast out there on just about any topic. You can listen to podcasts on everything from Charlie Munger, to analyst earnings estimates, to commercial space travel, to meditation. Read more

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

Writing in Fortune in January 2004, my View colleague Justin Fox wrote that the Interstate System…
“was heralded as the greatest public works project ever. That it was. And it did, as promised, lead to an America that is more mobile, less plagued by regional differences, and vastly wealthier than before…

Continue Reading On ritholtz.com »

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