08/20/2021
Today Donald Kochan, Detroit News Success is its own virtue. |
David Eifrig, American Consequences Sick of pharmacy prices bleeding you dry with costly prescriptions? Here's the insider's antidote for saving money on your meds. |
Shirin Ghaffary, Vox The company is rolling out a virtual reality videoconference app as part of its "metaverse" future. |
Grover Norquist, Washington Examiner Many people face a modern-day debtor's prison. They are stuck at home, unable to drive because their driver's license has been seized by the state — not because they drove recklessly, but because they owe fines to the court system. |
Mike Montgomery, The Hill The infrastructure plan is the best opportunity we've ever had as a nation to modernize the economy and close the digital divide, and with leadership from the White House and Congress we can get it done. |
Henry Grabar, Slate A well-meaning rule is working completely backward. |
Eric Nelson, Servo Over 25 years ago, a simple formula was proposed using historical stock and bond data that suggested how much you could spend from your investments in retirement. What was it, and how has it held up? |
Chris Baecker, RCM Concerts are back! It's the somewhat less exciting news however, that has my attention: so is new music. Both are an inspiration to those who don't necessarily have "retirement" marked on some far-off calendar. My buddies and I are set to see a couple of shows rescheduled from last year, plus one new one. Among the last ones I saw before the pandemic was Iron Maiden's "Legacy of the Beast" tour. They're making a noteworthy splash of their own soon with the release of their 17th studio album "Senjutsu." |
Anthony Gill, AIER "The future remains uncertain for Afghanis, but the Taliban may be delivering social scientists important lessons in how rebel groups win power, how effective governance may displace corrupt regimes, and why religion still remains important in the 21st century." ~ Anthony Gill |
Deborah Grayson & Jonathan Russo, Worth Forget your traditional wine and spirits shops. Cavoores' One Kourt is offering a radical experience in wine retailing. |
Jay Caspian Kang, New York Times A discussion on the escalating problem of unaffordability. |
Christopher Rufo, City Journal The financial giant teaches that the United States is a system of "white supremacy" and encourages employees to become "woke at work." |
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Schwab We can't control inflation or know what it will be in the future, but we can be smart about how we prepare. |
Paul Kupiec, American Enterprise Institute |
Richard Moody, Regions Bank |
James Picerno, The Capital Spectator Yesterday's July report on US consumer inflation suggested that the recent surge in pricing pressure may be peaking. That's also the message in revised data for CapitalSpectator.com's Inflation Trend Index (ITI). |
Collin Martin, Charles Schwab For yield-seeking investors willing to take additional risk, bank loans may be more attractive than high-yield bonds today. |
Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein, First Trust Advisors |
Derek Horstmeyer, Enterprising Investor How do meme stocks move relative to stock market indices and other meme stocks? |
Matthew Goldstein, New York Times The activist short-seller behind Hindenburg Research has become known for research that sends companies' stock sinking. He says he's not in it just to move share prices. |
Alan Cole, Full Stack Economics Deficit hawks have been awaiting their moment for 17 years. |
Justin Bariso, Inc. Amazon just displaced Walmart as the world's largest retailer outside of China. Here's how Amazon did it--and what you can learn from its achievement. |
Jasmin Sethi, MStar Old-fashioned tontines are a modern option to cut fees and manage retirement money. |
Chris Isidore, CNN Business This quarter was supposed to be when computer chip supply and auto production were returning to normal. Instead, the surge in Covid cases, especially in Southeast Asia, is causing a new round of parts shortages and auto plant shutdowns around the globe. That could keep already astronomical car prices high. |
Terry Nguyen, Vox As employees quit their jobs at record rates, companies like Target and Walmart are offering better benefits to retain them. |
Tim Worstall, Washington Examiner Amtrak is set to score $66 billion from the infrastructure bill. |
Paul La Monica, CNN The S&P 500 and the Dow are still near all-time highs despite Tuesday's big selloff. The Nasdaq isn't far from a record either. All three indexes are up between 14% and 18% this year. |
Maxwell Hampton, AIER "Perhaps it will take some time, but there is still hope that US policymakers will recognize the advantages of market-based solutions instead of leaning on continuous mandates." ~ Maxwell Hampton |
Dave Seminara, City Journal The economic migrants the Left doesn't want us to know about. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Jeffrey Carter, Points and Figures We have lost confidence. |
Steven Vannelli, Knowledge Leaders Capital COVID cases are on the rise again and it shows up in several ways. |
Mike Hodel, Morningstar We think they're better opportunities than Netflix. |
Tom Foster, Inc. Both of Eren Bali's companies are worth billions. He comes from the edge of nowhere in rural Turkey. How does this happen? It actually makes perfect sense. |
Gilad Edelman, Wired The much-maligned fashion trend is actually perfect for stashing your huge slab of smartphone. |
Jamie Powell, FT Alphaville News from the land of the rising sun. |
Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture Where you choose to measure performance from shapes the story. |
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