03/26/2021
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The Hong Kong Of the Past Is Gone Forever

Keith Richburg, American Consequences

Veteran Washington Post writer Keith B. Richburg explains how the Chinese Communist Party has decimated the once-prosperous Hong Kong.

The Immigrant's Vote of Confidence in America

John McGinnis, Law and Liberty

America is the world's preferred destination for immigrants. This fact, John McGinnis shows, undercut's the left's anti-American narrative.

I Had to Sell My Wedding Ring to Keep My Business Alive

Ashlie Ordonez, CNN

I recently sold my family's dream home and used that money to start my salon. A year later, I sold my wedding ring to keep it going and have done everything I can to keep this dream alive -- except take out a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. I'm not eligible for one because The Bare Bar didn't open its doors until after February 15, 2020.

Safe, Responsible Re-Opening Is Surest Way Back to Growth

Todd Ament, RCM

Having now passed the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdowns, it's sobering to consider the economic consequences left in their wake. While it was absolutely essential to protect public health and stop the spread of the insidious coronavirus, the lockdowns forced many businesses to shutter and left millions of Americans without paychecks. However, states across the country have implemented guided reopening strategies that have kept people safe while allowing businesses, and our economy, to survive. We need to keep up the momentum on this safe reopening approach to ensure that...

What's Good for Sea May Also Be Good for Business

Tatiana Schlossberg, NYT

Companies are trying to prove that conservation, sustainable fishing and carbon sequestration are profitable.

Success, Not Corp. Wokeness, Boosts Human Condition

Andrew Olivastro, RCM

Over a decade ago I represented my employer, a manufacturing company, at an awards ceremony. The company was being honored for its long-standing support of the arts. Corporate support of the arts did not strike me as being at all controversial. After all, like science and engineering, the arts inspire and challenge what is possible and encourage lifelong learning and creativity. In accepting the award, I began by saying, "Successful businesses improve the human condition." So far, so good.

This Man Saved Thailand's Silk Industry, Then Vanished

Lawrence Reed, FEE

On Sunday, March 26, 1967, Jim Thompson was 61 and at the top of his game. That day, however, was the last he was ever seen.

Why Small Bus. Owners Need Accountants at Tax Time

Rhonda Abrams, USAT

If you own a small business, you need an accountant. It's especially important when dealing with taxes for the year of COVID with relief bills.

4 Factors When Figuring Retirement Withdrawal Date

Diane Mtetwa, Motley Fool

Make sure you consider these four things before deciding how much money you should take from your retirement accounts.

The Ways To Defend Yourself Against Financial Predators

Market Minder, Fisher

Some tips on protecting yourself from bad actors preying on stressed investors.

Stay Bullish In Face of Some Fresh Sell Signals

Lawrence McMillan, MarketWatch

Take this small bearish position in the S&P 500 as a precaution.

Facebook Sort of Wants Congress's Help Running Facebook

Peter Kafka, Vox

But not too much help: Mark Zuckerberg has a proposal.

Commodities: Biggest Winners Since the Low

Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial Research

Thursday, March 25, 2021 Top Story

Keep Close Eye on 5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate

Pat O'Hare, Briefing.com

Cities With The Most Self-Employed Workers

Various, HireAHelper

Cities With The Most Self-Employed Workers

Do Markets Believe the Fed? Possibly

Matthew Luzzetti, Deutsche Bank Group

Epically Bad February for New Home Sales

Richard Moody, Regions Bank

The Fed, Regulation and MMT

Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein, First Trust Advisors

The Second Year of the Bull Market Begins

Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial Research

Monday, March 22, 2021 Top Story

Joe Biden's Big Spending Gamble

Allison Schrager, City Journal

The two major federal spending bills represent a big gamble.

History Says This Bull Market Has More To Run

Christine Romans, CNN

Happy Birthday, stock market bull.

China's Go-It-Alone Five-Year Plan

George Magnus, Project Syndicate

China's new Five-Year Plan focuses on self-reliance more than any other since its reform and opening up began. But unless the government recognizes the limits of authoritarianism, top-down directives, and social control, it is likely to stifle innovation and fall far short of its ambitious development goals.

Why Does US Infrastructure Cost More and Take Longer?

Walter Olson, Reason

A series of laws passed in the 1970s may have permanently hamstrung American infrastructure development.

GameStop's Stock & Business Are World's Apart

Kyle Orland, Ars Technica

Valuation has dipped a bit but is still up roughly 900% in 3 months.

The Movement to End the Surveillance Economy

David Dayen, American Prospect

A new coalition has formed against digital platforms' dangerous business model of collecting voluminous user data and using it to serve up ads.

If the Economy Overheats, How Will We Know?

Neil Irwin, New York Times

We asked some prominent participants in the Great Overheating Debate of 2021 to explain what inflationary trends they're afraid of (or not, as the case may be).

Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 Dividend Stocks

Eric Compton, Morningstar

A majority of the top 10 dividend-yielding names are undervalued.

Democrats, Antitrust & A Disdain For Free Speech

Matt Taibbi, TK News

Columbia law professor Timothy Wu wonders if the First Amendment is "obsolete," and believes in "returning the country to the kind of media environment that prevailed in the 1950s."

Boxed In On China

Stephen S. Roach, Project Syndicate

Trapped in a groundswell of anti-China sentiment, US President Joe Biden's team appears to be staying the course set by the previous administration. A better way would be for both sides to go back to basics – the economics and trade issues that have long anchored the US-China relationship.

Hot Narratives For A Cold War

Rusty Guinn, Epsilon Theory

Most of us are under the impression that a protracted conflict within China will increase national unity. Not this time.

There Are Risks To the Financial System. Climate Isn't One.

John Cochrane, CJ

Financial regulators shouldn't be dreaming up climate policies. We'll get bad policy and an even more fragile financial system if we do.

Fisher Investments on Election-Year Uncertainty: This, Too, Shall Pass

Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments

Will Uncle Sam Force Big Tech to Break Up?

Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments

Shattering the Debt Ceiling Myth

Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments

Is It Time for a Boston Tea Party for Vaccines?

Christian Britschgi, Reason

Would vaccine vigilantes be justified in stealing and distributing AstraZeneca doses locked up by order of the government?

Why Business Startups are Booming

Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor

In 2020, American entrepreneurs applied to start a record nearly 4.5 million new businesses, almost a quarter more applications than a year earlier.

Amsterdam Bets The Recovery On Doughnut Economics

Sam Meredith, CNBC

British economist and author of "Doughnut Economics" Kate Raworth believes it is simply a matter of time before the concept is adopted at a national level.

No, Stocks Don't "Only Go Up"

Cullen Roche, Pragmatic Capitalism

It's become popular during the last year to argue that "stocks only go up". And yes, it sure feels like that some times.

Inflation Options?

John Cochrane, The Grumpy Economist

The market is pricing in a higher probability of higher inflation.

Why Everything Is A Milkshake Duck

Aja Romano, Vox

"Shrimp guy" Jensen Karp, outed as an alleged abuser, is the latest viral phenomenon to get Milkshake Ducked. But he won't be the last.

Min Wage Fades From TV News After Feb Surge

Kalev Leetaru, RealClearPolitics

The timeline below shows the percentage of monthly airtime over the past decade across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News that mentioned the minimum wage. After briefing bursting into the news as Congress debated including an increase to the minimum wage in its Covid-19 stimulus bill, the topic has quickly faded over the last few weeks.
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