05/14/2021
Today Jeffrey Tucker, RealClearMarkets The last 14 months elevated a global group of intellectuals and bureaucrats about which most people had previously cared very little. Among them, the ones who believe least in freedom entrenched their power, thanks to a big push by the lavishly funded but largely discredited World Health Organization. The WHO tapped an "independent panel" (the fix was already in: the panel's head is former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark) to figure out what the world did right and did wrong in response to Covid-19. The final report has all the expected verbiage about the needs for more global... |
German Lopez, Vox Why the agency now says vaccinated people can mostly shed their masks. |
John Burnett, RealClearMarkets As the U.S. economy takes significant steps to lessen pandemic restrictions, the need for testing may still be an integral part of early detection and risk management for the foreseeable future. At least, that is what RAM Global is hoping for as the company positions itself as a high-volume and rapid, low-cost testing solution for COVID-19 and future viruses. But what makes RAM Global's testing solution unique? |
Nicole Penn,Law & Liberty The Scotsman's formula for mutual understanding and tranquility is not made for an ideal world, but rather the broken one we inhabit. |
Ryan Cooper, The Week Conservatives don't want to lose their industrial reserve army |
Skanda Amarnath, NYT Federal unemployment benefits are an unlikely reason for the underwhelming April jobs numbers. |
Ken Fisher, RealClearMarkets Is doomsday finally here? For decades, pundits have warned the dollar's days as the "global reserve currency" are numbered. They say losing it will render America's ballooning debt unaffordable. Now they claim global greenback reserves' hitting 25-year lows and China's new digital yuan prove the end is nigh. So is it time to ditch your dollars before spiking interest rates spark a debt debacle? No. A slightly smaller slice of the global forex pie won't dent the dollar's status—which confers no material financial benefits anyway. Don't fear other currencies' rise. Cheer it. |
Stephen McBride, RiskHedge "It would have to sell every book being sold today to justify its stock price." |
Eric Nelson, Servo How much should you have invested in stocks during retirement? The answer might surprise you, keep reading to learn more... |
John Coumarianos, Citywire After a decade in the doldrums, value finally rules the roost. |
Sumit Sharma, USA TODAY Their stranglehold on the app market and smartphones means customers are losing money and choices. We must make sure third-party apps can compete. |
Trish Regan, American Consequences The Colonial Pipeline attack reveals how vulnerable America's infrastructure is, especially to the possibility of a deadly EMP strike. |
Editors, Self Financial Ever wondered how much tax you will pay over your lifetime? We've worked it out for each state in the US. See the analysis here. |
Kathy Jones, Charles Schwab Although we expect higher prices over the next few years, a return to that level of inflation is unlikely. |
Richard Moody, Regions Bank |
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Schwab Leaving your job to be a full-time parent has emotional, professional and financial implications. Be prepared. |
Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein, First Trust |
Hayden Adams, Charles Schwab Although it's not clear what final legislation could look like, there are possible ways to mitigate any potential tax impact. |
Joe Steidl & Tiffany Su, Research Affiliates The performance of a market-cap-weighted index is driven by a handful of stocks with the largest capitalizations, but these stocks do not remain at the top for long. A smart beta multi-factor strategy is a good solution for investors concerned about the concentration risk of a passive market-cap tracker. |
Alberto Mingardi, PS Advocates of active government regard the development of effective COVID-19 vaccines as a case of successful "industrial planning." But the vaccines are a triumph not of state direction but of "innovism" – a private-sector-led, trial-and-error search for good things for which consumers are willing to pay. |
Claus Hecking, Der Spiegel With their next-generation mRNA vaccines, the German companies BioNTech and CureVac are at the forefront of pharmaceutical innovation. But U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to suspend patent protections is threatening that position. |
Ed Yardeni, Dr. Ed's Blog Should we be worried about a wage/price spiral like the 1970s? |
Hanna Ziady, CNN It wasn't long ago that real estate experts were bracing for the worst. |
Susan Dziubinski, Morningstar These stocks are good choices whether you're looking for dividend growth, down-market defense, or inflation protection. |
Neil Irwin, New York Times Prices are rising fast, in ways that seem temporary, yet this could change expectations in ways that are self-reinforcing. |
Tom Eisenmann, Harvard Business Review It's not always the horse or the jockey. |
Rainer Zitelmann, The Examiner Bob Chitester, 83, died after a seven-year battle with cancer. A Wall Street Journal article described Bob Chitester as "the man who made Milton Friedman a star." And it was right. |
Bruce Fuller, Hill If your spouse dies or divorce leads to single parenthood, Republicans deem you morally unworthy of their "marriage bonus." |
Ben Smith, NYT The government has been using its money and power to create an alternative to a global news media dominated by outlets like the BBC and CNN. |
David Merage, CNN I am the last person to advocate for raising taxes. I believe that higher corporate tax rates could divert capital away from the United States at a time when our economy is on the precipice of recovery. And I firmly believe that we, as private citizens, are better at managing our money than the government. But as a businessman, father and grandfather, I also recognize there is a critical need to invest in our children and for this, I support raising taxes. |
Bill Bonner, American Consequences Living meme Elon Musk delights in his capacity to move markets with a tweet. But he and his Dogecoin followers are killing America's economy. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor For decades the general trend has been toward an economy of abundance, not shortages. At least for now, the story is suddenly different. |
James Picerno, The Capital Spectator Is this the start of an inflationary wave or just the latest run of noise? |
Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution You all know by now that the measured rate of price inflation came in at 4.2%, much higher than expected. Many people wish to maintain this is not a major problem, and maybe they are right. But here are three views you cannot hold simultaneously |
Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture Why do Republicans only see inflation when a Democrat is President? |
Emory Zink, Morningstar Persistent warnings about rising inflation have proved to be false alarms. Could this time be different? |
Peter Suderman, Reason The economic aid package paid people not to work. So it's no surprise that many aren't working. |
Julie Segal, Institutional Investor Stock pickers who received "nudges" to reduce the behavioral biases hardwired into their brains left their benchmarks in the dust. |
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