Linkfest: Markets look past data; Economics paradigm shift is elusive; Do blogs reduce insiders’ information edge?
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Today’s most shared:
- Economic data turns boring.
- Homo economicus is an absurd oversimplification, but finding a better paradigm is hard.
- Financial blogs reduce insiders’ edge.
- Rents rise in richest zip codes.
- Biggest LBO is (finally) the biggest nonfinancial bankruptcy.
- Write your own Piketty think piece in 10 easy steps.
No One Cares About Economic Data Anymore. That’s Good News.
New York Times
There are lots of important reports coming out this week, but don’t expect much excitement. Sometimes dull can be delightful.
shared by @TheStalwart, reddit/Economics, @counterparties, @ObsoleteDogma
New York Times
There are lots of important reports coming out this week, but don’t expect much excitement. Sometimes dull can be delightful.
shared by @TheStalwart, reddit/Economics, @counterparties, @ObsoleteDogma
Paradigming Is Hard
New York Times
Too many ways to be slightly stupid.
shared by @ModeledBehavior, reddit/Economics, @Noahpinion, @MarkThoma
New York Times
Too many ways to be slightly stupid.
shared by @ModeledBehavior, reddit/Economics, @Noahpinion, @MarkThoma
Financial Bloggers and Information Asymmetries in the Stock Market
ssrn.com
Using data on 150 top financial bloggers and stock returns from the S&P 500, this study supports the hypothesis that financial blogging activity diminishes harmful information asymmetries between key market investors.
shared by @jasonzweigwsj, Reformed Broker, @Alea_, @abnormalreturns
ssrn.com
Using data on 150 top financial bloggers and stock returns from the S&P 500, this study supports the hypothesis that financial blogging activity diminishes harmful information asymmetries between key market investors.
shared by @jasonzweigwsj, Reformed Broker, @Alea_, @abnormalreturns
The Hedge Fund Kid and the Treasure Ship
Bloomberg Businessweek
Hedge fund manager Ryan Morris is selling short shares in Odyssey Marine Exploration, which says it’s close to salvaging a sunken gold hoard.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @hedge_funds, Reformed Broker
Bloomberg Businessweek
Hedge fund manager Ryan Morris is selling short shares in Odyssey Marine Exploration, which says it’s close to salvaging a sunken gold hoard.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @hedge_funds, Reformed Broker
Where Is the Rent Too Damn High?
houseofdebt.org
The growth in rents has been largest for the richest zip codes.
shared by Credit Writedowns, @TheStalwart, @edwardnh
houseofdebt.org
The growth in rents has been largest for the richest zip codes.
shared by Credit Writedowns, @TheStalwart, @edwardnh
The Biggest Ever LBO Is Now Officially The Biggest Non-Financial Bankruptcy In US History
ZeroHedge
So to all those who back in those bubbly, pre-Lehman days of 2007 said that the biggest LBO in history would soon result in the biggest bankruptcy in history (non-financial of course: we had Lehman for that, and all other banks too had it not been for the Fed), congratulations: you are now officially right.
shared by @TFMkts, @ryanchittum, @MattGoldstein26
ZeroHedge
So to all those who back in those bubbly, pre-Lehman days of 2007 said that the biggest LBO in history would soon result in the biggest bankruptcy in history (non-financial of course: we had Lehman for that, and all other banks too had it not been for the Fed), congratulations: you are now officially right.
shared by @TFMkts, @ryanchittum, @MattGoldstein26
Putin’s oil tsar emerged from shadows to wield vast power
Reuters
When Vladimir Putin brought Igor Sechin out of the shadows and into the Kremlin 14 years ago, Russian newspapers said they had no photographs of him and alluded to his behind-the-scenes influence by calling him Darth Vader.
shared by Credit Writedowns, @edwardnh
Reuters
When Vladimir Putin brought Igor Sechin out of the shadows and into the Kremlin 14 years ago, Russian newspapers said they had no photographs of him and alluded to his behind-the-scenes influence by calling him Darth Vader.
shared by Credit Writedowns, @edwardnh
New Data Sources: A Conversation with Google’s Hal Varian
Atlanta Fed macroblog
shared by @Alea_, @cate_long, @AtlantaFed, @CardiffGarcia
Atlanta Fed macroblog
shared by @Alea_, @cate_long, @AtlantaFed, @CardiffGarcia
The Cure for Neo-Fisherism: History
Macro and Other Market Musings
The Cure for Neo-Fisherism: History
shared by @ObsoleteDogma, @MarkThoma, @EconBrothers, @Noahpinion
Macro and Other Market Musings
The Cure for Neo-Fisherism: History
shared by @ObsoleteDogma, @MarkThoma, @EconBrothers, @Noahpinion
Disney tried to buy BuzzFeed – Fortune Tech
Fortune
The merger conversations between Buzzfeed and the Walt Disney Co. happened several months ago, but fell apart over price, with BuzzFeed said to have sought upwards of $1 billion.
shared by @TheStalwart, @kevinroose, Reformed Broker, @kaylatausche
Fortune
The merger conversations between Buzzfeed and the Walt Disney Co. happened several months ago, but fell apart over price, with BuzzFeed said to have sought upwards of $1 billion.
shared by @TheStalwart, @kevinroose, Reformed Broker, @kaylatausche
Write your own Thomas Piketty think piece
Washington Post
Just follow these 10 easy steps.
shared by @markgongloff, @crampell, reddit/Economics, @Noahpinion, @delong
Washington Post
Just follow these 10 easy steps.
shared by @markgongloff, @crampell, reddit/Economics, @Noahpinion, @delong
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