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MiB: Gretchen Morgenson on Private Equity

The Big Picture

They also wrote the 2011 bestseller “ Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon ,” about the mortgage crisis. economy, but American society as a whole. We discuss the Carried Interest tax loophole, a tax dodge that benefits a few 1000 people in the country but cost U.S.

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Sunday links: frictions and costs

Abnormal Returns

(ft.com) How Schwab ($SCHW) plans to profit from integrating TD Ameritrade retail customers. npr.org) Social Security Raise Social Security taxes now before it becomes too painful. anneapplebaum.com) Economy Why haven't higher interest rates wrecked the economy already? wired.com) Why Egyptian men are fleeing to Europe.

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Market Drama

Zoe Financial

Economic Updates: The economy is slowing: we see this on the advanced estimate of Q1 GDP, purchasing managers index, the PMI index, April’s job numbers, and last week’s jobless claims all indicate that the economic growth is slowing down. Retail sales data: a good indication of how the consumer is faring.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Billions of Dollars at Stake in a Puzzling Holiday Shopping Season : It promises to be unpredictable, with retailers and consumers still figuring out how much will be spent and on what kinds of goods. ( That will cause a drop in property taxes and strain city budgets. Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research ). •

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Is the U.S. Economy in a Recession

James Hendries

economy was in a recession, up from 53% in June and 48% in May.1 1 Yet many economic indicators, notably employment, remain strong. The NBER defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.” Business Cycle Dating.

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Thursday links: the cause of bubbles

Abnormal Returns

theatlantic.com) Finding a good retail CEO is tough these days. axios.com) Funds Tax efficiency is the secret sauce of ETFs. bloomberg.com) Economy What does a 'no landing' economic scenario look like? Everything else it built in-house has crashed and burned." nytimes.com) AI requires a lot of semiconductors.

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Weekly Economic Insight – February 27, 2023

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

FOMC Says Inflation Is Still Too High Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Concerns over a firmer monetary policy were heightened by fresh economic data, touching off a climb in bond yields and a slide in stock prices last week. However, members diverged on the economy, with some members finding the risk of recession elevated.