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Friday links: investing fashions

Abnormal Returns

monevator.com) Startups Instacart could go public as early as next month. wsj.com) Why Germany's economic growth is slowing, relative to the rest of Europe. Strategy Even if you have the news, doesn't mean you can predict the market's reaction. theirrelevantinvestor.com) Don't confuse cash and bonds.

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Monday links: not-so average years

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capitalspectator.com) When did investing become so political? on.ft.com) Want a stake in a hot AI startup? theinformation.com) Global The war in Ukraine has pushed up defense spending around the globel (awealthofcommonsense.com) South Korea's economic growth is slowing. Markets Commodities are having a standout 2024.

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Sunday links: stressful investments

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engadget.com) Startups The funding crunch for the last wave of startups is coming. axios.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (tker.co) Amazon Amazon ($AMZN) is pushing pause on further HQ2 development in Arlington, VA. wsj.com) Amazon ($AMZN) is shutting down eight cashierless stores.

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Wednesday links: our imperfect lives

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bigtechnology.com) Om Malik, "If you are a startup, an organization, or a large company, you need to learn from the past five days [at OpenAI] and start building resilience in your product plans." ft.com) Do you really want your target-date fund investing direct real estate? AI Sam Altman is back at OpenAI, but everything has changed.

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Podcast links: the end of globalization

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youtube.com) Sean Illing talks with Brad Delong, author of "Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century" about the end of the globalization wave. rationalreminder.libsyn.com) Finance Sloane Ortel and Ashby Monk talk with Joachim Klement about the death of small cap investment research and financial 'Cassandras.'

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

is in a recession : Even if gross domestic product figures show a shrinking economy, a recession won’t officially have begun unless the National Bureau of Economic Research says so. Chief Investment Officer ). The economic domino effect has begun, but there is still time to stop it ( Washington Post ). Washington Post ). •

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Sunday links: poor listeners

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newyorker.com) Venture capital More VC funds are running out time while still holding investments. ft.com) Do startups founded in recessions fare better? wsj.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (wsj.com) The inside story of Microsoft's ($MSFT) partnership with OpenAI. axios.com) Q4 GDP is tracking around 1%.