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JANUARY 3, 2025

(engadget.com) GLP-1s The growth in GLP-1s is going to continue to transform the broader economy. newscientist.com) How GLP-1 use affects consumer food demand. recursiveadaptation.com) Economy How AI is already making a difference for American business efficiency. papers.ssrn.com) GLP-1 micro-dosing is only going to grow.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

marketwatch.com) Food How Celsius ($CELH) became an energy drink powerhouse. fooddive.com) Economy Why attitudes about the state of the American economy are so divergent. (wsj.com) Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. is shining a light on high generic drug prices. fastcompany.com) Fruit juice sales are in secular decline.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

ft.com) Food Growth is hard to come by in the food business. frontofficesports.com) Economy Manufacturing jobs are back above pre-pandemic levels. (bloomberg.com) Institutional What institutional investors are doing isn't working. blogs.cfainstitute.org) How much wealth do the Gulf states control?

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

eig.org) Immigration affects the economy in a lot of different ways. apricitas.io) California's new fast food wage law did not generate job losses. thecausalfallacy.com) Economy The labor economy is still on track. economy at present. (wsj.com) The pros and cons of buffered ETFs.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

fastcompany.com) Coke products are coming back to the Costco ($COST) food court. bigtechnology.com) Economy Sales of existing homes in the US hit their lowest level since 1995. (wsj.com) More crypto ETFs are likely coming to market. sherwood.news) Costco Costcos ($COST) shareholders rejected a proposal to reverse its DEI practices.

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Food Taxes Media Economy 147

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MARCH 15, 2024

fortunesandfrictions.com) Food Mark Lore's startup Wonder is spending big to try to solve dinner. nytimes.com) Kernel is a vegan takeout place where the food is made largely by robots. wsj.com) Economy 2024 Q1 GDP still tracking around 2% growth. hottakes.space) How the pandemic unleashed the 'introvert economy.'

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MARCH 18, 2024

thebasispoint.com) Economy National homebuilder confidence ticked up in March. apolloacademy.com) Food inflation is set to slow in 2024. econbrowser.com) Strong economy? (wsj.com) How home buying is going to change with a new commission regime. insights.finominal.com) Disruption of the Suez Canal is real. Thank immigrants.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

asteriskmag.com) Food Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) spyglass.org) Economy Industrial production fell in October 2024. (bloomberg.com) Prediction markets How big can prediction markets get? marketwatch.com) Prediction markets can be about more than just elections. vitalik.eth.limo) How Google has experimented with prediction markets.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

eater.com) Will robotic food delivery ever become profitable? nytimes.com) How China plans to boost the economy. sherwood.news) Economy Lower interest rates do not guarantee a soft landing. (bloomberg.com) What restaurants offer customers on their birthday. wsj.com) Do you remember the 'recession' of 2022?

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Financial Advising Food Economy Media 278

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MAY 31, 2024

wsj.com) Food What to make of the Amazon-GrubHub tie-up. fastcompany.com) The fast food pricing backlash is here. lefsetz.com) Economy The April PCE came in at or near the Fed's expectations. (ft.com) As transactions pick up, the losses in the commercial real estate sector are getting realized.

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JULY 16, 2024

wsj.com) Economy National homebuilder confidence is soft. calculatedriskblog.com) Food inflation is now low and stable. (econbrowser.com) Real estate Striking out on your own these days is expensive. housingwire.com) Evictions are on the rise in a lot of localities.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 1, 2023

Wall Street Journal ) • Why Are Food Prices So High in Europe? Throughout the European Union, consumer food prices were on average 17% higher in April than a year earlier — the fastest pace of growth in over two and a half decades. food inflation was 7.7%. ( Employees explain why they will keep working from home.

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MARCH 22, 2024

usatoday.com) Aldi is thriving amid rising food prices. 404media.co) Economy Q1 2024 GDP is tracking around 2% growth. economy is in bad shape? (theirrelevantinvestor.com) How AI could help SaaS companies. tomtunguz.com) Grocery Large grocery chains took advantage of their supply relationships during Covid shortages.

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MARCH 14, 2024

sportico.com) Economy Still no sign of a sustained pickup in initial unemployment claims. arstechnica.com) Why more research into ultra-processed foods is needed. (spyglass.org) Sports Who is the proposed sports streaming service for? wsj.com) Private equity is eyeing college sports. wsj.com)

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The Big Picture

MARCH 6, 2025

Now, I know it can drive people nuts, like it drive my mom nuts that we put our focus on core inflation and not food and energy inflation because my mom’s like, what do you mean you’re not paying attention to food and energy inflation? There’s no, nobody’s ever getting sick from the food. I feel that way.

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JUNE 13, 2024

ft.com) Economy Weekly initial unemployment claims are clearly headed higher. bonddad.blogspot.com) Food is no longer a big part of inflation. (wired.com) Russia Russia is counting on the West to win its war for it in Ukraine. snyder.substack.com) Russia is putting stolen Ukrainian children up for adoption.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

thegeneralist.substack.com) Food How chicken tenders took over America. nytimes.com) PepsiCo ($PEP) is buying Mexican American food company Siete Foods for $1.2 theatlantic.com) Economy The U.S. labor economy chugs along with a solid September NFP report. economy is on track for a soft landing.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

stratechery.com) Economy The August PCE price index shows continued disinflation. axios.com) The Fed can't have any effect on higher food prices. (priceactionlab.com) Companies Brian Barrett, "Amazon is now less of a store than a mall, or maybe a sprawling bazaar." bloomberg.com) Remote work has been a boon for working mothers.

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MARCH 7, 2024

(spyglass.org) Shopping Smaller Whole Foods Market Daily Shops are coming to urban areas. theincidentaleconomist.com) Global Italy's economy is having a moment. cnn.com) Economy Wholesale used car prices are down 13.1% ny.eater.com) The same-day delivery battle is heating up. nytimes.com) Global income inequality has fallen.

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APRIL 28, 2024

sherwood.news) Economy Americans are making more grocery store stops in order to combat food inflation. (wapo.st) More countries are seeing a drop in working age populations. axios.com) The U.S. fertility rate is at its lowest level since measurement started. wsj.com) Americans are not defaulting very much on their mortgages.

Financial Advising 277

Financial Advising Food Media Retirement 277

The Big Picture

JULY 25, 2022

How much will the economy slow in Q3 and Q4? How much will the economy slow in Q3 and Q4? There are other worrisome changes in consumer behavior: Two Wall Street Journal columns reported that a widespread switch towards cheaper store brands and less expensive names is already pressuring consumer food, beer and tobacco companies.

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Economy Economics Engineering Food 345

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JANUARY 14, 2024

gothamgal.com) 15 states have rejected a new, federally funded summer program to give food assistance to hungry children. papers.ssrn.com) Economy People have nostalgia for a time that never existed. (nber.org) Policy Obvious societal issue remain in the wide open, but nobody does anything about them. workers.

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Financial Advising Engineering Food Economics 289

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

wsj.com) Cal-Maine Foods ($CALM) stock rode higher egg prices all year, until today. wsj.com) Economy Continuing unemployment claims continue to trend higher. (capitalspectator.com) The stock market is not a Ponzi scheme. awealthofcommonsense.com) Here is Eddy's 2023 Buy List. barrons.com) 2022 was a disaster for Big Tech.

Financial Advising 275

Financial Advising Startup Food Media 275

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APRIL 11, 2023

theinformation.com) Food Does the Michelin guide still matter? wsj.com) Economy What Jamie Dimon is worried about. investmenttalk.substack.com) Will tighter bank credit push the economy into recession? (axios.com) The current environment is bad for first time VCs. trungphan.substack.com) Italy wants no part of lab-grown meat.

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Financial Advising Startup Food Banking 243

Trade Brains

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Dr. Rumki Majumdar sees India’s economy showing strong resilience after the election period. The country maintains its position among the world’s fastest-growing large economies. Indian Economy Looking to Hit $5 Trillion Looking ahead, India moves steadily toward becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2027-2028.

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Economy Manufacturing Economics Investing 116

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

collabfund.com) Business The American economy runs on cardboard. bloomberg.com) How the Netherlands became a food export powerhouse. (evidenceinvestor.com) How did pro sports teams become such a sought after investment? theringer.com) Getting vs. staying wealthy, an except from "The Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel. wapo.st).

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Food Economy Investments Investing 246

Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

economy for the benefit of the American people. This is especially painful for those least able to meet the higher costs of essentials like food, housing, and transportation. Price stability is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve and serves as the bedrock of our economy.

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Economy Transportation Budgeting Food 264

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

My Turkey Day reads: • The Wild World Inside Your Gut : We tackled everything from heartburn, stress, spicy foods and colon cleanses to antibiotics and more. He coined the phrase “K-Shaped Recovery” to describe the confidence divide between the top and bottom of the economy post-pandemic.

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Transportation Food Economy Management 264

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

novelinvestor.com) Food Fertilizer shortages are reverberating throughout the world. on.ft.com) Longreads Linette Lopez, "China's leader, Xi Jinping, has shifted the CCP's raison d'être to national security over the economy. (readtrung.com) Losing local newspapers is bad, but let's not romanticize their history.

Food 262

Food Government Economy 262

The Big Picture

AUGUST 4, 2022

The weird contradictions rendering the US economy inexplicable : Thanks to the pandemic and how advanced economies responded to it, we’re in a very strange place indeed. The typical relationships between one signal from the economy and another have diverged in surprising ways. Food Inflation Is Rampant Around the World.

Economy 277

Economy Startup Economics Banking 277

Mish Talk

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Early Benchmark Methodology Preliminary (not-yet-benchmarked) state employment estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) continue to be subject to significant revisions around turning points in the economy. Economy Added 263,000 Jobs in November" Both reports and mainstream in general miss the big picture captured in my lead chart.

Food 361

Food Sales Economics Retail 361

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AUGUST 2, 2023

nbcnews.com) Amazon ($AMZN) is streamlining its online food ordering system. thestreamable.com) Economy The July ADP national employment report showed 324k new jobs. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Amazon Amazon ($AMZN) is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to its virtual care option.

Financial Advising 245

Financial Advising Engineering Food Media 245

The Big Picture

MARCH 9, 2024

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The economy is roaring. The weekend is here! Immigration is a key reason. Time to Get a Party Coach : A new kind of mentor-for-hire is helping digital natives overcome social anxiety. ( Serve the tea. Show your teeth.3. Change places.4.

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Discipline Funds

APRIL 4, 2025

One of the worst narratives that came out of the GFC was this idea that America was a house of cards, built on market manipulation that masked an underlying real economy of collapsing living standards. The world has so much food that we are suffering from an obesity epidemic. The misery index is low by historical standards.

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Economics Economy Healthcare Food 131

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JULY 21, 2023

(theverge.com) Heat How excessive heat works its way into food prices. statnews.com) Economy How much longer can the jobs market continue on this track? wsj.com) Excessive heat as a lot of effects on the human body. vox.com) Extreme heat is the next big workplace safety issue.

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Startup Financial Advising Media Food 244

The Big Picture

AUGUST 16, 2022

Cheese, curry, beer: We can thank our ancestors who put food scraps to creative use. economy and affect millions of Americans ( Washington Post ). • The Secret Life of Leftovers. What we’re leaving our children is garbage. ( Biden’s inflation bill could help blunt the impact. ( New York Times ). • Bloomberg ). •

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Calculated Risk

JULY 3, 2024

Some participants suggested that further clarity about the FOMC's reaction function might be provided by communications that emphasized the Committee's data-dependent approach, with monetary policy decisions being conditional on the evolution of the economy rather than being on a preset path. emphasis added

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