Sat.Jun 22, 2024

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Saturday links: your immediate vicinity

Abnormal Returns

Autos On the barriers to continued growth in EV sales in the U.S. (ft.com) Car dealerships around the country are dealing with a software outage. (theverge.com) Fisker ($FSRN) has filed for bankruptcy. (wsj.com) The Tesla ($TSLA) Model Y is the most made-in America car. (axios.com) Congestion pricing Why congestion pricing has failed in NYC, so far.

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Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week: Single Family Starts Down Slightly Year-over-year in May; Multi-Family Starts Down 50%

Calculated Risk

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. • Single Family Starts Down Slightly Year-over-year in May; Multi-Family Starts Down 50% • NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 4.11 million SAAR in May • Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in May • 4th Look at Local Housing Markets in May; California Home Sales Down 6% YoY in May • Comparing the Current Housing Market to the 1978 to 1982 period This is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and prov

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Three Outside Down Candlestick Pattern – Trading Ideas And More

Trade Brains

Three Outside Down Candlestick Pattern: Candlestick patterns are a fundamental tool in technical analysis, used by traders to predict future price movements based on historical data. Among the various candlestick patterns present, the “Three Outside Down” is a significant pattern that indicates potential bearish reversals in security. In this article, we shall look into the specifics of the Three Outside Down candlestick pattern, its identification, meaning, and trading strategy with

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Schedule for Week of June 23, 2024

Calculated Risk

The key reports this week are May New Home sales, the third estimate of Q1 GDP, Personal Income and Outlays for May and the April Case-Shiller house price index. For manufacturing, the June Dallas, Kansas City and Richmond Fed manufacturing surveys will be released. -- Monday, June 24th -- 10:30 AM: Dallas Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for June. -- Tuesday, June 25th -- 8:30 AM ET: Chicago Fed National Activity Index for May.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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Fun With Funds

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Barron's had an article about the Vanguard Global Capital Cycles Fund (VGPMX). I'm not really interested in the fund so much as an allocation implementation that is a holdover from when this fund used to be called the Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund. 75% of the fund is in global value stocks with the remaining 25% in mining stocks which is a huge overweight to that industry.

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Mold-Tek Packaging – Will it maintain its market leadership?

Trade Brains

Mold-TEK Packaging: The eye-catching label of your favorite beverage and the sturdy box protecting a new appliance seems ordinary, but they share a hidden secret. They all bear the mark of innovation from Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd. For decades Mold-Tek has been the silent sculptor behind the scenes, shaping the world of molding, labeling and packaging.

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Queen’s Catalog: $1 Billion Dollars…

The Big Picture

“ THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS : Word has it that Sony Music has prevailed in the contest for Queen’s [link] recording and publishing rights and their attendant revenue—including that from the Disney deal—for which House Stringer and Platt has reportedly tendered the winning offer of a cool 1 billion pounds sterling. Disney, which owns the recording rights in North America thanks to the 1990 deal that cost the Mouse $10m, has hitherto paid a handsome royalty to Queen; that will go to Sony under

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CBO Jacks Up US 2024 Budget Gap Forecast by 27% to Nearly $2 Trillion

Advisor Perspectives

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office ramped up its estimate for this year’s US budget deficit by 27% to almost $2 trillion, sounding a fresh alarm about an unprecedented trajectory for federal borrowing.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

What Frank Lloyd Wright tells us about late bloomers The celebrated architect enjoyed two periods of profound productivity — some 50 years apart. [link] Roaring Kitty Is Playing With Fire : Influencer Keith Gill, known online as Roaring Kitty, became a pied piper for amateur stock traders after sparking a historic GameStop short squeeze. But his next move could land him in big trouble.

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Dell, Super Micro Shares Jump on Reports of ‘AI Factory’ for Elon Musk’s xAI

Advisor Perspectives

Dell Technologies Inc. shares rose on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said the company is building a “Dell AI factory” for Elon Musk’s startup xAI alongside Nvidia Corp.

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2025 Industry Index: How Top Advisors Are Scaling Smarter (and Faster) This Year

Where are top advisors focusing in 2025? AcquireUp’s 2025 Industry Index reveals it all. Based on insights from 200+ financial professionals nationwide, discover why 74% say seminars and referrals deliver the best ROI, how automation is helping advisors scale faster, and why only 8% are tapping into niche marketing (a major growth opportunity!). Whether you're refining your client acquisition strategy or scaling your practice, this report gives you the real-world data, benchmarks, and action ste

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Wall Street Bankers Skip Hamptons Summer for Pro Lacrosse League

Advisor Perspectives

This summer, countless bankers and financiers will get away to the Hamptons or vacation in Europe. And a handful will be traveling nearly every weekend — to play lacrosse.

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Xi, Putin Score Wins as More Asia Leaders Aim to Join BRICS

Advisor Perspectives

As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang wrapped up separate meetings in Southeast Asia this week, the two partners in the BRICS economic bloc encountered a region keen to join a group seen as a hedge against Western-led institutions.

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Why ETFs Can Be Winning AI Bets

Advisor Perspectives

When it comes to stocks with the artificial intelligence (AI) label, Nvidia (NVDA) arguably takes the cake.

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Politics of Blockchain on the Rise

Advisor Perspectives

Blockchain is relatively young, but it’s increasingly becoming a political hot spot. That’s worth examining.

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Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Are Key To Better Spend Management

Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive

Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.

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Is Small Cap Exposure Still a Good Idea? Asking for a Friend …

Advisor Perspectives

Small cap performance has been a hot topic lately, with many pundits declaring the small cap premium on life support or dead altogether.

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