The best person in the world is Mary Childs as you can tell if you listen to this super-fun podcast I did with her slate.com/podcasts/slate…

Has there ever been a war between two countries led by women?

In a high-rate environment like we're seeing today, why would 'the world's most conservative investors' be aggressively hunting for higher yields in a way they didn't when rates were lower? Something feels weird here. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

What this proves is that becoming a financial journalist is 14 times harder than becoming a CEO

Congratulations to Axios CEO Jim VandeHei on pub date for his *second* book, appearing a mere 84 weeks after his bestselling first book. I have no idea where he finds the time, but probably when I read the book I'll find out penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739608/j…

reading this and suddenly realizing that the survey ranks new york so low because it is not possible to walk to the statue of liberty

The greatest crypto innovation is inventing a notation for the y-axis that tells you how many zeroes there are after the decimal point before you reach a significant figure

“How much money would you save up if you invested your spare change in the stock market? The answer, in practice, seems to be about $2,500 over nine years.” felix salmon Axios axios.com/2024/04/08/aco…

According to Amazon, they're down to their very last copy of my book! And they're selling it for half price! Let's see what happens once it's gone...
amazon.com/Phoenix-Econom…

After years of fiddling with electronic display thermostats in hotel rooms that either don't work or are confusing to change, I'm impressed by this excellent analog setup:

If you read felix salmon’s book on post-pandemic behavior, you wouldn’t be surprised by the consumer data figures rn #EconomicGrowth #Consumer #Fed

One thing I’m unclear on: Assuming the lockup on Trump’s Truth Social shares is NOT waived, can they still be seized and sold by the NY AG? Dan Primack

“[Boomers] may only be 28% of the population but they control over 70% of the country’s assets” - The Phoenix Economy felix salmon

FINALLY pix11.com/news/local-new…

Unlike the denizens of the 1860s, I shall never enjoy a quart of Chateau Lafitte for breakfast

If you want to spend 49 minutes listening to Jay Newman answer all my questions about Elliott vs Argentina, I have you covered: slate.com/podcasts/slate…

Ryan Gosling’s Oscars performance of “I’m Just Ken” itself deserves an Oscar

This is what I’ve been afraid of. The environmentalists have lowkey just vandalized *the glass on top of* paintings. It makes the point without causing permanent damage.
But then the idea spreads, and a different group entirely decides to actually destroy the work.