09/11/2021
Today
Giacomo Tognini, Forbes Four of the six towers planned on the former Ground Zero site are now open and nearly fully leased, including the centerpiece One World Trade Center. Lower Manhattan has come a long way from its darkest day—but will it continue to thrive when the threat is microbes, not militants? |
Patrice Onwuka, Hill There are reasons to believe that not only is the unemployment insurance expiration overdue but that workers, especially women, will be better off for it and end up with benefits that exceed a monthly check. |
Hanna Ziady, CNN Back in the spring, as the pace of vaccinations increased rapidly and growth predictions improved, businesses were hopeful that by the fall economic activity would largely be back to normal. |
Market Minder, Fisher This odd indicator from the options world is one of many signs full-blown euphoria isn't here yet. |
Steve Cuozzo, New York Post On Sept. 14, real-estate developer Edward Minskoff will break ground on 29 Jay St., a 250,000-square-foot office building in DUMBO. |
Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic The current projection is that the trust fund backing Social Security retirement benefits only will run out of money by 2033. |
Will Yakowicz, Forbes Legal sports gambling is now available in 23 states, but local bookmakers still can offer things to bettors that DraftKings and FanDuel can't. |
Sara Morrison, Vox Epic Games may have won a small battle in the Epic-Apple trial, but Apple won the war. |
Matthew Dessem, Slate The Netflix movie stars Michael Keaton as the man in charge of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Is it accurate? |
Jon Miltimore, FEE My advice: take the kids to see Paw Patrol, get some popcorn, and don't worry too much about it. Just enjoy the movie. |
Jim Tankersley, NYT The effort reflects the continuing and evolving threat the coronavirus pandemic poses to the economic recovery. |
Seth Berenzweig & John Tamny, The Capitol Brief Capitol Brief with Seth Berenzweig and John Tamny of Real Clear Markets |
Ironman, Political Calculations The growth of trade between the U.S. and China flashed warning signs in July 2021. |
Kathy Jones & Christina Shaffer, Charles Schwab We believe it can, at least in the short term. |
Allison Schrager, Manhattan Institute Many Americans feel as though they can't get ahead: the costs of housing, health care, and education keep rising, while their income has not grown much. Income stagnation has become one of the most pressing policy issues. Regarding the degree to which income has stagnated, we often hear the... |
James Picerno, Capital Spectator It's time to move on from the standard 60/40 stock/bond portfolio. |
Marko Csokasi, Commodity.com Can you guess which US state received over $3 billion in federal aid? Here are 15 states with the most federal aid, including per capita data. |
Jerry Bowyer, Videntfunds Copper price changes are thought to be responsive to the demands of global economic growth. What does the data say for the economic recovery? |
Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein, First Trust Advisors |
Matt Stoller, BIG From railroads to plastic bags to semiconductors to ice cream, Wall Street and monopolists are creating shortages and exploiting them. |
Shirley Li, The Atlantic A culture of acquiescing to Beijing's censors is now the norm, and there's little sign of it changing. |
Dani Rodrik, Project Syndicate In one policy area after another – from trade to taxation to labor markets – the decades-old consensus in the United States has been replaced with something very different. But policymakers elsewhere would be wise to consider their own countries' circumstances carefully before following America's lead. |
John Rekenthaler, Morningstar The marketplace has delivered its verdict. |
Veronique de Rugy, Reason Growing evidence confirms that barriers to immigration make us all worse off. |
Glenn Thrush, NY Times As national eviction protections lapse, much of the rental assistance sits unspent. Aid was slowed by red tape, resistance from landlords and the difficulty of navigating an informal market. Does a lease on a napkin qualify? |
David Jacob Kramer, GQ Half a century ago, a legion of idealists dropped out of society and went back to the land. Here's a glimpse of their otherworldly residences—and the tail end of a grand social experiment. |
Eric Compton, Morningstar Funds see value in a diverse range of sectors. |
John H. Cochrane, National Review Without numbers, we will follow fashion. |
Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund Every forecast takes a number from today and multiplies it by a story about tomorrow. |
Emily Stewart, Vox Consumer patriotism is the American way. |
Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca, PS Although the US economy has enjoyed a strong recovery from the pandemic-induced recession, its prospects for more robust, sustainable, and equitable long-term growth remain tenuous. Much will depend on whether Congress can muster the will to invest massively in physical and social infrastructure. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Cullen Roche, Pragmatic Capitalism Ken Rogoff took the WSJ yesterday to explain why the infamous Dow 36,000 prediction wasn't wrong. Sorry Ken, I'm not buying it. |
Ben Johnson, Morningstar How low can fund fees go? |
Bill McBride, Calculated Risk Why we're likely to see another winter wave of COVID cases. |
Nick Maggiulli, Of Dollars And Data On relationships and optimizing social wealth over financial wealth. |
C.J. Ciaramella, Reason While Spears' case is the most high-profile example of alleged conservator abuse, there are similar stories from all over the country. |
Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic The benefits of ventilation reach far beyond the coronavirus. What if we stop taking colds and flus for granted, too? |
Charlie Bilello, Compound Advisors There are two types of investors: Pundits and Professionals… The Pundit thinks they know everything. The Professional knows that learning is infinite. |
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