Tweets of the Week: 5.17.14

May 17, 2014 1:00pm by Barry Ritholtz

Markets & Investing

Nervous near the top

AAII surveys show investors are souring on stocks even as the S&P 500 sits near a record. See my Chart of the Day. pic.twitter.com/pUPu9njHZH

— David Wilson (@TheOneDave) May 9, 2014

What is the true nationality of some of the world's largest multinational corporations? http://t.co/bDswyEIN8N pic.twitter.com/A9IwjGoGu0

— The Economist (@EconBizFin) May 17, 2014

Someone tell Piketty! Housing Crash Inequality:

This graphic on the housing bust, from economists Amir Sufi and Atif Mian, is striking. http://t.co/RdJJL57UFA pic.twitter.com/xQyZEss53l

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 12, 2014

Good times . . .

Remember that one time everyone was inexplicably furious about Apple buying a headphones company with 2% of its cash?

— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) May 13, 2014

Risk averse?

How to overcome your financial fears: http://t.co/ijaGVIOgkd pic.twitter.com/q5WaBlq95w

— Lifehacker (@lifehacker) May 15, 2014

I like a man who speaks his mind . . .

Tepper sees a link between doing good and doing well. Scaramucci: Do you believe in good karma? Tepper: Are you fucking kidding me?

— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) May 15, 2014

Economics

When might this peak and revert?

Nice RT @MarketWatch: Apartments as percent of housing starts reached a 40-year high in April http://t.co/nkv2hClg7t pic.twitter.com/B2B0gRS1ob

— DistressedVolatility (@Dvolatility) May 17, 2014

Demographic factors? Who could have seen that coming?

Nice Goldman chart on what's driven changes in the participation rate pic.twitter.com/NOQ9o8gKky

— Justin Lahart (@jdlahart) May 15, 2014

Must be bad indoor weather . . .

Mall traffic has been very low this year (shaded area is five-year range): pic.twitter.com/wgnfgYyUQ5

— Cardiff Garcia (@CardiffGarcia) May 14, 2014

Long time coming

Jobs r up but labor force shrinks. Will discouraged workers get back in the game? QuickTake http://t.co/4YOBFMmQDC pic.twitter.com/D9Umbbgk7D

— John O'Neil (@THAToneil) May 15, 2014

Random Items

WTF?!?

Survey: Only 48% of people under 35 are aware of the Holocaust. http://t.co/hslplmXPua pic.twitter.com/aUI17XGmAt

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 14, 2014

All this time I thought it was only spoiled milk

Great sign outside a cheese shop pic.twitter.com/IZcPdhvBWX

— Brilliant Ads (@Brilliant_Ads) May 14, 2014

Nothing to see here, move along . . .

BEFORE AND AFTER: Photos show how climate change is already melting the world's glaciers. http://t.co/DgLRU28NGm pic.twitter.com/qHRgA8wy1U

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) May 14, 2014

I like that God Tweets, but doesn’t bother with Facebook

THE FIVE STAGES OF GLOBAL WARMING 1. Denial 2. Guilt 3. Depression 4. Acceptance 5. Drowning

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 8, 2014

Oh, and nice work, dude.

For #AstronomyDay: Watch this *gorgeous* time-lapse video of aurorae over Alaska. http://t.co/PkAmS8otZT pic.twitter.com/pRqW7QJTd4

— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) May 10, 2014

These guys must have looked tough 6000 years ago . . .

Scientists uncover largest dinosaur EVER. 40M long; 20M high; 77 tons. http://t.co/JQ1pniEvHd pic.twitter.com/5MxGJkbdGd

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) May 17, 2014

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