Stocks & Markets
Whats a bubble?
@ritholtz @BV
An asset Bubble is an asset that is rising, that you have not invested in…
— Arthur Hogan (@ArthurHoganIII) June 4, 2014
Good question:
If the economy is so weak, why are transports and airlines so strong? $XAL $TRAN #stocks
— Marc Lichtenfeld (@stocksnboxing) May 29, 2014
Minor confusion
My Robo Advisor says to get long railroads and sardines.
Oh wait, that's my Hobo Advisor.
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) June 3, 2014
OPEC fading
OPEC is meeting less frequently and having a smaller effect on prices:
http://t.co/5cXLiUP9gS pic.twitter.com/tRQzVauuEo
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) June 5, 2014
My favorite WTF datapoint of the week
Apple has $150.6 billion cash; it could buy:
BEATS
Netflix
Tesla
Twitter
Dropbox
Pandora
Uber
Pinterest
Spotify
Airbnb
and have $31B left.
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) May 28, 2014
Economy
Peak Anti-Home Ownership?
Americans say renting a home has become more appealing and owning is less appealing http://t.co/DZv4BmZc1F pic.twitter.com/vsoJZs1XWt
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) June 4, 2014
But see Return of the HELOC
Mortgage lending is weak but with prices rising, banks are pushing home equity loans again http://t.co/qA8L7Dkin1 pic.twitter.com/8zdoPAFshk
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) May 30, 2014
Pre & Post Credit Crisis Surprise: Private sector economic activity
Secular stagnation? US growth post-crisis has been stronger than during housing boom, says Deutsche: pic.twitter.com/A5ZowwBK3c
— Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) June 3, 2014
ECB Cheat sheet
#ECB announcements cheat sheet: here's a recap for those who got lost in Draghi's translation. Not many options left. pic.twitter.com/gFHhU8yWxs
— Maxime Sbaihi (@MxSba) June 5, 2014
Politics & Policy
This explains much of the deficit…
Military Spending 2013-14
US $640B*
China $188B
Russia $88B
France $61B
UK $58B
Germany $48B
*More than the 5 others combined
— Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) June 4, 2014
All that goose stepping is making me nervous
Anti-establishment parties control nearly one-third of the European parliament http://t.co/P7TNgs2k7j pic.twitter.com/MRTAgdqmdL
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 1, 2014
If you are trading hostages for hostages, you’re doing it wrong…
I can see why Republicans are angry about a prisoner swap. Everybody knows you trade *arms* for hostages. #doitforthegipper
— Joel Mathis (@joelmmathis) June 2, 2014
Random Items
Now we are making some real progress!
Genetic testing of cancer on the verge of going mainstream:
http://t.co/VkiEQ29LJM pic.twitter.com/ppIJh3gP9u
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) June 2, 2014
Did they have WiFi back then?
Child showing mother a picture on a laptop. Greek, circa 110 BC. Marble. (via @golan) pic.twitter.com/YNnUIveWlL
— Colossal (@Colossal) June 2, 2014
Is that allowed, taking a selfie atop Jesus’ head?
Photo attached here. RT @Gawker: Man takes stomach-churning selfie atop Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue. pic.twitter.com/JXAQmsZWRd
— Saved You A Click (@SavedYouAClick) June 1, 2014
I am going to a Koch Block party! (no really!)
The Koch brothers cordially invite you to celebrate their recent purchase of your government: pic.twitter.com/UlFVVSDfER (via @speakingupsarah)
— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) June 5, 2014
Remember…
Here D-Day landing photographed by Robert Capa, 70 years ago: pic.twitter.com/T4nDocu6xG
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 6, 2014
