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International Bestseller
February 18, 2024 | The great American author Stephen King rejected himself. King had written his first story, ‘Carrie,’ but threw it in the trash because he felt it was inadequate. The next day, his wife pulled the story draft out of the trash.
Chocolate Block
February 17, 2024 | A heartwarming story out of the nation’s capital: After her father was diagnosed with cancer, a young woman began collecting and donating books for kids undergoing their own cancer treatments.
Share the Wealth
February 16, 2024 | Private equity (PE) doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation for treating employees well. Instead, buyout deals usually spur strict cost-cutting and layoffs, providing strong returns for investors in PE funds.
Finance 101
February 15, 2024 | Baylor University is a private, Christian university about 95 miles south of Dallas, with strong athletic programs. But now, it’s getting known for its stellar endowment performance.
Bond Rally Goes Poof
February 14, 2024 | And just like that, they’re gone. No, that’s not a Valentine’s Day musing about the one who got away. Rather, we’re talking about bond market gains since investors got hooked on the prospect of rate cuts in 2024 amid the Fed’s December meeting.
America’s Shipbuilding Problem
February 13, 2024 | One of America’s great strategic assets during World War II is long gone: its shipbuilding industry.
Illegal Index Funds
February 12, 2024 | Should index funds be illegal? It’s more of an intellectual question than a serious one. For example, the U.S. stock market couldn’t really function if 100% of investors held all their money in S&P 500 index funds, at least not as any useful tool for allocating capital.
Hollywood Economics
February 11, 2024 | The film industry isn’t all glamorous. For every big hit that makes hundreds of millions — like “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie,” countless films go virtually unheard of.
Secret Sauce
February 10, 2024 | Wouldn’t the office be better if we all took a collective coffee break?
