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Oprah’s World

February 16, 2023 | Before she became the star of daytime TV, Oprah Winfrey was fired from her job as an evening news reporter at Baltimore's WJZ-TV because she was "unfit for television news" and couldn't sever her emotions from her stories. 

Buffett’s Money Moves

February 15, 2023 | Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway didn't open any new positions in the last quarter, per its 13F filing, the form that institutional investors managing more than $100 million are required to file to the SEC.

Crypto Carpet Bombing

February 14, 2023 | Valentine’s Day is the latest holiday that has become big business. It’s the fifth-largest spending event in the U.S., after the winter holidays and Mother’s Day, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Unicorn Incubator

February 13, 2023 | In his book, The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, Jimmy Soni interviews each of these billionaires and uses years of research to put their incredible stories together.

Hollywood’s Last Star

February 12, 2023 | A retired aircraft carrier adorned with fighter jets, and a red carpet fit for only the finest movie stars welcomes a helicopter with one blockbuster actor's name painted on it.

Super Bowl Biz

February 10, 2023 | The Super Bowl has transformed from a relatively popular game in the late 1960s to what is essentially a gigantic market in itself. 

Jay-Z’s Empire

February 09, 2023 | Nearly 13 years ago, two unlikely partners sat across from each other at Omaha, Nebraska’s Hollywood Diner.

Market Cycles

February 08, 2023 | Did you know this quarter is one of the most “bullish” of all 16 quarters in a presidential cycle? It’s derived from a simple theory: Equity market returns follow a predictable pattern each time a new U.S. president is elected, regardless of the political party.

Deja Vu

February 07, 2023 | While it comes as little relief to your bank account, the last two years of inflationary shocks have provided researchers with incredible case studies for understanding how higher prices can ripple through modern, advanced economies.

The Art Of Studying Markets

April 6, 2024 | Learn from Shawn O’Malley & Matthew Gutierrez what it’s been like creating and writing for We Study Markets, who their biggest influences have been, how they structure their own portfolios, what an average day is like for a newsletter writer, and what future plans they have to offer more value to our readers.

Good News Is Good!

April 5, 2024 | “Good news is good news!” again. That’s Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal commenting on how Friday’s blowout jobs report spurred an upward swing in stocks. This is, of course, in contrast to the “good news is bad news” narrative that occasionally grips markets, where investors root for modestly bad economic news.

Big, Little Guys

April 4, 2024 | David — small-caps — isn’t a monolith. Sure, in aggregate, they’re underperforming their S&P 500 peers, but a few winners are claiming greater sway over the market-cap weighted Russell 2000 index for small-cap stocks.

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