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1. “Next to rising oxygen levels and other contributing factors, the importance of feces in ancient ecosystems is often overlooked…” 2. New publication on AI and institutions.  Good people involved. 3. Chicago boys in Chile. 4. What kind of machine can a book make? 5. Longevity firms push for medical deregulation in Montana (WSJ). 6. OpenAI Economic Research Exchange. 7. Victor Niederhoffer obituary.  Do not forget Victor also was a world class checkers player, art collector, and a very good jazz bassist as well (yes I have heard him play) in addition to his other achievements. 8. David Wolpe now…

Colombia Central Banker Favors More Interest Rate Hikes After Shock Pause Bloomberg.com

“I was shocked to learn that his monthly Social Security benefit will be only $700.”

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. August 04, 2026 Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc. For release at 4:30 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc., of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, to merge with Pacific West Bancorp, and thereby indirectly acquire Pacific West Bank, both of West Linn, Oregon. For media inquiries, please email [email protected] or call (202) 452-2955. Last Update: August 04,…

    I am up in Maine discussing economics and markets; bandwidth is hard to come by, as is reception. In the meanwihle, enjoy this 2019  Businessweek piece about the event     Talking Rates in the Maine Woods With Economists Over Good WineTaking place right before the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, the gathering is a chance for money managers, traders, and economists to discuss crucial issues without restraint.Businessweek, August 27, 2019     Let’s get this out of the way upfront: There is no such entity as the “Shadow Kansas City Federal Reserve Board.” This isn’t a “The first rule…

Elon Musk’s rocket company just posted its first earnings as a public company – and investors sold the stock anyway. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Hello, Reader. Since the Big Bang “banged” about 13.8 billion years ago, space itself has been expanding. For decades, scientists thought that gravity would slow that expansion down. But observations through the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998 revealed the opposite. The universe’s expansion is actually accelerating – about 5% to 9% faster than expected – and that’s forced astronomers to rethink the cosmos. Today, the space economy appears to…

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Kashkari goes full hawk… the ADP jobs report comes in soft… the FedWatch Tool says hike, but what will Warsh say?… why 3 analysts are backing up the truck on AI This morning, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari went full hawk: Corporate earnings are through the roof. They’re doing great. The consumer is hanging in there. The labor market is hanging in there. I look at this constellation and I say, what evidence do I have that monetary policy is particularly restrictive right now? So, I argued now is…

Artificial intelligence is reshaping not only the technology sector, but also how investors define value. In a recent webinar, Matthew Tuttle, CEO and CIO of Tuttle Capital Management, and Frances Newton, CIO of Tuttle Wealth Partners, discussed how the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is creating new investment opportunities while challenging traditional approaches to portfolio construction. Key Takeaways Nearly 63% of advisors surveyed allocate less than 15% of client portfolios to energy, utilities, industrials and materials despite their growing role in the AI buildout. The AI expansion is shifting capital allocation beyond traditional software into physical infrastructure, driving massive investments…

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