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I toured a $9 million house in Honolulu to better understand the luxury housing market. I love real estate, and visiting nice homes for sale is one of my favorite hobbies. My parents are 81 and 78 and live in Honolulu. Like many people their age, they have a few health issues, and I’d like to be there to help take care of them. Since we’re flexible and can live anywhere, my wife and I plan to relocate to Honolulu in 2029, once the school entry timing works for our kids. There, we’ll take my parents to doctor appointments, fix…

Treasury yields continued to retreat on Tuesday as traders await this week’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision, while the ongoing pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities sent oil prices lower, raising hopes of a more sustainable ceasefire arrangement.The 10-year Treasury note yield — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt — was down by about 4 basis points at 4.602%.The yield on the 2-year Treasury note, which tends to react in line with short-term Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, was also 5 basis point lower at 4.273%. The longer-dated 30-year Treasury yield, which is often sensitive to geopolitical…

1. The economics of personal holding companies, including in the Nordics. 2. Jongkuch Mach is a good name for a very tall basketball player. 3. Can AI predict who will be the most important philosopher in 2046?  For economics, the top pick of GPT Pro is Ludwig Straub, second choice is Stefanie Stantcheva.  I like those selections, but perhaps they are more 2036 than 2046? 4. “Pope Clement’s Cafe”? 5. Roon is a good writer. 6. Emily Wilson on Nolan. The post Tuesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

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Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. June 25, 2026 Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Jiko Group, Inc. For release at 11:00 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Jiko Group, Inc., San Francisco, California Cease and Desist Order dated July 16, 2024 (PDF) Terminated June 23, 2026 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here. For media inquiries, please email [email protected] or call 202-452-2955. Last…

My morning reads: • What 125 Years of Data Really Tell Us: Behind the Balance Sheet’s deep dive into 125 years of market returns — what the data actually shows vs. what people think it shows. The survivorship bias in historical return data is larger than most investors realize. The most valuable lessons from a great investment database. (Behind the Balance Sheet) • Big Companies Are Starting to Hire Again, Defying Predictions of AI Wipeout: The AI job apocalypse hasn’t materialized — at least not yet. Major companies are adding headcount, not cutting it. The hiring data contradicts the doom narrative. After…

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Last week was another volatile one on Wall Street, and no one felt it more than Elon Musk. Tesla Inc. (TSLA) fell nearly 15% last Thursday after it reported earnings after the close on Wednesday. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) has fallen 47% since its IPO last month and sank to an all-time low this morning, despite reporting a successful Starship test on Friday. The broader market didn’t escape the chaos either. Surging oil prices tied to the conflict in the Middle East helped send the market lower. But…

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Luke got the earnings right, but the timing wrong … here’s what comes next… an AI event this Thursday… how to play the data center tsunami… readers sound off in the mailbag Last week, in the run-up to Alphabet’s (GOOG) earnings, we highlighted analysis from technology expert Luke Lango, editor of Innovation Investor, who argued that if Alphabet held – or raised – Its AI capex guidance, it would help stabilize and support a rebound in the AI trade. Sure enough, when Alphabet reported last Wednesday, it didn’t just…

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, TSX from Canada, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CAC 40 from France, the Nikkei 225 from Japan, the Shanghai from China, the Hang Seng from Hong Kong, and the BSE SENSEX from India. For a look at how some emerging markets across the globe stack up against each other, read our emerging markets update. Through July 27, 2026, six of the nine indexes on our watchlist remain in positive territory. Japan’s Nikkei 225…