The First Totally Honest Stock Market Story
The market rallied early this morning for reasons nobody understands and nobody predicted. CNBC analysts confidently asserted it had something to do with the Senegalese money supply but others pointed to revised monthly figures showing a poor tuna haul off the Peruvian coast. The Dow turned down in late morning due to profit-taking—which is a…
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An Economist Studied Popular Finance Tips. Some Might Be Leading You Astray
Managing your money is obviously an important part of being a responsible adult. But how should you do that? It turns out that there’s a large gulf between the advice given by the authors of popular finance books and academic economists. In a new study titled “Popular Personal Financial Advice versus the Professors,” the Yale financial economist James…
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Excel Esports: ALL-STAR BATTLE
If ever you think your hobby is a bit odd just remember there is an Esports tournament for people who play with Excel. Seeing is believing.
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From The More Money Than Brains File
A Ford GT owner in Boca Raton, Florida crashed his recently purchased supercar into a tree Friday evening because he was “unfamiliar with how to drive stick shift,” police say. The driver, 50-year-old Robert J. Guarini, told cops he lost control after downshifting while leaving his housing development at around 6 p.m, a police report says. This…
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