Category Archives: General Interest

Paul Tudor Jones of Sports Betting

A nice piece about Billy Walters on 60 Minutes.  He doesn’t have much love for Wall Street.  Check it out….

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Nonlinear Thinking: Jurassic Park

The Telegraph is reporting that the woolly mammoth could be brought back to life in  four years due to a breakthrough in cloning technology.   The advancement of technology is accelerating (positive second derivative) at a  stunning rate and we may … Continue reading

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Greatest Arb Ever: Cracking Gas into Big Macs

OK, time for a little fun.  You can try this and let us know if it works. Almost everything today comes down to energy, right? The rise in food prices is really nothing more than an energy problem.   After all, … Continue reading

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Whoops!

The Oregon call in the prior post illustrates:  a)  I am right, it’s the market final score that’s wrong;   b)  confirmation bias; and c)  unlike traders and money managers, who have skin in the game,  those with little or none,  … Continue reading

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Ducks by 10 plus……………

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Godspeed, Congresswoman Giffords

The Global Macro Monitor prayers go out for your full recovery and for the families of those who suffered such a great loss in today’s tragic and senseless event. We also hope and pray this tragedy will not be lost … Continue reading

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Chart of the Month: In your FACEbook

This has to be one of the coolest charts of the year.  From the Economist, PAUL BUTLER, an intern at Facebook, has created a striking map that shows the volume of friendships between particular parts of the world. As he … Continue reading

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