From my city’s Jewish Week newspaper, I learn that Orthodox men have a statistically significant lower rate of heart attacks than Orthodox women or other Jews, both in Israel and the USA. It turns out that they benefit from phylacteries, with which
October 18, 2018
If it sounds like the United States is divided and on the verge of some really nasty times, what must it be like in Brazil? In early September, Presidential candidate Jair Messias Bolsonaro was stabbed in plain sight at a
At the start of the month, we highlighted that the “incredibly shrinking junk bond spread” had just passed a historic landmark, when the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield index broke below the lowest spread since before the financial crisis, dipping to 309bps,
By necessity, today’s topic will venture into the world of politics, so I warn you now – you might be offended. Actually, I have decided to cut jabs at all politicians, so if you feel like your team has been
We’ve seen a big day of earnings reports now that Q3 earnings season has gotten hot and heavy: both PayPal (PYPL – Free Report) and American Express (AXP – Free Report) have reported Q3 results after the closing bell today, and both look to
A weak session for much of core Asia, with almost all markets falling from the opening. Sadly, it is China that leads the way down again. Many are speculating that it is in relation to the FED Minutes and their
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Since the last update indices got their bounce but the last couple of days have seen these gains gradually erased. Over the course of the week, the entire bounce has the look ‘bear flags’ as part of larger measured moves lower.
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR TALKING POINTS AUD/USD struggles to hold its ground despite the bullish reaction to Australia’s Employment report, and the advance from the 2018-low (0.7041) may continue to unravel as the exchange rate initiates a fresh series of lower highs &
When the concept of satellite radio came about, many people scoffed at the idea. Why pay for something you get 100% for free? I was one of these people. Why would I spend my money on a subscription to SiriusXM
