Longform links: significant severance costs
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
8 months ago
2 MIN READ
Books
- A Q&A with Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz, author of “Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery.” (npr.org)
- A review of “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt. (econlib.org)
Oil
- ExxonMobil’s ($XOM) big Guyana oil discovery almost wasn’t. (bloomberg.com)
- Jonathan Blake, “Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town.” (noemamag.com)
Business
- Layoffs have significant costs beyond that of severance. (bloomberg.com)
- Why the Crowdstrike ($CRWD) bug hit banks so hard. (bitsaboutmoney.com)
- Locking up products thwarts theft, but it also thwarts purchases. (bloomberg.com)
Video
- YouTube is the future of television. (newconsumer.com)
- As the number of video fakes increase so does the need to debunk them. (newyorker.com)
AI
- Why LLMs are a dead end. (freethink.com)
- Weather forecasting seems like an ideal application for AI. (wsj.com)
Health
- How Bowling Green, Kentucky became the weight loss drug capital of America. (bloomberg.com)
- More money isn’t going to solve the fertility crisis. (msn.com)
Science
- Why solar geoengineering is controversial. (nytimes.com)
- It’s a miracle that Voyager and Voyager lasted as long as they did. (ft.com)
Russia
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine put precious art work at risk. (theguardian.com)
- How the prisoner swap with Russia came together. (wsj.com)
Longreads
- How dependent is India on China? (on.ft.com)
- What it was like at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference. (theverge.com)
- This company is trying to commercialize lab-grown eel meat. (thegeneralist.substack.com)
- Is the big Snow Belt to Sun Belt migration coming to an end? (frbsf.org)
- A lot of Olympic athletes struggle to get by financially. (thehustle.co)
- Every collector has to ask the question: who wants this stuff? (5280.com)
- There is a difference between fame and influence. (downtownjoshbrown.com)
Terms and Conditions
This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.
The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client.
References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.
Please see disclosures here.
