Thursday links: automated or eliminated
12 hours ago
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Prediction markets
- Nilay Patel talks with Liz Lopatto about why the media has pivoted to prediction markets. (theverge.com)
- Underdog is pivoting to prediction markets. (frontofficesports.com)
Geopolitics
- Long term, Japan is a big part of any American led-bloc. (noahpinion.blog)
- Abundance as a foreign policy framework. (riskgaming.com)
- Renewable energy is a strategic necessity. (semafor.com)
Drones
- Iran’s Shaheed drones are their more effective weapon. (cnbc.com)
- Ukraine has the best technology to down Shaheeds. (ft.com)
- America’s missiles aren’t made to knock down cheap drones. (theatlantic.com)
Iran
- The U.S. and Israel want the Kurds to be an offensive force. (axios.com)
- Iran’s Kurds are not a unified force. (unherd.com)
GLP-1s
- How Eli Lilly ($LLY) is trying get GLP-1s in the hands of more patients. (cnbc.com)
- GLP-1s seem to help with addiction issues. (theconversation.com)
- GLP-1 use may help after a heart attack. (sciencedaily.com)
Work
- Secretary was the most common job. Automation changed all that. (rowlandmanthorpe.substack.com)
- Why workers need to feel like they matter. (yourbrainonmoney.substack.com)
- On the origins of Casual Fridays. (whyisthisinteresting.substack.com)
Economy
- There’s still no sign of a pickup in weekly initial unemployment claims. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
- Even before Iran, the inflation news wasn’t great. (carsongroup.com)
- How will the war affect consumer sentiment? (econbrowser.com)
- The Fed is not in the clear from Trump’s interference. (danieldrezner.substack.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: unforeseen effects. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: dealing with uncertainty. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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