Notes today

US fertillity rate

 

• Google, aka Alphabet, said growth in its ‘once-in-a-generation’ AI opportunity, has raised Q1 revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations. 
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• Almost a quarter of Austin (TX) commercial office space is vacant. Austin has been going so strong for so long that the tide was bound to turn.
• Oracle ORCL has unveiled plans to move its headquarters again, this time to Nashville, Tenn., to be closer to companies in the healthcare industry.

 

Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

Btw, humans can only think about 4 things at once – according to the research team led by University of Oregon psychology professors Edward Awh and Edward Vogel. So, to help, we limit notes. 😉

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny 

Economist: China University Graduates

Please Take the Threat of a Fiscal Breakdown Seriously

The trajectory of US government borrowing is unsustainable.

Notes today

• Bloomberg: A record-sized bullish bet on interest-rate futures that was made hours before Wednesday’s US inflation report blew up in spectacular fashion after a stronger-than-expected reading triggered a market rout. 

• Costco: A Wells Fargo analyst recently estimated that that the company could be selling $200 million of gold and silver each month.
• Costco: 1 once gold bars are selling out within a few hours.

• E-commerce same-store sales once again grew by double-digits, up 28.3% YoY

• Bloomberg:  The average premium for US homeowners’ insurance is expected to hit $2,522 this year — and $11,759 in Florida.

Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

Btw, humans can only think about 4 things at once – according to the research team led by University of Oregon psychology professors Edward Awh and Edward Vogel. So, to help, we limit notes. 😉

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny

 

Cartoon of the day:

Southwest Airlines “Boeing” 737-800 flight headed to Houston had to make emergency landing at the Denver International Airport after the engine cover seemingly 'tore away' during takeoff.

Time for a nap.

Scientists are finding that anti-obesity medicines can also help treat dozens of other diseases