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“Nobody Knows Anything,” Wall Street Strategist Edition

Barry Ritholtz

Random events can and will completely derail the best laid plans we may make. Or, as John Kenneth Galbraith observed, The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. ~~~ Public Enemy’s 13th album was titled “ Man Plans, God Laughs.” And randomness is served up daily.

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Digital Solutions Economy in the Media and Entertainment Industry

Bramasol

This new episode in our ongoing series on the Digital Solutions Economy (DSE) provides an overview of how DSE is impacting the Media and Entertainment industry. In many ways, the media and entertainment industry pioneered the rise of online subscription-based offerings as streaming video burst on the scene in the early 2000s.

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A Business Upended: Streaming disrupts the Entertainment Business!

Musings on Markets

The recent troubles in entertainment, though, reflect a longer term disruption that has occurred in the business, with the rise of streaming as an alternative to the traditional platforms for movies and television shows.

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Are Tariffs a New US VAT Tax?

Barry Ritholtz

wanted to make sure three of Americas largest and fastest-growing segments had protections: Finance, Technology, and Entertainment: The Washington Post discussed why the WTO was a big win for the US: These were huge wins for Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and brought order to a type of trade that the U.S.

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Mobile Gaming Firm Skillz Plans IPO Via SPAC

PYMNTS

The term means a "blank check" acquisition fund without development plans, merging with a private company wanting to go public. The gaming industry is currently larger than any of the other mainstays of entertainment like movies, books and music. Mobile gaming is also becoming popular as people look for things to do amid the pandemic.

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Is Advisor Technology Making Planning Faster… Or Better?

CFO News Room

As financial planning has evolved over the years, better tools have become available to help advisors maximize their impact with more clients by increasing their efficiency. robo-advisors) might someday replace human advisors, there are still many elements of financial planning that benefit from engagement with a human advisor.

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Report: Tesla Plans To Integrate Apple, Amazon Music In Its Cars

PYMNTS

Entertainment will be critical when cars drive themselves," Musk tweeted Monday. The report cited a Tesla hacker, who claimed to have found evidence following a software update. The leak, announced on Twitter Saturday (Dec. 26), also showed that Amazon Music, Amazon’s Audible and Apple Music could be on the horizon.

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