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Transcript: Stephanie Kelton on US Fiscal Policy and the ‘Deficit Myth’

Barry Ritholtz

Wasn’t the Excel spreadsheet error, which changed their math. And then at some point when you get to energy, you know, then all bets are off because it’s transportation, it’s fertilizer which gets food, which gets, and then it’s just, you know, we, we sort of lived that before in the seventies.

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Transcript: Bill Bernstein on Navigating Uncertainty

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Barry Ritholtz : And footnote Roger Lowenstein, when genius failed, is so instructive, not just because of the things you are referring to, failing to learn from history, the danger of leverage and, you know, tiny inefficiencies. Yeah, you have to, you know, the conceit of finance is that basically the math is all there is to it.

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Stakes Rising In The US-China AI Race

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However, Xavier Ferràs, associate dean of the Executive MBA program at Esade Business and Law School in Barcelona, Spain, points out that China’s market and economic systems are less efficient in leveraging these investments. AI’s positive impact will be concentrated, initially, “in a limited number of sectors.”

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SmartTag Startup Jiobit Sees $3M Seed Round

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Just recently, Jiobit closed a $3 million seed funding round with investors including Lior Ron, the cofounder of Otto (now owned by Uber); MATH Venture Partners; and Inflection Equity. Jiobit hopes to change that with its flagship tracker by leveraging wireless technology and machine learning that adapts to a child’s daily behavior.

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Start/Stop Cycle: Modern-Day Money Laundering And What To Do About It

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Also, in the 1920s, it had recently been ruled unconstitutional to make, transport or sell alcohol (because making a rule against something always stops people from wanting to do it, right?). The popularity of laundromats grew accordingly. Spoiler alert: People still wanted to drink.

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 The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Rethinking And Realigning

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It is a complicated question — and one greatly dependent on how exactly one lays out the math. This natural progression of integrating an acquisition allows us to fully leverage Walmart’s assets for Jet, and leverage Jet’s talent for Walmart,” Lore stated. market share. Au Voir : A Farewell To FedEx And Food Delivery.

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Transcript: Cathy Marcus, PGIM Real Estate

Barry Ritholtz

I was always good at math, but I really, I just didn’t relate to things that were more esoteric bonds options. But if you are in an old office building without great light, you have low ceilings, you have no amenities, you don’t have a lot of wellness attributes to your building, you’re not in your public transportation.