A Tribute to Adam Smith

a The great Adam Smith was born sometime in early June 1723. I’m not going to spend time figuring out which day because it doesn’t really matter. To commemorate Smith’s birthday, Reason magazine asked various people to give their favorite quotes from Smith and comment on them. I like a lot of the choices. Among […]
Transcript: Ramit Sethi – The Big Picture

The transcript from this week’s, Ramit Sethi on Living Richly, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Bloomberg, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This […]
Links 6/6/2023 | naked capitalism

Launching Links with somewhat short rations. Please review again at 7:30 AM for a full dose. Bear Conflicts are Expected to Increase in June iBerkshires (resilc). You’ve been warned! One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone University of Florida (resilc) Was He Apollo’s Son? Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy […]
Market Talk – June 5, 2023

ASIA: According to Macquarie’s Chief China Economist Larry Hu, China’s economic recovery from the pandemic is expected to expand, indicating that the country is not currently facing the same stagnation issues as Japan. However, recent economic data has disappointed investors who were hoping for a strong rebound in the world’s second-largest economy after the lifting […]