Thomas Gehrmann remembers the deluge of mathematical expressions that came cascading down his computer screen one day 20 years ago. He was trying to calculate the odds that three jets of elementary particles would erupt from two particles smashing together. It was the type of bread-and-butter calculation physicists often do to check whether their theories… Continue reading The Algorithm That Lets Particle Physicists Count Higher Than Two
On Veterans Day, There Are Still Thousands of Homeless Vets in L.A. We Followed 26 to Find Out Why
When the encampment dubbed Veterans Row was emptied last week, dozens of tents, tarps, and flags disappeared from San Vicente Boulevard. But moving 40 or so people onto the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus is a minimal step forward: An estimated 3,900 veterans live unhoused in Los Angeles. That number, which has remained essentially… Continue reading On Veterans Day, There Are Still Thousands of Homeless Vets in L.A. We Followed 26 to Find Out Why
A Screaming Dislocation – “We Must Raise Cash” On Any Rally From Here
Excerpted from Larry McDonald’s Bear Traps Report, A Colossal Rotation Has Begun… Into Value As we can see below, Value has been out-performing Growth for more than 16 months on an equal-weight basis. It is the highest compliment when the Street picks up on an investment thesis months after we started to walk down this… Continue reading A Screaming Dislocation – “We Must Raise Cash” On Any Rally From Here
Why Are Corporate Executives Selling So Much Stock?
Insiders at public companies are selling stock at the highest rate in recorded history amid near-record high valuations and the S&P 500 at all-time highs. But, should we be concerned? After all, most insiders are rewarded shares by their employer and sell them to buy a boat or a Corvette. They’re employees, not stock… Continue reading Why Are Corporate Executives Selling So Much Stock?
Who is in the Manger?
‘Twas a few days before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except me. Rising early, I slipped downstairs to steal some time in solitude and silence before the others awoke and my attention and energy would be entirely appropriated by my visiting nieces. I wanted to sit for just awhile… Continue reading Who is in the Manger?
Dozens of Shipwreck Discoveries Anticipated in New Marine Sanctuary
Gray blotches poke up from the murky depths of Lake Michigan in an image on maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen’s computer screen. These are the remains of the SS Wisconsin, an steel-hulled steamer that sank in 1929 off Kenosha, Wis., after a storm engulfed the vessel during a routine passage between Chicago and Milwaukee. The shipwreck… Continue reading Dozens of Shipwreck Discoveries Anticipated in New Marine Sanctuary
Supporting America’s Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap
In this Veterans Day edition of the weekly recap, we discuss how to help veterans experiencing homelessness; better care for veterans with “invisible wounds”; data showing that veterans need more support when transitioning into civilian jobs; and a Q&A with two RAND researchers who have served. An encampment of tents with American flags in Los… Continue reading Supporting America’s Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap
China To Tighten Regulations On FinTech Brokers
Futu Holdings Ltd and UP Fintech Holding Ltd plunged premarket Friday after a Reuters report said Chinese regulators are preparing to crack down on the digital brokerage companies. Reuters said the brokerages would likely be notified of a platform ban, blocking mainland China customers from investing in foreign markets in “the coming months.” Regulators are worried about… Continue reading China To Tighten Regulations On FinTech Brokers
Stock Market Outlook for Week of December 20, 2021
We have another shortened trading week due to Christmas Eve landing on Friday. Historically, the last few weeks of the year feature low volume, low conviction trading because most of Wall Street is too busy headed to the Hamptons or Sarasota to put on big trades. However, as a result of the Omicron drama… Continue reading Stock Market Outlook for Week of December 20, 2021
On the Perpetual Virginity of Mary and the Limits of “The Chosen”
One of the fond memories that I have of my time as an undergraduate student at Franciscan University of Steubenville was when I saw the midnight premiere of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, on Ash Wednesday, February 25, 2004. I went into a packed theater with about two to three hundred men from… Continue reading On the Perpetual Virginity of Mary and the Limits of “The Chosen”