Alternative Display Facility (ADF) Orders Explained

What is the Alternative Display Facility (ADF)? The Alternative Display Facility (ADF) is a piece of market infrastructure run by FINRA. Institutions use it to post quotes and report trades.  It’s called the Alternative Display Facility because the ADF is an alternative to an exchange for institutions to post quotes and report trades. It’s basically… Continue reading Alternative Display Facility (ADF) Orders Explained

Trump’s Endorsement Record: The Pieces Line Up Ahead of 2024

Despite the best efforts of the mainstream media and establishment RINOs, President Donald Trump’s primary endorsement record in 2022 is stronger than ever before. With his support, many effective “America First” candidates line up for a solid and consequential Republican majority of patriotic populists that could make all the difference looking toward 2024. Although there… Continue reading Trump’s Endorsement Record: The Pieces Line Up Ahead of 2024

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Ukrainian Mathematician Maryna Viazovska Wins Fields Medal

Inside, the office is spare, pragmatic: just a computer, printer, chalkboard, papers and books, with few personal effects. The place where the magic happens seems not so much a physical location in space-time as a higher-dimensional world of abstractions in Viazovska’s mind. Across the small table in her office, the world’s preeminent sphere-packing number theorist… Continue reading Ukrainian Mathematician Maryna Viazovska Wins Fields Medal

Lavrov Storms Out Of G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting Over “Fevered Criticism Of Russia”

With Indonesia’s preparation for the 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit now in full swing, a series of bilateral meetings were held this week ahead of the November summit in Bali. Foreign ministers attended in person, leading to some tense moments given Russia’s representation, after President Vladimir Putin has recently confirmed that he’ll participate in November,… Continue reading Lavrov Storms Out Of G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting Over “Fevered Criticism Of Russia”

Stock Market Overview for the Week of July 18, 2022

This past week we got new red-hot CPI numbers, further drama in the Elon Musk and Twitter saga, and the start of earnings season.  Let’s look at the technical picture in major indices.  The downtrend pattern in the S&P 500 is under threat right now, as a minor lower high (red arrow) was formed. At… Continue reading Stock Market Overview for the Week of July 18, 2022

In U.S., Ukrainian Athletes Display Drive, Resilience

Anastasiia Bryzhina is still struggling to accept the steep walls of division that instantly sprang up between the Ukrainian and Russian people, after Russian President Vladimir Putin in late February launched airstrikes into Kyiv and began a ground invasion on multiple fronts. Two days after the invasion began, Bryzhina, a 24-year-old quarter-miler and relay runner… Continue reading In U.S., Ukrainian Athletes Display Drive, Resilience

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How Do We Get People Who Believe in Pseudoscience to Trust Science?

One question for Lee McIntyre, research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University. McIntyre is the author of The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience, and How to Talk to a Science Denier. How do we get people who believe in pseudoscience to trust science? We… Continue reading How Do We Get People Who Believe in Pseudoscience to Trust Science?

Fear Of Missing Out? Wall Street & Retail Hang On

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The “Fear Of Missing Out,” or “F.O.M.O.” is a centuries-old behavioral trait that began to get studied in 1996 by marketing strategist Dr. Dan Herman. “Fear of missing out (FOMO) is the feeling of apprehension that one is either not in the know or missing out on information, events, experiences, or life decisions… Continue reading Fear Of Missing Out? Wall Street & Retail Hang On