Welcome to winter!My two tuesday mornings train WFH wrote:

• The booming U.S. economy spreads to the world, the supply chain is strained and prices are pushed up The power of US expansion is pushing overseas companies to inject capital into the US economy (Wall Street Journal)

• How to send the perfect Christmas gift The giver rarely considers practicality-for example, when will the recipient have a real chance to use it? (Financial Times) But watch It’s time to stop giving gifts to adults, you heard. Be sure to continue to give gifts to the children. (They don’t have a job! They can’t buy their own things! They like almost everything, and they often like boxes! They don’t put pressure on themselves because of returns!) But I really believe that adults’ anxiety or anxiety about gifts should only be Agree to stop exchanging them altogether. (slate)

• Cases where Bitcoin accounted for 5% of the distributor’s portfolio According to Ned Davis Research, if stricter regulations are enacted, institutional investors can invest more in cryptocurrencies. (corporate investor)

• The real reason for indexing The main advantage is ease of use, not performance. (Morning Star)

• Eating out in an era of shrinking menus Higher food costs and staff shortages have resulted in a leaner menu with fewer ingredients (Wall Street Journal) But see Yes, inflation is worrying.But it has little to do with the debate about “rebuild better”. Debate (Washington post)

• Why the second arid country refuses to save water Utah is the state with the highest water consumption per capita and the fastest growing state. However, a powerful group that directs Utah’s water resources policy continues to promote expensive infrastructure, rather than meaningful conservation efforts. (Public Broadcasting Corporation)

• Wind power becomes Spain’s main energy source in 2021 Renewable energy has met nearly half of the country’s consumption needs-so far this year, renewable energy has contributed nearly 47%, compared with less than 30% ten years ago (nation) You can also take a look Rising from Antarctica, climate warning The wind is changing the tide. The ocean is releasing carbon dioxide. The ice melted from below. (New York Times)

• The Buy Nothing group provides a world of free items, an antidote to waste and isolation: Surrounded by inflation and isolation, many people are looking for goals and connections in these “circular gift economies” (Washington post)

• Everyone should wear N95 masks When we speak, sing, or breathe, a typical cloth face mask may capture half of all breathing aerosols that flow out of our mouths. A tightly woven cloth mask can get you up to 60% or 70%, while a blue surgical mask can get you up to 70% or 80%. However, any necessary staff—in fact, everyone in the country—has no reason not to wear masks with a filtration rate of 95%. The mask I’m talking about is of course N95s (Washington post) You can also take a look What you can actually do with Omicron This is not March 2020. We have tools. Use them. (slate)

• How we destroy the Matrix: Incels and transgender activists are fooled by its myth Almost $5 billion has been spent to prove that Hollywood can use the new immersive nature of the game to pave the way for a superhero empire and make clear philosophical non-franchise blockbusters continue to operate. Even better, despite two widely disliked sequels, it became a cultural touchstone. The Wachowskis talked about “making mythology relevant to the modern context,” and they succeeded. The Matrix has become a modern myth, and like any myth, it is interpreted in a completely different way. (Non-herd)

Be sure to check our Master of Business interview This weekend with Michael Maubousen, Who runs Unanimous research At Morgan Stanley’s buyer’s company, Counterpoint global. Mauboussin (and his co-author, Alfred Rappaport) revise and update their book Expected investment: Read stock prices to get better returns.

Since 2000, the net assets of most countries have increased by an average of 50% relative to GDP


source: McKinsey

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