Economic Outlook

The Death of High Flying VC Funds

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Young founding partners debuting change-the-world funds were irresistible for chroniclers of the venture world, who too often had been forced to chat with balding and aging managing directors while hitting the links at resplendent country clubs. Everything was going to change in the venture world, and here was a new guard of progressive-thinking talent that would transform Silicon Valley forever.

Then it all came crashing down. CLICK for complete article

Study: Nike Is The Top Apparel Brand Among Gen Z, Millennials

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Nike Inc is the preferred apparel brand for Gen Z members and millennials, according to a new study.

The sportswear giant, now the best performing stock in the Dow in 2018, trumps its competitors in the 13-19, 20-29 and 30-39 age range, particularly due to the authenticity of the brand’s image, according to a study conducted by youth research firm Ypulse…. CLICK for complete article

Study: Nike Is The Top Apparel Brand Among Gen Z, Millennials

mercurial

Nike Inc is the preferred apparel brand for Gen Z members and millennials, according to a new study.

The sportswear giant, now the best performing stock in the Dow in 2018, trumps its competitors in the 13-19, 20-29 and 30-39 age range, particularly due to the authenticity of the brand’s image, according to a study conducted by youth research firm Ypulse…. CLICK for complete article

Disorderly Brexit Would Trigger Mayhem in Derivatives Market

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With less than six-and-a-half months to go before the UK’s deadline to leave the EU expires, progress is still lacking in the Brexit negotiations, in particular on crunch issues such as the Irish border and the equivalency of financial services. As the doomsday clock ticks down,  jitters are rising on both sides of the English Channel, particularly the English-speaking one… CLICK for complete article

Debunking The A.I. Productivity Myth

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Automation seems to be a never-ending source of fear-mongering. Judging from the commentary, robots will “replace us” and cause large-scale unemployment. With the entry of artificial intelligence (AI), and robots that make robots, the value of human beings as productive forces in the economy is simply zero. People then become value-less consumers, only “mouths to feed” while production is carried out by machines. CLICK for complete article