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“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” - Buddha

#vanlife. To flee or not to flee, that is the question Some van dwellers have hightailed it to homes (or driveways) of family and friends, or to properties of willing strangers. There’s even a “Space for Roadlifers”Google doc that’s connecting travelers with people willing to lend a spare...

Discretionary macro hedge funds weather economic turmoil SUBMITTED BY HUGH LEASK | 24/04/2020 - 9:25AM Many discretionary macro managers are successfully capitalising on the continuing global economic upheaval, with solid first quarter gains that may hint at a reversal of fortunes for a...

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” - Winston Churchill

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Zoom backlash More big companies are shunning the Zoom videoconferencing app over security concerns, including Daimler, Ericsson, NXP Semiconductors and Bank of America. India has even initiated a public content to develop a secure homegrown alternative. Bloomberg reports on an internal Daimler...

Commodities hedge fund Westbeck thrives during “extraordinary” oil price moves SUBMITTED BY HUGH LEASK | 22/04/2020 - 11:59AM The dramatic price movements in oil markets will continue to throw up trading opportunities, according to Westbeck Capital Management’s CIO Will Smith, whose...

FROM 80 TO 360 BASIS POINTS IN TWO YEARS COMPANIES AND MARKETS By Olivier Verburg | April 22, 2020 Roughlytwo years agoI wrote about the spread between investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY) rated bonds. Specifically, I covered the difference in spread between BBB and BB rated bonds. At that...

Dmitry Balyasny (Illustration by Jeremy Leung/II) CORNER OFFICE The Curious Case of Dmitry Balyasny The Ayn Rand–loving, former day-trader founder of Balyasny Asset Management just happens to be mastering markets in 2020. If he hadn’t had a brutal 2018, he might not be. By Amanda Cantrell...

"Man conquers the world by conquering himself." Zeno of Citium

'One day you're cock of the walk, the next a feather duster’ - Margot Barber.

BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 19, 2020 / 6:28 AM / A MONTH AGO Fed opens dollar swap lines for nine additional foreign central banks Howard Schneider,Lindsay Dunsmuir 4 MIN READ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve opened the taps on Thursday for central banks in nine additional countries to...

Energy trader Andurand warns of “crazy losses” as US WTI oil prices turn negative SUBMITTED BY HUGH LEASK | 21/04/2020 - 1:41PM Pierre Andurand, the well-known head of commodities-focused fund manager Andurand Capital Management, is cautioning of “crazy losses” as oil markets continue to suffer...

AIMCo’s $3 Billion Volatility Trading Blunder The Canadian fund pulled the plug on its volatility strategies following significant losses, sources say. Leanna Orr April 21, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta Canada. (Bigstock photo) The Alberta Investment Management Corp. — which manages pension...

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"When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be." - Leo Tolstoy

"Intense love does not measure, it just gives." Mother Teresa

"Focus on one thing at a time so the impossible can become likely. And then, before you know it, the impossible not only becomes possible — it happens." - Abigail Doolittle @TheChartress

“It's not that we spend five days looking forward to just two. It's that most people do what they enjoy most on those two days. Imagine living a life where everyday are your Saturdays and Sundays. Make everyday your weekend. Make everyday a play-day…” ― James A. Murphy