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Will Everything be Awesome for SoFi Stadium?

The property adjacent to the northeast intersection of South Prairie Avenue and Century Boulevard, in Inglewood, California, has undergone a staggering facelift over the last three years. The former Hollywood Park Racetrack was demolished and regraded. SoFi Stadium, at a price tag of $5 billion, is being constructed in its place. Continue reading

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Boeing’s Bean Counter Culture and Mass Financialization

The demise of Boeing culminated in late-2018 and early-2019 when the company’s revamped 737, the 737 MAX, suffered two systems malfunction induced crashes. This prompted aviation authorities around the world to ground the 737 MAX. Continue reading

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Is the Fed Secretly Bailing Out a Major Bank?

The promise of something for nothing is always an enticing proposition. Who doesn’t want roses without thorns, rainbows without rain, and salvation without repentance? So, too, who doesn’t want a few extra basis points of yield above the 10-year Treasury note at no added risk? Continue reading

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Good Riddance Lloyd Blankfein!

“God gave me my money.” – John D. Rockefeller One and the Same Today we step away from the economy and markets and endeavor down the path less traveled.  For fun and for free, we wade out into a smelly … Continue reading

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