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Wednesday links: equivalent risks
CryptoBanks could soon get the green light in crypto. (barrons.com)Bitcoin has bounced back to 58% of cryptocurrency market cap. (theblock.co)$TRUMP is down 75% from its peak. (fastcompany.com)Is Bitcoin really a safe haven? (etf.com)Private creditApollo ($APO) plans to build a marketplace for private credit. (bloomberg.com)Pension funds plan to allocate even more to private credit. (pionline.com)Fund managementVanguard fee cuts put additional pressure on traditional asset managers. (morningstar.com)Did Salim Ramji make a mistake cutting fund fees while customer service issues remain? (riabiz.com)No wonder Scott Bessent wanted a new job. His hedge fund lost nearly 90% of its AUM from its peak. (institutionalinvestor.com)AppleA 2024 report card for Apple ($AAPL): yeah iPad, boo iPhone. (sixcolors.com)Apple ($AAPL) needs to embrace its weird side. (macworld.com)Why Apple ($AAPL) had to accept a hard core porn app in its App Store in Europe. (daringfireball.net)Real estate2024 saw an uptick in office lease uptake. (axios.com)Employees don't want to return to second and third-tier office buildings. (bloomberg.com)GlobalKyla Scanlon, "The U.S. used to set the rules of global trade. If we keep this up, we’ll be sidelined from the very system we built." (kyla.substack.com)Trump says to fear China, but his actions all play into Beijing's hands. (politico.com)Why is Trump so hell-bent on alienating Canada? (danieldrezner.substack.com)It took the U.S. decades to accumulate 'soft power.' We are throwing it away. (washingtonpost.com)EconomyHeavy truck sales rose in January 2025. (calculatedriskblog.com)The combined ISM manufacturing and services reports shows continued slow growth. (bonddad.blogspot.com)Earlier on Abnormal ReturnsPersonal finance links: simple beats complex. (abnormalreturns.com)What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)Research links: saving for the future. (abnormalreturns.com)You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)Are you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should. (abnormalreturns.com)Mixed mediaRIP, the book blurb. (lithub.com)Do authors actually read the books they blurb? (nytimes.com)
Crypto
- Banks could soon get the green light in crypto. (barrons.com)
- Bitcoin has bounced back to 58% of cryptocurrency market cap. (theblock.co)
- $TRUMP is down 75% from its peak. (fastcompany.com)
- Is Bitcoin really a safe haven? (etf.com)
Private credit
- Apollo ($APO) plans to build a marketplace for private credit. (bloomberg.com)
- Pension funds plan to allocate even more to private credit. (pionline.com)
Fund management
- Vanguard fee cuts put additional pressure on traditional asset managers. (morningstar.com)
- Did Salim Ramji make a mistake cutting fund fees while customer service issues remain? (riabiz.com)
- No wonder Scott Bessent wanted a new job. His hedge fund lost nearly 90% of its AUM from its peak. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Apple
- A 2024 report card for Apple ($AAPL): yeah iPad, boo iPhone. (sixcolors.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) needs to embrace its weird side. (macworld.com)
- Why Apple ($AAPL) had to accept a hard core porn app in its App Store in Europe. (daringfireball.net)
Real estate
- 2024 saw an uptick in office lease uptake. (axios.com)
- Employees don't want to return to second and third-tier office buildings. (bloomberg.com)
Global
- Kyla Scanlon, "The U.S. used to set the rules of global trade. If we keep this up, we’ll be sidelined from the very system we built." (kyla.substack.com)
- Trump says to fear China, but his actions all play into Beijing's hands. (politico.com)
- Why is Trump so hell-bent on alienating Canada? (danieldrezner.substack.com)
- It took the U.S. decades to accumulate 'soft power.' We are throwing it away. (washingtonpost.com)
Economy
- Heavy truck sales rose in January 2025. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The combined ISM manufacturing and services reports shows continued slow growth. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: simple beats complex. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: saving for the future. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Are you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should. (abnormalreturns.com)
