Wednesday links: narratives over facts

MarketsHistorical returns are a 'billboard for diversification.' (awealthofcommonsense.com)Venture capitalColossal Biosciences is now valued at $10.2 billion. (techcrunch.com)Intel Capital is spinning off from Intel ($INTC). (axios.com)AIAxios is getting into bed with OpenAI. (engadget.com)Online sports stories are increasingly written by AI. (wired.com)WhiskeyAmerica's bourbon boom is over. (wsj.com)Brown-Forman ($BF.B) is cutting costs. (cnn.com)How geography affects whiskey flavors. (insidehook.com)EconomyThe CPI index increased 2.9% year-over-year. (calculatedriskblog.com)Shelter and transportation helped push inflation higher. (bonddad.blogspot.com)There isn't a whole lot of levers to pull on domestic oil production. (axios.com)Earlier on Abnormal ReturnsPersonal finance links: psychological benefits. (abnormalreturns.com)What you mixed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)Research links: an impossible burden. (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 mediaFor a long time, the ski industry has gotten by underpaying its workers. (theatlantic.com)How streaming consolidation could affect sports rights. (johnwallstreet.com)The Buffalo-Baltimore is worthy of a Super Bowl matchup. (neilpaine.substack.com)

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