Just like that, what once was wall-to-wall coverage of the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate has now shifted to the major push by stocks after our nation’s leaders were able to come to an agreement. The Dow rebounded almost 300 points, and the S&P closed at all time highs… but just when we forget about all this, it will start over again in January (for the budget side). Here are some weekend reads not involving the government shutdown or debt ceiling.
- How did AlphaMetrix go so wrong? – (Crain’s Chicago)
- Wall Street’s Version of Fantasy Football – (Finance CNN)
- What’s Your Return-on-Running-Back? – (The Reformed Broker)
- 40 Years After Embargo, OPEC Is Over a Barrel – (Bloomberg)
- 1987 Stock Market Crash (Movie) – (Futures Magazine)
Just for fun:
- The Not-So-Hidden Cause Behind the A.D.H.D. Epidemic – (The New York Times)
- Another rare ‘sea monster’ lands in California: a 15-foot saber-toothed whale – (CNN)
- In 1908, The Chicago Cubs’ Mascot Was A Terrifying Squirrelbeast – (Deadspin)