There are two types of Wu-Tang Clan fans – those who acknowledge the Purple Tape (aka Only Built 4 Cuban Linx) as the best of all the Wu solo albums and those who don’t deserve to throw up a W. Simple as that. yes, Liquid Swords is a classic, no its not the Purple Tape….
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The “Impossible Trade” is working
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This Week on TRB
These were the most read posts on the site this week, in case you missed it:
Elizabeth Warren is Right on Student Loan Debt
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HBO Drops First Teaser Trailer for True Detective Season 2!
First of all, ohmygod, it’s less than 8 weeks away. Second of all, Colin Farrell is not aging well, or he deliberately beat himself up for the role. Either way, this looks great.
Chart o’ the Day: Global equity breakout imminent?
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QOTD: Jamie Dimon Addresses His Critics
Let’s call a spade a spade – regardless of your political leanings, if you’re an investor in bank stocks, you want Jamie Dimon as your CEO. His new letter to shareholders is a good read, even if you disagree with his relentless defense of TBTF banking. He concedes some points to critics but makes reasonable…
Would You Rock Warren Buffett Sneakers?
Among Berkshire Hathaway’s many brands is the running shoe company Brooks. CNNMoney got a peak of their new commemorative Warren Buffett themed kicks, to be rolled out next month for the annual shareholder meeting in Omaha: You can see multiple angles here. The real question is whether or not you’d wear them. In my hood,…
Oppenheimer Loves the Watch
Oppenheimer is out with a new piece of equity research on Apple Inc that focuses on the potential of the watch. They think “we’re at the inflection point of the next stage of computing” just as we were when the iPhone launched in 2007 to take down the personal computer. Oppy takes on early critics…
NYC Pension Earns $40 Million Over 10 Years, Pays Fund Managers $2 Billion
“We asked a simple question: Are we getting value for the fees we’re paying to Wall Street?” Mr. Stringer said. “The answer, based on this 10-year analysis, is no.” The party is over. At great political risk to his own ambitions (given the local campaign-funding base), New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer took a look at…