These Are the Goods

Posted April 23, 2023 by Michael Batnick

Articles

In the 1880s, railroad firms made up an astonishing 80% of the New York Stock Exchange’s listings and delivered twice the government’s revenue. (By Mario Gabriele)

The age of surplus created the jobs of excess (By Kyla Scanlon)

At some point, the extra money in the bank just doesn’t matter (By Ramp Capital)

Change is always around the corner. Sometimes, you proactively invite it in, and sometimes it just comes a-knocking. (By Andy Jassy)

The real world has no silos. (By Morgan Housel)

Finally, after 15 years of focusing on growth above all else, the company is starting to optimize its business further down the income statement. (By Alex Morris)

If you’re under 60, this may be hard to imagine, but not that long ago, many Americans saw seat belts as an assault on their personal liberty (By Scott Galloway)

History is rife with examples of rich celebrities and athletes that lost it all thanks to their poor financial choices (By Nick Magiulli)

Podcasts

A boom in new podcasts (With Making Media and Bryan Barletta)

Digital life has seeped into our real lives (With Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan)