shooting from the hip #4

Mar 13, 2020

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shooting from the hip on:

• COVID-19 including spread, can it survive in warmer weather, who’s at risk, and the US response so far. - CDC, WHO, Marc Lipsitch, The Economist
• COVID-19 and the markets including legendary VC firm Sequoia Capital’s outlook.
• Ben Thompson argues the destruction of gatekeepers allows for greater dissemination of information both false and true.
• Looking back at the Global Financial Crisis.
• The crash in oil caused by COVID-19 and exacerbated by Saudi Arabia waging a price war with Russia.
• What Trump’s trade representative was up to 30 years ago.
• Looking back at 9/11.
• Viral Biden video labeled as inaccurate by Twitter and Facebook.
• Bipartisan congressional move to limit executive branch’s war powers against Iran.
• Maker DAO’s handling of significant price drop in the price of Ethereum.
• Matt Mullenweg on working from home.

Other links:

• The Lowest Hanging Fruit: Getting Rich Slowly
• What the U.S. needs to learn from Italy's coronavirus crisis
• Why Did the Stock Market Just Stop Trading?
• Berkshire Hathaway 0.00% Bond Offering
• 5G Qualcomm cites coronavirus uncertainty in lowered guidance
• It's been a year since the last daily White House press briefing

by no gradient, produced by Charlie "finch" Finley