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This article was written byFollowLaura Starks is the founder and CEO of Starks Energy Economics, LLC (since 2007). She has a degree in chemical engineering and an MBA with a concentration in finance which she has used for many years…

If you were trying to learn how to get other people to do what you want, you might use some of the techniques found in a book like Influence: The Power of Persuasion. Now, a preprint study out of the…

As Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Pierce Brosnan and Celia Irmie’s characters in Netflix’s new original movie The Thursday Murder Club prove, just because people retire from work, it doesn’t mean that they need to retire from the things that helped…

This article was written byFollowSmall deep value individual investor, with a modest private investment portfolio, split approx. 50%-50% between shares and call options. I have a B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering and over 6 years of experience as an engineering consultant…

Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of book authors alleging copyright infringement, an estimated $3,000 per work. In a court motion on Friday, the plaintiffs emphasized that the terms…

The President fired the nation’s top labor statistician because the jobs numbers embarrassed him. On August 1, after BLS reported weak job creation and sizable downward revisions, the president dismissed Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, accusing her – without evidence – of…

In one paper Eleos AI published, the nonprofit argues for evaluating AI consciousness using a “computational functionalism” approach. A similar idea was once championed by none other than Putnam, though he criticized it later in his career. The theory suggests…

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since October 2024, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.5% from last…

Verizon popularized the question, “Can you hear me now?” Today, that question isn’t just about cell coverage, it’s about staying connected in retirement. It’s a question that belongs in our longevity planning, and yes, our brain health, too. The conversation…

This article was written byFollowIndividual investor with hands-on experience in the equity markets. Largely focusing on Tech companies or major mispricings in the market.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and…