Financial Markets and Economy
Economist: Major Portions of the Fed's Case for Liftoff Are Way off Base (Bloomberg)
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Carl Icahn has acquired a 7% stake in Xerox (Business Insider)
Billionaire Carl Icahn has bought a 7% stake in Xerox.
U.S. drivers, give thanks: Gas on Thanksgiving cheapest since 2008 (Market Watch)
The 42 million U.S. residents expected to take a road trip this Thanksgiving will be greeted with the lowest retail gasoline prices for the holiday since 2008, travel and leisure group AAA said Monday.
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – Comex Option Expiration (Jesse's Cafe Americain)
There were no deliveries in precious metals at The Bucket Shop on Friday. What a surprise.
Cabela's Investors Say They'd Want $60 a Share or More in Buyout (Bloomberg)
Cabela’s Inc. is attracting takeover interest at a per-share price range in the $50s, people familiar with the discussions said last week. But it may take significantly more than that to satisfy some longtime investors.
These 2 charts should settle one of the biggest concerns around a rate hike (Business Insider)
Barring a major economic disaster, the Federal Reserve is set to raise its benchmark rate in December.
What to watch for in Hewlett-Packard’s earnings (Market Watch)
Hewlett-Packard Co. will report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the market close on Tuesday.
It’s the last time the parent of HP Inc. HPQ, +1.21% and newly spun-off Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. HPE, -2.53% will report earnings as a combined company. The spinoff was carried out on Nov. 2, the first day of the company’s new fiscal year.
Polish Stocks Retreat to Six-Year Low on Co-op Bank Failure (Bloomberg)
Polish stocks, the worst performers in emerging markets on Monday, sunk to a six-year low following the bankruptcy of one of the countrys biggest cooperative banks and amid concern the new government will force utilities to rescue unprofitable coal mines.
It's warm, and that's bullish (Business Insider)
For October, the average temperature across the US was 57.4 F — the highest since 1963. And, to date, November has been quite warm as well.
10 dividend stocks for 2016 with yields up to 15.6% (Market Watch)
Why buy dividend stocks?
There are two main arguments. Let’s start with …
Takata's 10% Bond Yield Deemed Insufficient After Honda Rebuke (Bloomberg)
Takata Corp.’s bond yield tripled this month after a rebuke by its biggest customer Honda Motor Co. overshadowed a settlement with U.S. regulators over faulty air bags.
These economic 'swans' could rock the global markets (Business Insider)
Societe Generale is out with its latest quarterly chart of so-called swan risks that threaten to rock the global financial markets. For the most part, the risks remain unchanged from September.
Dollar hits 7-month high vs. euro on December rate-hike expectations (Market Watch)
The dollar rose to its highest level against the euro since mid-April Monday after hawkish comments from San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams over the weekend reiterated the case for raising interest rates in December.
Alcoa Rallies as Elliott Said to Buy Stake in Split Endorsement (Bloomberg)
Alcoa Inc. shares rallied after CNBC reported that Elliott Management Corp. had bought a stake in the largest U.S. aluminum producer.
Hedge funds' top stock picks haven't been smoked this badly since the financial crisis (Business Insider)
Hedge funds' favorite bets in the stock market have been getting roughed up.
Betting on Copper Is a Dangerous Game (NY Times)
Many mining companies thought copper was the commodity of the future. Now it is exposing their attachment to the past. The metal appears destined to sink further unless miners make deeper cuts to production.
Energy Stock Rally Leads to Hedging as Prices Don't Match Profit (Bloomberg)
A quick rebound from a four-year low that sent energy stocks to the highest valuations in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has investors jockeying for downside protection.
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts – All For the Fed (Jesse's Cafe Americain)
Stocks had a hard go of it today, but managed to hold the level on their latest bubble up to near highs.
Politics
These candidates are getting rich running for president (Yahoo! Finance)
Ben Carson fashions himself a political novice, but he’s an expert at one crucial political skill: cashing in on public exposure.
Carson, perhaps more than any other presidential candidate, is profiting handsomely from the fame he has gained as a popular upstart contender for the Republican nomination. And unlike most candidates who put their business interests on hold while campaigning, Carson has continued to earn lavish speaking fees as a candidate, while also raking in book royalties and income from other sources.
How Donald Trump’s ground game looks in early states (Market Watch)
Poll after poll shows that Donald Trump is the candidate to beat for the Republican presidential nomination. But does he have the “ground game” to actually pull it off?
His organization in states early on the GOP primary calendar, at least, suggest he’s building the infrastructure that could help him win the nod, analysts say.
Technology
Humai Wants To Resurrect Humans Within 30 Years (Popular Science)
Spoilers ahead for those who aren’t caught up,? but last season of Game of Thrones ended with a true Caesar ?outcome? for all-around-hero (and potential Azor Ahai) Jon Snow. But unlike Caesar, today HBO teased the ?apparent? resurrection of the character in the show's April Season 6 premiere. That plotline might be as far-fetched in reality as it may seem, but to find out, we spoke to one optimistic startup company called Humai, that is pursuing actual resurrection for human beings with a target of the next 30 years.
Camera prototype is thinner than a dime (Futurity)
A patented prototype called FlatCam is little more than a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera.
Sophisticated computer algorithms are what make it practical—they process what the sensor detects and convert the sensor measurements into images and videos.
Health and Life Sciences
Breast-Feeding Is Good for Mothers, Not Just Babies, Studies Suggest (NY Times)
Breast milk may provide the ideal nourishment for an infant, but two recent studies are putting a different spin on the bottle-versus-breast debate, suggesting it is mothers, and not just babies, who may have much to gain from breast-feeding.
Life on the Home Planet
Freaky lightning strikes in Australia surely herald the end of days (Mashable)
A series of surreal lightning strikes in Australia on Monday dialled up the fright factor to 100
The southern parts of Queensland were smashed by severe storms — with reports of 28,000 lightning strikes in the region, according to the ABC.
This Abandoned Shopping Mall Is Turning Into A Lagoon And Park (Fast Company)
The old remnants of failed consumerism, transformed into something that brings back people and neighborhoods.
