Companies
- Overstock.com is going all-in on the Bed Bath & Beyond name. (theinformation.com)
- Downtown retail has more than just a crime problem. (bloomberg.com)
AI
- Why AI is worthy of the ‘mega-trend’ title. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- AI is going to have a mixed effect on Google ($GOOGL). (barrons.com)
- Where is the new wave of customer-focused AI companies? (om.co)
- Data quality matters when it comes to training finance AI models. (alphaarchitect.com)
Local
- What’s behind the population decline in Portland, Oregon? (wsj.com)
- Miami-Dade is running out of buildable land. (bloomberg.com)
- Empty downtown office buildings are not just a problem for coastal cities. (businessinsider.com)
Economy
- Q2 GDP was revised up to 2.0% growth. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Housing has shifted from a headwind to a tailwind. (wapo.st)
- Capex spending has stopped going down. (carsongroup.com)
- Anemic wage growth has held back views about the economy. (axios.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: the most informed experts. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: not worrying about money. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- 11 must-read investing books including “A Random Walk Down Wall Street” by Burton G. Malkiel. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- Six books worth checking out including “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin. (danieldrezner.substack.com)
- Some of the best science-related books this summer including “How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures” by Sabrina Imbler. (sciencefriday.com)