Diego Segura
@diegosegura
designer, writer, founder. currently obsessed with monetary theory, high finance, corporate law, regretting dropping out of high school, and sudoku. author of a 2018 book, “the dropout manifesto.”
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During the 90 years between 1871 and 1960, the S&P 500 annual dividend yield never fell below 3%. In fact, annual dividends reached above 5% during 45 separate years over the period.
The sharp change in S&P 500 dividend yield traces back to the early to mid-1990s. For example, the average dividend yield between 1970 and 1990 was 4.03%. It declined... See more
The sharp change in S&P 500 dividend yield traces back to the early to mid-1990s. For example, the average dividend yield between 1970 and 1990 was 4.03%. It declined... See more
Sean Ross • A History of the S&P 500 Dividend Yield
when China joined the World Trade Organization, in December 2001, its per capita G.D.P. was around $300 a year. “That’s like going to a good Nantucket restaurant for dinner,” he said. “That was the entire income of the average Chinese person.”
May the Schwarzman Be With You
now it's $12,000 vs. $70,000 in the US (and $36,000 in 2001 in US)
though on Google it says China's per capita GDP in '01 was $950
still, insane growth
Sensible Weather
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The only regulations are those which are required in a free market: those which prevent fraudulent, harmful, and dishonest activities
It just makes me think, [the V.C.s] are bad at their job. It’s part of why Barbie is considered such an extreme thing, or a Taylor Swift concert. Men, and I mean largely white, cis men, think male culture is just culture. God forbid that they have to think about something that is not squarely targeted at them. That they can’t possibly try a... See more
After the Gloss: What’s Next for Emily Weiss
Ms. Velez first started filling up notebooks with fashion drawings around age 5, according to Ms. Church, and received her first sewing machine as a gift from a family friend at age 10. She took sewing classes at 12 (the instructor accepted only adults, initially, but Ms. Velez looked mature for her age, Ms. Church said). At 15 a local TV reporter... See more
Jessica Testa • Should Making It in Fashion Be This Hard?
In a consumer survey last year, the Federal Reserve found that 37% of Americans lacked the savings to cover an unantici- pated $400 expense.
Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation - bellingcat
Bellingcat Investigation Teambellingcat.com
“Whenever you think you’ve seen it, there is another hidden room. Little by little, one discovers, floor by floor, more and more secret spaces – and I am sure I still have not seen all of them, filled with books upon books. It’s almost paradise. I’ve always thought of the König bookshop as a sort of paradise.”