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
In Hawaii, where insured property losses exceed $3 billion dollars, homeowners face rising insurance premiums as a result of climate disasters. Californians are familiar with this pain: State Farm and Allstate have already stopped offering homeowner policies in the state due to a combination of government-imposed rate caps, expensive reinsurance,... See more
America’s Carbon Bill Is Coming Due
We were inspired by the Picasso quote that only art critics talk about the Big Ideas, real artists help each other find cheap turpentine.
Bloomberg-Beta • Manual/1 - Manual.md at main · Bloomberg-Beta/Manual
The industry lacks much in the way of standardization, and many developers have agreed to localize various aspects of their supply chains across innumerable states, provinces, and cities to win political backing for new projects. As a consequence, benefits from economies of scale have been difficult to realize
That was seen in March when violence erupted across India during Ram Navami, which marks the birth of Ram. Over 20 people were injured in different parts after groups of Hindus marched through Muslim neighbourhoods waving saffron flags and swords as they danced and shouted along to anti-Muslim songs blasting from loudspeakers.
One of the songs with... See more
One of the songs with... See more
Pooja Chaudhuri • YouTube is Autogenerating Videos for Songs Advocating the Expulsion of Muslims from India - bellingcat
The acquisition of Tiffany & Co in 2021 was the largest contributor to LVMH’s growth over the historic period. This move allowed the company to rank third in jewellery and eighth in traditional and connected watches globally. The luxury jewellery brand brought USD6 billion of additional sales for LVMH in 2021 and turned Tiffany & Co into the... See more
Fátima Linares • Why the Acquisition of Tiffany & Co is Important for LVMH
For them, LVT might be an efficient replacement for the property tax but that’s about it. Georgism as an ideology has always gone beyond this.
We write to speculate on the potential for a comeback. Grant’s, don’t mistake us, is bearish on bonds for the long run. If past is prologue, and if there’s anything at all to the fine art of pattern recognition, a new cycle of irregularly rising rates could be upon us, and it might persist for decades, like the 3.5
decade bear bond... See more
The executive said the “cake was already baked well before March 10, when it failed.” Indeed, in the 24 hours before SVB collapsed, Becker told his team the bank had lost $40 billion in deposits in four hours. That’s when a call was set up between Becker, the Fed, the F.D.I.C. and the state of California. “We’re not going to make it,” they were... See more