Tuesday morning news
Tom Brady Has Added to a Legacy That Had No Room to Top We thought Brady had already done everything a quarterback could do. More than everything. His 2020 has somehow only added to the story. (Sports Illustrated)
LeBron James Just Might Play Forever Like Tom Brady, the Lakers star is redefining the aging curve. And after turning his biggest weakness into a strength this season, he may have extended his career even further. (Ringer)
BlackRock Chief Pushes a Big New Climate Goal for the Corporate World Larry Fink is using his firm’s huge influence to pressure companies to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 using the weight of his firm’s $9 trillion in assets. (Dealbook)
You've heard of net zero? These oil companies say they've reached 'net-negative' carbon emissions CO2 is stored using carbon capture technology, which also helps produce more oil (CBC)
Has the Pandemic Transformed the Office Forever? Companies are figuring out how to balance what appears to be a lasting shift toward remote work with the value of the physical workplace. What’s an office for? The COVID-19 pandemic has presented companies with an unprecedented opportunity to rethink the fundamentals of the physical workplace (New Yorker)
With Democrats in Control, Investors Are High on Cannabis Weed businesses are counting on the political shift to help them win access to financial markets and perhaps even national legalization of pot. (Businessweek)
Hempton: Where we are: Many quality growth stocks are now very expensive, often requiring a decade of uninterrupted growth to “earn their way” into the current valuation. And garbage stocks and new issues are at levels that even a few years ago we would have considered vanishingly unlikely. On the plus side we look at shorting opportunities now and see a “target rich environment.” Alas, recent experience tells us that the targets can shoot back. (Bronte Capital)