Wednesday morning news drop
Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore Carney led two central banks through two world-shifting crises. Does that make him a political contender? (Walrus)
The Fight Over Canada’s Founding Prime Minister Attacks on symbols of nationhood are not merely symbolic actions. They strike at the nationhood the symbol represents. (Atlantic)
Influencers Are Luring Investors Flummoxed by Meme Stonks and Options With the rise of free, fast trading from your phone, demand has surged for information about creating wealth, not just managing it. (Bloomberg)
How Much Do You Need to Be Financially Independent? When it comes to figuring out how much you will need to be financially independent, we only need to know two things: (1) your annual spending and (2) how many years you need to spend for. Once we know these two things, we can estimate how much you will need to be financially free. (Of Dollars And Data)
The SPAC Man Method: Inside the Billionaire Rush for Riches As insiders have raced to push businesses into the public’s hands, they’ve employed a range of maneuvers to boost their fortunes. (Bloomberg Wealth)
How Disney Mismanaged the ‘Star Wars’ Universe And how The Mandalorian can restore the true power of George Lucas’s galaxy (The Atlantic)
What It’s Really Like to Be a Wall Street Whistleblower SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower has splashed out nearly a billion dollars in its cash-for-tips program. But it’s not for the faint of heart. (Institutional Investor)
Timber! Commodities are down notably from their peaks just a few weeks ago
