Bond Markets, Mark McMorris, and Super Bowl LVI

Tuesday morning news drop

  • Funds on right side of historic U.S. bond market move Hedge funds look to be on the right side of the seismic moves in Treasuries that have propelled short-dated borrowing costs higher, intensified flattening pressures across the yield curve, and ripped up the consensus 2022 U.S. interest rate outlook. (Reuters)

  • As the blockades have shown, anarchy is usually bad for business Disregarding the law is tempting when you're fed up with rules. But chaos has economic consequences (CBC)

  • Mark McMorris Inc: Inside an Olympic snowboarder's business empire The 28-year-old is an action sport athlete entrepreneur, with a sponsorship fiefdom that has crossed over from the purely athletic realm (Financial Post)

  • The Stars Aligned in the Rams’ Super Bowl Win Over the Bengals Sunday’s game was won by superstar players making championship-winning plays. It’s a good thing the Rams had so many of them. (Ringer)

  • The Bengals Nearly Pulled Off a Super Bowl Run For the Ages. What Comes Next? Joe Burrow and Cincinnati took the NFL playoffs by storm before falling just short of a championship. They have the foundation to make it back—but the road ahead won’t be easy. (Ringer)

  • A sublime ode to old-school L.A. hip hop at the 56th Super Bowl halftime show For the first time, rap dominated as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige performed (CBC)

  • Why electric vehicles are so hot in the 2022 Super Bowl ads It’s the “early stages of the biggest transition in the auto industry since the car was first invented.” (Vox)

  • Super Bowl LVI: A comprehensive ranking of the best commercials Super Bowl LVI is in the books, and that means it’s time to relive the best commercials from the big game. More anticipated in some households than the actual Super Bowl, or even the half-time show, are the interstitial advertising spots that break up the periods of play. No matter your level of engagement with the game or your football knowledge, everyone wants to watch the commercials. This year, iconic halftime show aside, the commercials were the most entertaining part of the broadcast. (Sportsnet)

  • Confessions of a Bitcoin Widow: How a Dream Life Turned into a Nightmare My husband started a cryptocurrency empire that made us rich. When he died, I learned it was just a facade (Walrus)