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German bund got to nearly 80 basis points. Oil relatively flat. The tenyear hit 2. 30. The rising vix, some of these yields went bananas around 6 00 a. M. Eastern. Because of the percentages and how low they are in germany, you have a little change in germany, its a dramatic rate increases. People are losing fortunes. Now its 2 trillion in two weeks. When people say why are some of our stocks down look at the pain. People believe negative rates would get more negative even though there certainly...

First quarter. Bank of england says the economy is strengthening and it is going to keep rates low for a long time. This is Governor Carney speaking right now. You can go to bloomberg. Com and see the headlines. German inflation moving up. Suggesting there is growth in germany. The bank of china is seeking 16 billion in a preferred stock offering. That is being marketed to mainland investors. Economic data in the 7 00, we have Mortgage Applications will epi, that is the so what. I, that is the s...

Stephen levitt and Stephen Dubner with their new book called think like a freak. What i find is truly smart people, in my view, the smartest people are the ones who can explain whats going on in their thought processes. Were surrounded by people who are putitively really smart and you ask them why theyre thinking and they try. But really smart people can explain it. One of the most important things is to say i dont know, to not think you have the answers. As an academic i dont know anything. Min...

Dubner with their new book called think like a freak. What i find is truly smart people, in my view, the smartest people are the ones who can explain whats going on in their thought processes. Were surrounded by people who are putitively really smart and you ask them why theyre thinking and they try. But really smart people can explain it. One of the most important things is to say i dont know, to not think you have the answers. As an academic i dont know anything. Ming mick, wooldridge, levitt ...

Is. He was developing completely normally. What happened . I think the first thing that we noticed was that he stopped sleeping and then he started to lose language. When he was three years old owen suskind all but disappeared in to silence, diagnosed with autism his parents thought their son was lost forever. Until the discovered an unlikely way to bring him back. I never felt this way about anyone. I. Ahead on sunday morning the surprising store radio of how one boy found his voice thanks to t...

New controversy for donald recruiting. 20 of applicants qualify. Sterling. The clippers owner is being the recruiting goal is 57,000 universally criticized for his shocking commentary about magic troops. Its the smallest in a decade. Johnson. He acts so holy. Thats because of the drive down i mean big Magic Johnson. In forces in iraq and what has he done . Tragedy in west virginia. Afghanistan and budget cuts. At least two people confirmed dead after a mine collapse. The roof reportedly fell in....

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. So in a book about economics calls freakenomics, you know youre not dealing with conventional thinking for sure. The pair behind that book which also became a documentary and a radio show. Steven and stephen, good to have you both on the program. Let me jump in. The best way i have discovered and i have read all of the stuff you guys have done and for me, as a host, the best way to give the audience what is in this, i wan...

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. So in a book about economics calls freakenomics, you know youre not dealing with conventional thinking for sure. The pair behind that book which also became a documentary and a radio show. Steven and stephen, good to have you both on the program. Let me jump in. The best way i have discovered and i have read all of the stuff you guys have done and for me, as a host, the best way to give the audience what is in this, i wan...

But its not just celebrities and ceos experiencing the breach of privacy, every click of your computer mouse, tracked and analyzed, and were complicit. We willingly trade our information for convenience. We hunger for every stolen celebrity snapshot. Its not big brother any more. Its little snitch. Europe is trying to walk it back. A google search, turn up something you dont like, google must remove it, if you ask. Google is already fielding these takedown requests. Tech billionaire mark cuban i...

It's time to rethink the pivotal role incentives play in shaping behavior to find and disclose software vulnerabilities. More accurate guidance to reflect real-world risks and a tiered verification process to establish potential impact could slow misleading submissions.