Miscellaneous Weekend Reading : EI Weekend 3392
Google Fusion power, the Simpsons’ evil genius? In praise of Palm Oil, bullish meteorite chases and the magic of the Cordwainers.
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On this day in 2005, insurance claims for Hurricane Katrina were estimated at $34.4 billion for personal and commercial property losses.
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MACRO THOUGHTS
Yarlung Zangbo Dam: The Dawn Of Zero-Sum Water Politics In South Asia
Geopolitical Monitor
PARISH NOTES
A decade ago on Wednesday September 24th 2015, as we all convened for one of the final SFOA Burgenstock meetings — in Geneva — the passing of Yogi Berra enabled a unique : Guest editing by the late great baseball legend.
Surmise As Yogi observed, “If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.”
Why not Pop by Exchange Invest.com, start a free trial and see Yogi’s bourse pith for yourself in Exchange Invest Issue 596.
IPO-VID LIVESTREAM: NEXT TUESDAY
“Quantum Finance”
Guest: Hayden Van Der Post
October 7th, 2025
1700 UK, 1800 CET, 1200 EST
With a 15 year background in finance, former child chess prodigy Hayden Van Der Post seeks to lift the ‘hood’ on the upcoming world of Quantum computing and thus Quantum Finance.
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IN BIGWORLD
Meanwhile in a move which caught all the gossip columns by surprise and left the rest of us savouring a true retro 1980’s moment.
Retired Colonel Oliver North married Fawn Hall In secret, in Arlington County, Virginia, on Aug. 27 to mark an intriguing coda to the history of Iran Contra (Exclusive: An Iran-Contra Romance — By Michael Isikoff | SpyTalk).
BITCARNAGE
Unsettled?
The Unsettled Side Of Stablecoins from Jeff Kutler (GARP, also an IPO-VID 16:Jeffrey Kutler’s Journey from ATMs to Cryptocurrencies alumnus) is simply a must read for a better understanding of the quirks of this concept.
If you enjoyed this excerpt, you may be interested to know that you can read Bitcarnage every day in Exchange Invest.
Alternatively, if you want to follow Bitcarnage — the daily update on happenings in the world of crypto and digital assets, then you can find Bitcarnage as a standalone on Substack.
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EXCHANGE INVEST WEEKLY PODCAST
Marking A Decade Without Yogi,
With Storms & Swaps in Hong Kong,
There’s A Calypso Cloud for Nasdaq,
Down Under, it’s the ASX PermaCrisis.
The Exchange Invest Weekly Podcast 315
IPO-VID LIVESTREAM: NOW ONLINE!
“Panel, Markets & IT”
Guests: Ann Berg, Hamish Adourian & Dan Davis
September 30th, 2025
1700 UK, 1800 CET, 1200 EST
Join us for a panel session discussing the state of markets with an eye on IT…
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OF INTEREST
As always, a review of interesting reading to provoke thoughts and consideration… Not sure we agree with much of it….but it’s thought-provoking!
Our Latest Bet On A Fusion-Powered Future
Michael Terrell Google Blog
The Simpsons May Be Genius — But It’s Also Evil
The Spectator
Palm Oil Saves Forests
Country Squire Magazine
Meet The Meteorite Hunters Chasing Space Rocks That Can Fetch US$400 A Gram
South China Morning Post
Forget Stocks And Shares, The History Of The City Is All About Shoes
City AM
BOOKS WORTH READING:
Finance Book Of The Week
“Bank On Your Neighbor: A People-First Real Estate Strategy to Build Wealth Together” by Mel Dorman is a radical, practical guide to seller financing and community-based investing — written for everyday people who are ready to reclaim financial power.
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Suggestions welcome if you would like to nominate a book for us to cover!
Our next Book of the week will be unveiled Saturday in the EI Weekend Edition.
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Capital Market Revolution
First published in 1999, “Capital Market Revolution!” offered a clear, concise roadmap for navigating the financial revolution fueled by technology. And 25 years later, as the world of fintech continues to evolve, the core principles laid out in the book remain surprisingly sharp
This new edition was produced to celebrate PLY ringing the NYSE Closing Bell July 5th, 2024. There are several new sections of PLY pith to add 10,000 more words of context and the original book which is remarkably prescient and elegantly dated all at once! It’s only $9.99 on Kindle, a fraction of the original price in 1999 to encourage revolutionaries with any budget!
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LAST WORD
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