Ulti

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-elite-is-souring-on-putin-s-chances-of-winning-his-war/ar-AA1cgOHF

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-next-crisis-will-start-with-empty-office-buildings/ar-AA1ceEKg?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=606d641185224a20a6248989fb2c9e82&ei=10

Works even better once retired with SS and gov insurance

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/decoupling-is-just-going-to-happen excellent article on the world wide decoupling going on with China by both governments and multinational corporations

su, bti

Back to the original topic: Having just watched the Pacific on HBO ( and having a father in law who was a ww2 Navy fighter pilot) … I will miss the wisdom and guidance from those who were depression babies/ kids and of the “ greatest generation “I admire both men’s ethics and morality forged during that time.

good interview

https://25iq.com/2015/08/09/a-dozen-things-ive-learned-from-sam-zell-about-investing-and-business-3/

posted under "death" thread .... actually a very good interview

Slightly off topic https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/18/sam-zell-billionaire-real-estate-investor-dies-.html bummer I just listened to a recent interview

adding to BTI

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/michael-pettis-chinas-economic-growth-model-is-dying/id1592743188?i=1000612158620 interesting take on the current Chinese economic model\economy and where it is heading

https://www.wsj.com/articles/pollution-reveals-what-russian-statistics-obscure-industrial-decline-cdd7103e?st=gneo3alxk1699hm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Dont know if its been posted but interesting view

https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/meet01/visguide2023.pdf Didnt know I could shop from home all week...or am i misreading?

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2023/05/04/banking-chris-marinac-small-business-lending.html local lending in Atl “ more of a hassle “

https://iamhome.libsyn.com/todd-combs-meeting-munger-buffett-and-joining-berkshire havn't listened to yet but a new interview with Todd Combs

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/herecomesindia

https://bilello.blog/2023/the-week-in-charts-5-2-23 nice review of a variety of things Banking housing Meta etc in charts

Makes you kinda realize how off the deep end the left and right are in this country

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/opinion/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-social-governance.html excellent op Ed by Roger Lowenstein abou buffet and new age esg movement

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-study-billionaires-the-investors-podcast-network/id928933489 Interview about Berkshire with Chris Bloomstran

https://www.nmhc.org/news/press-release/2023/apartment-market-continues-to-loosen-transactions-pull-back-further-amidst-economic-uncertainty/