“Epic” championships and superstars seldom deliver on pre-game hype. That was not the case at Sunday’s World Cup final, where Argentina, France, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé delivered a match that will be remembered forever. on.wsj.com/3G18vpF

Remarkable performance by Norwegian teenager Elham Abdrlauf in Rilton Cup, in shared lead with 6/7 performing at 2700+, one win by crushing Israeli veteran Smirin. Elham very likely to become Norway's next GM.

Libor just surpassed 5% for the first time in more than 15 years. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The last 10 annualized inflation readings: June 9.06% July 8.52% Aug 8.26% Sept 8.20% Oct 7.75% Nov 7.11% Dec 6.45% Jan 6.41% Feb 6.04% March 4.98% I spot a trend in there somewhere

Excellent chances for Norway to get its first European Youth Chess Champion ever, as top seed Elham Amar is in sole lead with 5,5/6. Three rounds to go.

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The Consequences of Elon Musk’s Ownership of X nytimes.com/interactive/20…

How Does Paris Stay Paris? By Pouring Billions Into Public Housing nytimes.com/2024/03/17/rea…

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How red Texas became a model for green energy - on.ft.com/4azMTgi via Financial Times

economist.com/leaders/2024/0… "Among the biggest constitutional obstacles to dictatorship is the 22nd Amendment, which limits a president to two terms."

Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power in Africa economist.com/middle-east-an… from The Economist

If the exponential rise of solar power continues into the 2030s and 2040s, much of the world will begin to feel energy-rich for the first time. That feeling will be a transformational one for humankind econ.st/3xp4tWQ ☀️

Norway's Rooth secures shock decathlon win - reuters.com/sports/olympic…

Jerome Powell (almost) declares victory over inflation economist.com/finance-and-ec… from The Economist

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Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

nytimes.com/2025/03/31/bus… via ⁦The New York Times⁩

Your memories of what the market has done before can deceive you in dangerous ways. wsj.com/finance/invest…