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What I'm reading today on housing unaffordability, cosmetics as the new toilet paper, an unappetizing return of Brood X, and more.

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Apple and the end of the car as we know it, more microchips, corporate relocations, and Kenny McDonald on post-COVID.

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Parking lots, pallets, hand sanitizer, and more.

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Assorted Links Thursday

Thousands of empty call centers, and "if getting back to normal means no more pictures of dogs watching Zoom meetings, then I don't want to go back."

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Minerals, inflation, supply chains, the creator economy, COVID denialism, defining economic growth, rising wages, broadband, and more.

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Startups and landlords are banking that even after the pandemic, people will want a place to work remotely beyond their living room, and more.

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The average American says that $19,800 would be a life changing amount of money. Let's not forget this when doing BR&E.

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The economy is (almost) back, but It is looking different than it used to, and so much more.

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They mailed 100 letters to test the US Postal Service -- they did not get speedy delivery, and more.

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Assorted Links Sunday

I keep highlighting product and raw material shortages, not because they're bad per se, but because they demonstrate how much pent up demand there is.

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