The Weekly Bull Report – April 7, 2019 🗞

Welcome to the 47th edition of The Weekly Bull Report.

Here’s a short list of content we found interesting and informative over the past 7 days…

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💡 Interesting Articles & News:

POLITICS

ECONOMICS

• If the US-Mexico border is shut down, avocados may be hard to come by. The US would run out of the popular fruit in three weeks, according to Mission Produce. 🥑 Asparagus toast anyone?
• Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos are officially divorced, with Mackenzie getting Amazon stock worth more than $35 billion. That makes her the fourth-richest woman in the world with the stroke of a pen. 💰

SOCIETY

• This city bans cars every Sunday—and people love it. See why. 🚗
• What it’s like to grow up with more money than you’ll ever spend. Check it out.
• Class action lawsuit filed over cancelled basic income project.
• 75-year-old frontman Mick Jagger says he’s “feeling much better” following reported heart valve surgery. 🎸

TECHNOLOGY

• DeepMind and Google: battle to control artificial intelligence. Read how. 🧠
• Apple will soon face new competition for its popular AirPods. Amazon is said to be working on its own wireless earbuds that will have built-in Alexa access.
• Amazon confirmed it’s working on an ambitious plan to launch thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit that could provide broadband access to areas of the world that don’t have high-speed internet.

MEDICINE & SCIENCE

• It’s time to make human-chimp hybrids. Check them out. 🐵
• Can human mortality be hacked? Read how. 👶
• Your body clock, metabolism and digestion interact in complex ways – meaning it’s not just what you eat, but when you eat, that matters.🕰🥞
• This teacher’s viral ‘check-in’ board is a beautiful example of mental health support. Check it out here.
• Goals and rewards redraw the brain’s map of the world. 🧠

CULTURE

• Underwater archaeologists find surprising artifacts from major Roman naval battle. ⚓
• The alternative meat trend is taking a big step into the mainstream: Burger King will add a vegetarian version, which says it tastes nearly identical to beef.
• April 2 was “Equal Pay Day,” which symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. 💶

CANNABIS

SPORTS

• Mistakes, abuse & VAR: What are the pressures like on a Premier League referee? Read about it here.
• Europe’s next big soccer stars will come from…Major League Soccer (MLS). Read why. ⚽

 

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📈 Noteworthy Stocks & Assets:

• Saudi stocks are booming – Thanks to Index Makers.📈 Read more here.
• Wuhan General Group ($WUHN) climbs after announcing they’re entering the “magic mushroom” space. 🍄📈

 

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💬 Quotes That Inspire Us:

• “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill
  
•  “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser

 

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🔠 Word Of The Week:

• Non sequitur [non se·qui·tur] – noun – A statement that does not logically follow what has been said before.
  Example: Her comment about dogs was a real non sequitur when we’d been talking about going to the beach.
  

   

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❔ Did You Know: 

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👓 A Must Watch & Listen:

• Exponential View: How AI and other exponential technologies are transforming business and society – Investing in Disruptive Innovation: Cathie Wood, one of Bloomberg’s 50 people who defined global business in 2018, discusses the five innovation platforms shaping our future and strategies for investing in them.
• Analysis: Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy – Are we heading for a mass extinction?

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📚 Books We Are Reading:

• Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us – By Duncan J. Watts
  By understanding how and when common sense fails, we can improve our understanding of the present and better plan for the future. 
• Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction – By Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
  *New York Times Bestseller* – This book offers the first demonstrably effective way to improve our ability to predict the future – whether in business, finance, politics, international affairs, or daily life – and is destined to become a modern classic.

 

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👌 Feel Good Sunday:

• The Mindset of High Achievers: Do what the 99% are not doing. Watch the video.

 

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🐦 One Liners:

• Professor: Just got an email from a student where they referred to the 90s as ” the late 1900s” 😂

 

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Our very best wishes for a brilliant upcoming week! 🤗📈

Respectfully yours,

The IBR Team

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