Blank Space Aristotle famously said that “nature abhors a vacuum.” In lay terms, the Greek philosopher was saying that any empty space is instantly filled by denser surrounding matter. The idea being that voids are effectively nothingness, and nothingness can’t exist. Pop singer Taylor Swift, a modern-era philosopher perhaps, sort of gets at the same…Read more
With the long government shutdown behind us, the market can finally get its bearings. But the fog hasn’t fully lifted. As we head into the week, the major questions for investors have shifted from “When will this end?” to “What’s the damage, and what do we do now?” Getting the economic reports that were delayed,…Read more
With Or Without You The lyrics to one of U2’s most well-known songs include a line that goes, “I can’t live, with or without you.” During this government shutdown, that’s how the market feels about government economic data — or lack thereof. As the longest shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end, we are…Read more
