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Ken Griffin and the AI Greater Fool Theory

Today’s “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Wall Street Journal story: The guy who openly called AI-generated market analysis “garbage” just stepped in to buy the leveraged stock portfolio of Silicon Valley’s favorite AI oracle after margin calls forced a sale.

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Indianapolis - Circa August 2021: Ford F-Series Truck display at a dealership. Ford sells traditional gasoline, electric and hybrid SUV models.

Ford, the UAW, and a ‘Stolen’ $1.95 Cookie

Veteran automotive journalist Phoebe Wall Howard recently uncovered the disheartening story of an experienced Ford factory electrician who was fired after being falsely accused of stealing a $1.95 cookie from the plant commissary. Howard’s reporting burst my bubble about Ford’s leadership and reaffirmed my dim view of the UAW.
Howard’s prodigious reporting deserves amplification.

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Misguided CEOs With AI Egg on Their Faces

You can’t make this stuff up! Ford CEO Jim Farley last October made headlines prognosticating that “artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.” He opined that “AI will leave a lot of white-collar people behind.” Given that Farley’s mistaken embrace of electric…

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Rod Beer: An Avid Reader and Fierce Critic

Rod Beer, a longtime reader of this blog and sometimes its fiercest critic, had gone silent on me these past few months. I missed hearing from him and feared that perhaps I had written one Mary Barra missive too many. Beer didn’t have an issue with my critical view of…

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A Deli Platter and Jamie Dimon’s Quality of Mercy

JPMorgan’s $4.25 million defeat over a $642.50 deli platter is understandably generating plenty of yuks on social media. Here’s why the award is no laughing matter and another indictment of Jamie Dimon’s leadership.

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Michael Schroeder Gave Me My Career Break

Michael Schroeder was among the most decent people I encountered in journalism. He also changed my life.
A remembrance of the reporter and editor who gave me my career break at The Detroit News.

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Lululemon and Ken Paxton’s Frontier Justice

Although it couldn’t happen to a more deserving company, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s disclosure that he’s investigating Lululemon for toxic “forever chemicals” smacks of performance politics.

Paxton’s press release briefly wiped out billions in Lululemon’s market value before any facts were established — violating the principle that even corporations are innocent until proven guilty.

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Sturgis, SD, USA - May 29, 2019: A well known city for its motorcycle rally history

Bryon Noem: The Person vs. The Punchline

If you’re looking for friends who will stick with you through thick and thin, Castlewood, a South Dakota town of about 700 residents, might be the answer to your prayers.

It’s a set of values America’s political and media elite don’t understand.

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