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Good morning. Almost four years after their Bahamian paradise getaway turned into a scene out of Black Mirror, a group of Fyre Festival attendees reached a settlement for $7,220/apiece. You know what they say: Justice isn't always there when you call, but it's always on time.

MARKETS 1-DAY PERFORMANCE   NASDAQ +1.31% 14,038.76 S&P +1.11% 4,170.42 Dow +0.90% 34,035.99 Bitcoin -0.17% $63,057.60 10-Year +0.4 bps 1.581% Dogecoin +123.4% $0.28   *Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 11:00pm ET. Here's what these numbers mean. Markets: Stocks hit record highs and the Dow surpassed 34,000 points for the first time. Dogecoin went absolutely parabolic for reasons unbeknownst to us.  Economy: Retail sales spiked 9.8% in March and last week's jobless claims fell to a pandemic-era low. Something is working for the US economy, and that something is likely stimulus + vaccines. Covid: India's outbreak is on an alarming trajectory, topping 200,000 daily cases yesterday. France became the third country in Europe (after the UK and Italy) to record 100,000 Covid deaths. And the Biden administration said a third "booster" shot will likely be necessary 9–12 months after someone's been fully vaccinated.

REAL ESTATE Got Wood? Francis Scialabba Yesterday, lumber futures hit $1,260 per thousand board feet on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. If that sounds like a lot, well, it is—an all-time high. Lumber prices have soared during the pandemic. Last April, that same order would've cost just $358. If you think this doesn't affect you...you probably haven't been house hunting recently. Astronomical lumber prices have added $24,000 to the cost of a typical single-family home and $9,000 per apartment, according to the National Association of Home Builders. What's going on? 1. The pandemic. At its outset, Covid forced many mills to temporarily close. When historically low mortgage rates met a summer wave of homebuying, renovations, and DIY-ing, producers were unprepared for the demand surge.  Lumber prices kept rising during the winter months, so homebuilders and lumber yards delayed their purchases, hoping prices would come down. Now, with the busy spring/summer building season ahead, homebuilders and lumber yards are rushing to get coveted boards, driving prices even higher. 2. The plague. Not the human one. Since the 1990s, warmer winters have caused mountain beetles to spread further across British Columbia, infecting more forests. Their arboreal appetites have diminished harvests.  Somewhat ironically, in Europe, a different beetle plague is also getting worse and forcing loggers to cut down infected trees before the wood becomes unusable. As the US looks for more supply, Europe has extra to export. 3. Labor. Mills could theoretically produce more...except some are facing labor shortages. While the job can include lots of Vitamin D and flannel, low pay and the difficult, sometimes dangerous work required has pinched manpower. Bottom line: The number of homes for sale continues to sit near a record low. While that should be a dream for construction businesses, rising prices and tight inventories for lumber and other building materials have made it more expensive for builders and, in turn, created an affordability crisis for buyers.

C-SUITE Bezos Is too Good at Goodbyes picture alliance/Getty Images When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote his first letter to shareholders, the year was 1997, the company was doing $148 million in annual revenue, and an "important" strategic partnership with America Online was just inked.  In his final letter before he steps down as CEO, published yesterday, Bezos noted $45 billion in revenue for Amazon Web Services alone, 200 million Amazon Prime members, and 1.3 million employees globally.  And reflections on those employees accounted for most of what Bezos wrote. He discussed the recent union vote in Bessemer, AL, which Amazon defeated but that nonetheless drew national attention to employees' frustrations with working conditions. Bezos admitted, "We need a better vision for how we create value for employees—a vision for their success."  Amazon is the second-largest private employer in the US behind Walmart. It hired 500,000 people just last year as the pandemic juiced demand for online shopping. Parting thoughts: If there was one thing Bezos wanted to get across in this letter, it's to embrace what makes you, you. He wrote, "The world wants you to be typical–in a thousand ways, it pulls at you. Don't let it happen." Read the entire letter.

ENVIRONMENT Watch Earth Go Back to the Future Google Earth Timelapse shows effects of mining in Wright, Wyoming If you weren't stressed enough about climate change, Google Earth just released its latest feature, Timelapse, to really make you sweat. With over 24 million satellite photos compiled into an interactive 4D experience, it's one of the clearest visuals yet of how our planet has changed over the past four decades. Users can toggle from the devastation from Australian wildfires to the rapid growth of San Francisco on the same screen. Google didn't create it just to hurt you. The company wanted to build a tool for governments, researchers, journalists, and teachers to witness the "rapid environmental change in the past half-century." How it came to be: Google partnered with organizations including NASA and the US Geological Survey's Landsat program to collect images from 1984–2020 of every location on Earth—yes, even Nebraska. Google said the project took 2 million processing hours across thousands of machines, but stuck to its green commitment and used 100% renewable energy. Bottom line: Easily accessible collections of clear satellite images might be the strongest tool in the fight against climate change.

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GRAB BAG Key Performance Indicators Meme Stat: Charles Schwab added more clients in Q1 of 2021 (3.2 million) than in all of 2020. Why? Greater interest in high-growth tech companies and meme stocks, said the CEO.  Quote: "We are grateful for all feedback." Maybe. The BBC said that it received 109,741 complaints over its wall-to-wall coverage of Prince Philip's death, making it the most complained-about programming decision in the company's 98-year history.  Read: How Tiger Global is disrupting venture capital. (The Valley of Dunning–Kruger)

AUTO The Benz Has Gone Electric Mercedes-Benz In a win for cool dads everywhere, Mercedes-Benz revealed its new 2022 EQS luxury electric sedan yesterday. The model is scheduled to hit car dealerships in the fall and represents the first of nine electric vehicles the German auto brand plans to release within the year.  The EQS can get an impressive 478 miles of range by European standards, but that number is expected to go down when it's tested in the US. There's a chance it could still beat out Tesla’s longest-range Model S, but we'll leave I-80 to settle that debate. Other features include: A 56-inch “Hyperscreen” dashboard consisting of three different screens for passengers to watch Justice League the way Zach Snyder intended. Automatic doors. Hot stone seat massagers. Zoom out: Its two-tone paint job is cool, but the most interesting part of the EQS is what it means for other legacy car companies trying to transition away from combustion engines. If EVs are the future of driving, luxury brands need to get it in gear.

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WHAT ELSE IS BREWING China's economy grew 0.6% in Q1 quarter-over-quarter and a record 18.3% from Q1 2020, when the coronavirus led to severe lockdowns. The US slapped sanctions on dozens of Russian nationals and companies over election-meddling and cyber attacks.  Citi and Bank of America continued the run of strong bank earnings. Walmart has made an investment in Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by GM. Delta posted a $1.2 billion loss last quarter, but said it could return to profitability by late summer.

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GAMES Friday Puzzle How many Xs can you put in a 6x6 grid such that no row, column, or diagonal has more than two Xs in it? The first two have already been placed, in opposing corners, as shown below.  BIDEN’S AMERICA: 3rd Grader Forced To Remove ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Mask “Here’s How it Works, Dr. Fauci, I Get to Ask You the Questions!” – Rep. Jim Jordan Puts Arrogant Fauci in His Place (VIDEO) LIST OF HOMELESS SHELTERS Where You Can Donate “My Pillow” Pillows, Blankets, Sheets, Comforters and Towels, And HELP To Keep Mike Lindell From Being Canceled Chicago Street Gang Latin Kings Threaten to Retaliate Against Police After Shooting Death of 13-Year-Old “Lil’ Homicide” Adam Toledo TRUMP WAS RIGHT! US Intel Walks Back Claim That Russia Had Bounties On American Troops

 

 

 

 

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April 16th, 2021

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April 16

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Peter Ustinov READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1912 Harriet Quimby's flight across the English Channel READ MORE

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2014: The South Korean ferry Sewol, traveling from Inch'ŏn to Cheju, capsized and sank, killing 304 people, most of whom were high schoolers. [Learn about seven of the world's deadliest shipwrecks.]

2007: In one of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States, 33 people, including the shooter, were killed on the Blacksburg, Virginia, campus of Virginia Tech.

2003: At age 40, Michael Jordan, widely regarded as the best player in the history of basketball, played his last game in the National Basketball Association. [ Find out if Michael Jordan tops our list of the 10 greatest basketball players of all time.]

1962: American journalist Walter Cronkite became anchor of the CBS Evening News , a position he held for nearly two decades, during which time he became known as “the most trusted man in America.”

1948: In order to restore the economy of Europe after World War II, 16 European countries formed the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (later the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about European history.]

1947: American basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1988), was born. [How well do you know basketball player nicknames?]

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Columnists The Left Wants to Silence You Spencer Brown The 'Russian Bounty' Story Falls Apart Larry O'Connor How to Start a War Victor Davis Hanson Biden's Fabled Bipartisanship David Limbaugh Dear President Biden: Don't Restrict Public Lands Access Gabriella Hoffman The Russian Bounty Story Erodes Tim Graham The Abiding Shame of 'Packing' the Supreme Court Josh Hammer Not Every Tragedy Is a Racial Lesson Mona Charen Biden Bids Farewell to a 'Forever War' Pat Buchanan ADVERTISEMENT Kristen Clarke Is Unfit to Be in Government David Harsanyi Workers Don't Share Democrats' Nostalgia for Unions Michael Barone For Our Children’s Sake, It’s High Time To Put Arrogant Public Employees In Their Place Craig Shirley Tribalism Breaks Our Bond With Truth Erick Erickson Imagine the Unthinkable Dan Stein Bay of Pigs Soldiers Should be Given Veteran Status Larry Provost Africans Deflect Biden’s Demand to End Fossil Fuel Use Duggan Flanakin Democrats Want to Give China America's Most Valuable Secrets Ryan Ellis Supreme Court Packing Plan Fulfills Power Grab Wishlist Todd Young INVESTING Start Worrying: The Case Against The Case Against Inflation

Tipsheet The Issue Americans Care More About Than Coronavirus Leah Barkoukis BREAKING: Eight People Shot And Killed At FedEx Facility in Indianapolis Matt Vespa Exclusive: Rep. Jim Jordan Warns Left is After 'Pure Political Power' with Court Packing, Will Rig the System Rebecca Downs Biden's UN Ambassador Shamelessly Throws America Under the Bus Rebecca Downs Chicago Mayor Calls for Patience, Peace After Officer Involved Shooting Body Camera Footage Release Spencer Brown Boehner Sent a Copy of His Book to Ted Cruz. Here's Where He Put It Rebecca Downs You Can ALWAYS Count on Mitt Romney to Do the Wrong Thing...ALWAYS. Matt Vespa Bipartisan Beijing Boycott: Congressmen Call for ChiComs to Lose 2022 Olympics Spencer Brown Is This Why Twitter Slapped Project Veritas' James O'Keefe with a Permanent Ban? Matt Vespa White House Won't Directly Say If President Biden Supports Court Packing. Senator Biden Had a Different View. Katie Pavlich ADVERTISEMENT Political Cartoons Bearing Arms There's A Better Way To Improve Illinois' FOID System. Scrap It | Tom Knighton ShotSpotter Under Scrutiny In Chicago After Police Shooting | Tom Knighton Sen. Mike Lee Introduces Bill Easing Restrictions On Suppressors | Tom Knighton Capitol Cop Won't Face Charges For Shooting Protestor | Tom Knighton May Issue Carry Challenge from New Jersey Filed in Supreme Court: Russell v. New Jersey | John Petrolino