Category: Mood Riffs
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No Pants? Right This Way! (Video)
You’ve seen the sign “No Shirt – No Shoes – No Service” in some convenience stores. But today, “no pants” is not just a “beach bum” look – it’s the hottest trend in women’s fashion. Now, what does it have to do with the financial markets, you may ask? In a word, everything. Mood Riffs…
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Mood Riffs: Superhero Fans, This One’s for You
Love superheroes? Who doesn’t! There’s a reason why Hollywood keeps making movies with characters who shoot lasers out of their eyes. But have you noticed how one year, these superheroes are everywhere – and the next, they recede into the background? Their popularity waxes and wanes – and it does so in a pattern. Watch…
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RIVN, TSLA Et Al: “Range Anxiety” Isn’t Everything
The electric car maker Rivian just topped the “Most and Least Loved Car Brands” list by Consumer Reports — under the “Most Loved” category. Yet, Rivian shares (RIVN) are trading well below their 2021 IPO levels. TSLA is well off the highs too, and the electric vehicle market in general is…well, “soft.” While many are…
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Mood Riffs: Interest Rates from 1300’s Through Today — What History Teaches Us
Everyone’s obsessed with interest rates today — but what can we learn if we look at them from a REALLY long perspective? Like, 800 years long? The Bank of England has a handy chart going back to the 1300’s — but our Head of Global Research, Murray Gunn, went a step further to draw some…
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The Decline of America’s Malls: A Social Mood Perspective
The American tradition of driving to the mall to get all your shopping and entertainment needs taken care of in one place goes back decades. Lately, though, you see malls sitting empty or even getting demolished. It’s easy to blame online shopping for that but watch Mood Riffs host Greg Eident give you a unique…
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Mood & Markets: Barbie vs. Oppenheimer – The Social Mood Perspective
Here’s what no one seems to be asking about the two summer blockbusters: the movies couldn’t be more different, yet both are huge hits — why? Watch the new Mood & Markets episode where hosts Matt and Robert offer some answers rooted in their understanding of social mood trends.
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Mood Riffs: Here Flyeth the Rock, or the Dangers of Linear Extrapolations
People – you, me, and that guy over there too – are hard-wired to believe that yesterday’s trends will continue into tomorrow. “Unless something happens.” That’s the fallacy of linear extrapolations; investors fall for it all the time. Watch our latest Mood Riffs episode to see some famous examples, plus learn how to avoid make…
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Mood Riffs: What Do Horror Movies, Stock Prices and Epidemics Have in Common?
Big shifts in society can be scary. But they don’t have to be surprising. A war sweeps through Ukraine. The temperature heats up between China and Taiwan. Revolutionary politics becomes […]