The Airline Industry’s Problem with Absolutely Ancient IT (YouTube) – Link here
Why Lego Isn’t (Just) a Toy Company | WSJ (YouTube) – Link here
How the inventor of the troll doll missed out on a fortune – Link here
Why Super Bowl Halftime Performers Aren’t Paid – Link here
Brands pay more than $7 million for a 30-second commercial during the game, and cities across the country spend billions of dollars in taxpayer money to build state-of-the-art stadiums just for the *chance* to host the NFL’s annual championship game.
But the biggest part of “the big game” might actually be the halftime show. For example, last year’s show included performances by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent. All of the artists that performed at last year’s Super Bowl did it for free. That’s right; even though artists like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar typically charge $1 million-plus for a show, the NFL didn’t pay them a dollar. The NFL has convinced some of the world’s biggest artists, including Prince, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, The Rolling Stones, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, and Lady Gaga, to perform at the Super Bowl for free.
ETFs Concealing Billions of Dollars of Insider Trades – Link here
Over the sample period, researchers found “significant” levels of shadow trading in 3-6% of ETFs targeting the industries where relevant companies were involved, in the five days prior to the companies making M&A announcements.
This year’s presentation: The New Gatekeepers by Ben Evans – Link here
How Spotify’s podcast bet went wrong – Link here
Stan the Man – How one man still exerts immense influence over an entire generation of central bankers – Link here
Lab-Grown Meat Has a Bigger Problem Than the Lab – Link here
It’s a Richcession, Not a Recession. Here’s Your Investing Playbook – Link here