Markets

• We are now firmly in a higher volatility regime. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
• High inflation is a stock market killer. (bloomberg.com)
• Large cap value has been trending down (relatively) for 10 years. (capitalspectator.com)

Strategy

• Now is a great time to "clean up your portfolio." (medium.com)
• There are pockets of opportunity in this market. (blog.validea.com)

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Crypto

• Hosting Bitcoin mining rigs is now a thing. (wsj.com)
• Bitcoin trades rich in South Korea. (businessinsider.com)

Companies

• The rot at GE ($GE) was far deeper than anybody realized. (wsj.com)
• Amazon, Microsoft and Netflix are leading the market higher in 2018. (wsj.com)
• These US companies have the most overseas cash. (fortune.com)

Finance

• The SEC may let pre-IPO companies do even more to 'test the waters.' (wsj.com)
• Hedge funds are now getting into the airplane leasing business. (ft.com)

Kindle deals

• "How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World" by Steven Johnson is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
• "The Startup Playbook: Founder-to-Founder Advice From Two Startup Veterans by Rajat Bhargava and Will Herman is just $0.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
• "The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology" by Simon Winchester is just $2.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)

Economy

• How higher inflation will squeeze food companies. (bloomberg.com)
• Hotels are having a good start to the year. (calculatedriskblog.com)
• Weekly initial unemployment claims are still at historically low levels. (calculatedriskblog.com)

Earlier on Abnormal Returns

• Startup links: Softbank's capital cannon. (abnormalreturns.com)
• The 2018 Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook is here! (abnormalreturns.com)
• What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Personal finance links: gross incompetence. (abnormalreturns.com)

Mixed media

• The downside of collectibles: sometimes they are no longer collectable. (wsj.com)
• Trending topics on social media are stupid. (nymag.com)
• Why you should be bullish on Gen Z. (collaborativefund.com)

Companies

• Coinbase is struggling to scale up to its massive customer growth. (bloomberg.com)
• Airbnb was supposed to kill hotels. Instead it did something different altogether. (theatlantic.com)
• Harry's is gearing up to be more than just a razor company. (nytimes.com)
• WeWork wants to "radically transform the way we work, live and play." (nytimes.com)

Startups

• Make your first slide count. (hackernoon.com)
• Seed is a phase, not a round. (hunterwalk.com)
• Ten steps to raise capital if you aren't on the coasts. (vcwithme.co)
• Five tips to consider when selling your company. (bowerycap.com)
• Everyone is selling, the only question is how hard. (sethgodin.typepad.com)
• Why competitive advantages die. (collaborativefund.com)