Shrugging Off the Data Randomosity

• The market is up today because you're shrugging off the data! U.S. stocks piled on a vertiginous two-year advance on Thursday as investors dismissed a rise in jobless claims and consumer prices to focus on positive earnings and regional business activity.


• vertiginous : That's taking the word "vertigo" and turning into an adjective. You don't see that one everyday. So I guess the writer is suggesting this two-year rally is at dizzying heights.


• Irina Shayk and the allure of the Russian girl. Yeah, she's the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl. Looks alluring to me. Who doesn't like sexy Russian models?


• Are Apple's subscription rules fair?


• Why is there so little imflation? There is a simple reason "everyone" expected higher numbers: they were looking at money supply, not circulation.