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Why Are Markets So Calm? Quants Are Dominating

Wall Street Journal Firms that use computers to determine buy and sell signals have been loading up while other investors sit back. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-markets-so-calm-its-revenge-of-the-quant-funds-26a93425

Disney’s Orlando Campus Cancellation a Blow to Neighboring Projects

Wall Street Journal Adjoining commercial and residential developments were banking on the relocation of 2,000 Walt Disney employees to Florida. https://www.wsj.com/articles/disneys-orlando-campus-cancellation-a-blow-to-neighboring-projects-77b51e85

Why You’re Losing More to Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip

Wall Street Journal Casinos are making it costlier to play and harder to win. Blackjack players lost nearly $1 billion on the Strip last year, according to data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-youre-losing-more-to-casinos-on-the-las-vegas-strip-73f6f3ab

Wall Street Mobilizes for a Presidential Election, Reluctantly

Wall Street Journal The finance set wants a business-friendly challenger to Biden and Trump. ‘Everybody is hoping for a miracle.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/wall-street-mobilizes-for-a-presidential-election-reluctantly-49b4b735

Your Monday Briefing

New York Times Erdogan’s victory in Turkey. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/briefing/erdogan-turkey-asylum-wagner-biden.html

Six LPR servicemen freed from Ukrainian captivity — ombudsperson

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Ombudsman for the region Viktoria Serdzhyukova said on April 26 that three LNR servicemen were released during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine https://tass.com/politics/1624223

2 Tainan girls wounded by dead wood while hiking

Taipei, May 29 (CNA) Two elementary age sisters in Tainan were hospitalized for emergency treatment on Sunday after being hit by a piece of dead wood while hiking in the local Dadongshan mountain resort, according to the Tainan Fire Agency. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305290006

Armed clashes break out between IDF, Palestinians in West Bank

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-744477

Ukraine’s Armed Forces hit 6 command posts and Russian artillery unit

Pravda Ukraine Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders have struck 18 clusters of Russian manpower and equipment from the sky and the ground, six of their command posts, an artillery unit in a firing position and other important targets. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/29/7404281/

Turkish leader Erdogan won the runoff presidential election, establishing him as one of the great survivors in recent political history and securing his outsize role in global affairs for what could be years to come.

Wall Street Journal Turkish leader Erdogan won the runoff presidential election, establishing him as one of the great survivors in recent political history and securing his outsize role in global affairs for what could be years to come. https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkeys-erdogan-claims-victory-in-presidential-election-889d8cde?mod=hp_lead_pos9