P articles
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R.I.P. Bernard Hill (1944-2024)
Bernard Hill, actor who rose to fame in Boys from the Blackstuff, dies aged 79 https://t.co/dmBU5Ssk3y— The Guardian (@guardian) May 5, 2024Bernard Hill was born into a working class Mancunian mining family, and since this was the postwar UK when social mobility in the arts was somewhat a thing, he was able to pursue a career as an actor. Somewhat ironically (or fittingly) in light of this, his breakthrough TV role came in Boys from the Blackstuff, a critique of the economics of Thatcher-era...
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A wise aunt, a rare book, and the P Company
Like some railfan contemporaries, in recent weeks I’ve been going through decades of railroad stuff, seeing what I can get rid of and what I simply can’t live without. Tough choices. In the “can’t live without” category, anything with David P. Morgan’s name on it, or anything labeled “New York Central” or “C&EI.” In the []Read More
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Change Of S&P Leadership Suggests Bottom Is Near
Change Of S&P Leadership Suggests Bottom Is Near Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, A change in sector leadership in US stocks suggests the correction might soon be over and a bottom is not too far away. The tech sector has led the recent advance in the US stock-market (i.e. the sector with the highest three-month return on a three-month smoothed basis), but in the last two weeks it lost that mantle to the communication services sector. (Tech stocks are leading...