Newmark's Door

It's taking them a while, but I certainly wouldn't sell Amazon's grocery efforts short.

I was surprised to learn that Lehman's bankruptcy--which was the spark that ignited the Great Recession--is still not yet wrapped up about 14 years later.

I think both the Left and the Right have severely misunderstood Elon Musk.

Related: "Elon Musk hates government subsidies. His companies love them."

Not much of a surprise: CVS thinks they increase sales significantly. (8-minute YouTube.)

Two notes:

1. You don't have to wait for the new recipe if you get what I think is Halo Top's best flavor by far: Sea Salt Caramel. It currently is soft and creamy right out of the container. And delicious.
2. The article notes that "By 2017, Halo Top shouldered aside full fat ice creams, including Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's, to become the top-selling ice cream brand in the United States, according to Business Wire." This may come as a surprise to those who remember the famous antitrust case brought against super-premium ice cream makers where the claim was that it was very difficult to compete with the industry leaders. Um . . . apparently not.

Some people might be getting rich from "influencing." but judging from this, not many.

More on the cause of the baby formula shortage.

Another blast at the "real life Tony Stark" and also his fans by the inimitable Thunderf00t. (27-minute video.)

My family liked them a lot and I wondered why they vanished. Here's an explanation.

Probably as much as you ever wanted to know about the joys of vending machines.