Long-time readers know of the contempt I’ve got for cruise liners, and this industry has been especially hard-hit by Covid.

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Long-time readers know of the contempt I’ve got for cruise liners, and this industry has been especially hard-hit by Covid.


It is often said that once you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. So be it with the big market delusion. Since Aswath Damodaran and I published our article “The Big Market Delusion,” evidence of the delusion has been popping up everywhere – at least in my opinion. The latest instance is the market for electric trucks. In fact, this may be one of the best examples yet.
(more…)The airlines have been going absolutely ape lately. American Airlines doubled in price in the span of three weeks (incredible, yes?) Take a look at these three examples of larger passenger airlines. You can see the similarities.
