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  • Antibodies-COVID-19 | Krammer Laboratory
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed March 25, 2020



    An Antibodies Test: A Vital Weapon in the Fight Against COVID-19.

    While the US continues to struggle without enough diagnostic tests for COVID-19, the quest continues for a different holy grail, a test to tell us who has already been exposed to the virus and now has some immunity.


  • The CDC Foundation
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed March 25, 2020



    Dear readers. The CDC Foundation is not widely known. It’s a 501(c)3 that was created by Congress as a special charitable agency. The Foundation works right alongside the CDC and other national health agencies but is an independent charity. It has a special-purpose charter. Its purpose is to…


  • International Stock Markets, First Quarter, 2020
     Author(s): William Witherell, Ph.D. | Tue March 24, 2020



    International stock markets, like the US market, started the year on an optimistic note. The global slump in manufacturing appeared to be bottoming, and trade relations were easing.


  • Daffodils
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue March 24, 2020



    The earth was frozen. It seemed like night. And cold.

    And then things changed.

    A little thaw. A little softening.

    Up comes the touch of green. It struggles toward the sun. It grows and the stalk lifts a bud.

    A few more days. A little more sun. A touch warmer…


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Mar 16, 2020 - Mar 20, 2020)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun March 22, 2020



    The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.


  • Fed Outstanding Repo Transactions March 3 - March 20
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Sat March 21, 2020



    Fed Outstanding Repo Transactions March 3 - March 20


  • Cumberland Advisors Guest Commentary - Is There A COVID-19 Signal in Climate Data & Is It Potential Good News for Florida?
     Author(s): Bob Bunting | Sat March 21, 2020



    Our colleague Bob Bunting, meteorologist, professor, and former executive at both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is CEO of the Climate Adaptation Center (CAC) here in Sarasota, Florida.


  • Market Volatility/Leveraged Volatility/Sector Alpha Portfolios – 2020Q1 Review
     Author(s): Leo Chen, Ph.D. | Fri March 20, 2020



    Following the S&P 500’s outstanding performance in 2019, the continual all-time highs in the first quarter of 2020 were short-lived. Just days after the Dow soared to within 500 points of 30,000, the coronavirus outbreak brought the US equity market down by 30%, precipitating the fastest…


  • Cumberland Advisors Midweek Update on Market Conditions, Bonds & Equities with McAleer & Mousseau
     Author(s): John R. Mousseau & Matt McAleer | Thu March 19, 2020



    Thank you for joining Cumberland Advisors for this midweek update on market conditions, bonds & equities with Matt McAleer and John Mousseau.


  • Why We Don’t Know How Many COVID-19 Cases We Have
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed March 18, 2020



    The March 12 issue of The Economist addresses the adjustments governments and their leaders are being forced to make as the world confronts COVID-19:


 

 

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