#outflows

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Stock Picking Funds Suffer Record Outflows of $450 Billion

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Investors withdrew a record $450 billion from actively managed stock funds this year, as a shift toward cheaper index-based investments reshapes the asset management industry. Outflows from stock-picking mutual funds eclipse last year’s previous high of $413 billion, according to EPFR…

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FBM KLCI Extends Losses Amid Foreign Fund Shift; US Markets Rebound After Fed Speech

The FBM KLCI continued to decline (-0.7%) due to foreign fund rotation towards China and Hong Kong, with Utilities (+0.7%) and REITs (+0.6%) leading gains, while Energy (-1.2%) and Construction (-1.1%) sectors saw the largest losses. US markets ended positively, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high after the Fed Chairman’s dovish speech boosted confidence in the US economy. European markets…

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This Q&A episode of Space Nuts is brought to you by Incogni. To check our special Space Nuts deal visit www.incogni.com/spacenuts Space Nuts Q&A: Voyager's Journey, Star Formation, and Absolute Temperature Limits Join Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this engaging Q&A episode of Space Nuts, where they dive into intriguing listener questions about SpaceTime exploration, star formation, and the mysteries of temperature limits in the universe. Episode Highlights:

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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Sell-Off May Lead to 40% Bitcoin Price Drop

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Sell-Off May Lead to 40% Bitcoin Price Drop

The ongoing sell-off of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) could potentially result in a further 40% decline in the price of Bitcoin (BTC), according to analysts from the Webull trading platform. As the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust continues to experience outflows since the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States, investors are withdrawing funds from the trust. Although the price of Bitcoin has already decreased, analysts believe that there is still room for further decline. According to the report, about 70% of GBTC shareholders are still in profit, with an average purchase price of $27.82, nearly 20% lower than the current value. These shares are currently trading at around $35. The second-largest group of shareholders acquired shares in the range of $18 to $21, and they may still be in profit even if the GBTC price drops by an additional 39%. However, in such a scenario, investors would sell an additional 230,000 BTC (worth $8.9 billion) on over-the-counter platforms. As a result, Grayscale would retain approximately 350,000 BTC. If the Bitcoin price does not fall below $39,000, the issuer of the spot Bitcoin ETF can expect income of $200 million with a 1.5% commission. Analysts suggest that this indicates the asset management fund is a serious competitor to other companies, despite their lower commissions. Webull specialists emphasize that if the Grayscale sell-off continues, the price of BTC could drop by 40% to $23,000, the lowest level since May of the previous year. They also acknowledge the possibility that the influence of the trust could intensify if over-the-counter liquidity dries up. Since January 10, a total of $3.5 billion has been withdrawn from Grayscale. The assets under management (AuM) have also fallen from the yearly peak of $29 billion to $22.1 billion. The GBTC discount has almost disappeared, with the current indicator at -0.34%. On January 23, it was reported that the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX liquidated $1 billion worth of Bitcoin trust shares. Some hoped that the outflow from ETFs would finally slow down. However, investors later transferred an additional 17,000 BTC to Coinbase Prime. The net outflow eventually amounted to 15,000 BTC (about $600 million). As of the latest available data from CoinGecko, Bitcoin is trading at $40,241. Over the last 24 hours, the asset's price has increased by 3.5%, but over the past two weeks, it has decreased by a total of 11.6%. Disclaimer: The information provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Users should conduct their own research and seek professional advice before making investment decisions. Read the full article

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Shoving pipes up Benreys ass again sorry

[caterjunes]

grayson went downstairs for a late-night bowl of cereal & heard water splashing in the basement (which has been flooding with distressing frequency). they looked and spotted the new water heater's condensation pump IN THE ACT of gushing gallons and gallons of water all over the floor!!

they called for me, i ran downstairs in my underwear (just having showered like ten minutes earlier). i tbh sort of wrench the pump into a 5-gal tub (which it RAPIDLY starts filling) to give us time to diagnose the problem. this is not helped by there being like 4 tubes/pipes plumbed into/out of this thing.

i try to pick it up to get a better look at what it's doing and it feels like it buzzes weirdly on my fingers or maybe hand? so i drop it back in the tub (mostly submerged) and try again. same thing. grayson tries it, same thing. i'm like oh shit where did those LOOSE WIRES ON THE PUMP COME FROM OH MY GOD WE'RE STANDING IN AN INCH OF WATER AND I THINK WE JUST GOT SHOCKED. we both get the hell out of the water, i shut off the power to the water heater & go back to try again (grayson has heart disease! do not want them taking any risks w/ electricity!), get zapped AGAIN. i realize the pump is plugged into an outlet on a different circuit and unplug it (by the cord) (in hindsight should've turned off the whole circuit).

the pump stops pumping & i can move it to a new bucket (good! the old one is now overflowing) but it is still gushing water. grayson realizes our Mysterious Whole-House Filter Of Unknown Custom Design is in the middle of its flush cycle so we shut it off. and the water stops. we turn the spigots to bypass the filter so it won't do that again, hopefully.

turns out when the water heater installers put the condenser pump in, they (for some reason) routed the filter flush outflow pipe down through it, then out to the main outflow pipe using the condenser pump. but the flush cycle has such high flow rate that it absolutely overwhelmed the tiny little condenser pump and just poured out of every opening in it. so. i'm annoyed. this didn't need to happen.

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If you aren't interrupting kissing to fight about the definition of seas vs lakes, are you even lesbians?

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NASA’s Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s high resolution, near-infrared look at Herbig-Haro 211 reveals exquisite detail of the outflow of a young star, an infantile analogue of our Sun. Herbig-Haro objects are formed when stellar winds or jets of gas spewing from newborn stars form shock waves colliding with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. The image showcases a series of bow shocks to the southeast (lower-left) and northwest (upper-right) as well as the narrow bipolar jet that powers them in unprecedented detail. Molecules excited by the turbulent conditions, including molecular hydrogen, carbon monoxide and silicon monoxide, emit infrared light, collected by Webb, that map out the structure of the outflows.

Credits: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, T. Ray (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies).

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While Khare wasn't exactly considered a 'success' by PROMETHEUS, there are times where her body does function according to plan. One of these are enhanced capabilities, particularly in regards to improved jumping thanks to the frog DNA inserted into her genetic sequence. One time when walking to Pauli's, Khare was startled by a group of young thugs calling out and running after her. When met by a dead-end, she jumped straight up and on top of the building, losing the group but ended up arriving late to work as she struggled to find a way down after getting on top of a (very) high roof.

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Sultartangavirkjun Hydroelectric Plant - October 7th 2023

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based on

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shout out to Shark Week (derogatory), the one time a month I am simultaneously at my most horny and also my least amount of wanting anything in my vagina

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“It was supposed to be a bit breezy, not hurricane-force winds!”

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Tank what the actual fuck are you doing

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Trickle

Holy gods, I feel awful right now. Migriane - low-grade, thankfully - for the fifth day straight, which is mostly annoying but not too bad; but I'm hungry, and cold-from-the-inside in a sick way, and just kind of feel... a general malaise. A bit like being sick, but I don't think I'm sick. The smoking gun is that I went to go curl up in the laundry room earlier, with the washer and dryer running. I almost never do that unless I'm feeling truly terrible. What a strange thing.

Maybe I ate something bad? A clementine that had gone slightly off, or a weird vegetable from dinner last night? That's the closest to what it feels like... but I'm not convinced. Maybe it's just one of those days.

Anyway, I'm here to complain about it mostly. As well as to write more, for the sake of writing more. With the hopes of greasing the gears for other writing and other journaling and other work. I should also do one of those journaling-prompt posts; maybe after this.

Quite-some going on the last few weeks. My SIL/BIL/nice (Hearthsnail's sister) were out for Thanksgiving, and that was nice. Went to a discovery museum for the niece - we'll have to go to more if they come out again, turns out there's a lot in the area; and we went tidepooling one day, and mostly hung out. Learned some things about my own energy pacing that week, both as traits that have popped up before but not been solved in the same way. One is pacing energy with my niece - who is four, and still a big sink for attention as all kids that age are. I'm great with kids; and I'm great the first day or two; but I think I over-invest the energy and attention, and burn myself out pretty hard for later in the week. So in the future, I should take some designated time for myself/not entertaining the toddler early/daily so that I can give her more of what she needs sustained over time.

The second is that, apparently, I need time to focus in order to function. It doesn't have to be about anything - it could be work, it could be play, it could just be spacing out; it could be with people or alone; but having a couple hours of just focused time is apparently important to my ability to regulate myself emotionally and mentally. Discovered because the style of hanging out they have is very much not compatible with that. So, as before, taking some focused time for myself every couple of days next time. And also in general. It's not limited to them, it happens on breaks with Hearthsnail and other times too. Just something good to know in general.

Would be good things to note to my therapist, but she is in the ICU. Went for last appointment and she never showed, and got a message from her family not long after. I dunno. It's one of those things that... you know, things can happen to anyone? It's a good reminder of that. I'm fine in terms of my own stability in the interim, I hope most of her clients are in the same place, and I hope she's fine... But it's just. One of those things that happens out of the blue. Also a good reminder that we don't pick when these things happen, they happen when they will. I used to be better about remembering; I've become too comfortable with the ebb and flow of everyday life, I think. In a good way - in a stable way - but I wished I remembered more.

Had a friend over the other day; they introduced us to Dutch Blitz, and I'm so sold. We ordered a copy the same night. It's a simple game, but a good one. Also played Clank Legacy - continued a game we've been playing, that we picked up from an ex-friend group of that friend's. Legacy games are so much fun - the closest I get to playing an RPG, anymore - and, were I to dissect one, probably good professional development too. Given what I do. Given that I have to make up my own training and growth and somesuch things.

Had other obligations later that night - helping a new group of players make characters for D&D. Starting a new game for a group of friends; one wanted to add a new player, but we were already full up, so I suggested starting a new one; and she invited more friends. They were going to do their own character-making session to make it easier on me, but I wanted to be involved to help with some of the world-specific stuff... and it was probably good, at it turned out, that I was there anyway for rules help as well. I was a little uncertain about the whole thing - suppose I still am - for dumb reasons, but I think it'll be okay. Will be interesting hanging out with a bunch of queer folk that are, like, my own age? Rather than high school and college-aged folks? I love them dearly but it's nice hanging out with people a little further along in life, too, and not something I get as often.

Our usual D&D group has a session coming up soon; also doing holiday gift exchange things. Need to pick something out for that. I did a short book last year; don't want to do something directly gaming-related, but something relevant to anyone. Pretty teacups, or something that splits both functional and decorative, feels like the right thing. We'll see. Also need to pick out gifts for my family - which, I'd like to get them nice things this year since we're not coming out and it's a rough year financially - and for Hearthsnail. Others here and there too, but those are the big ones. I like coming up with gift ideas - it's a fun puzzle around what they'll like, what they won't think of themselves, what I know and don't know about the tools they need for their hobbies, etc - but it does take a time and a focus that has escaped me the last week with the migraine. And time is burning low.

Holy fuck, I still feel cold and awful. Took some excedrine a bit ago, hoping that helps; may not have had enough time to kick in yet, might be kicking in right now, hard to tell. One of those shivers just passed over me - again, the sort of sick fevery ones that well up from inside - and, eef. Been doing the work I can the last few days: emails and invoices yesterday, brainstorming for charts I need to make all throughout this week, slack management and character approvals today - but it's not nearly as much as I need or would like or it ought, again given the migraine situation. But we do what we can. I'm doing all right, I think, considering.

This is working, by the way, because it's so loose and rambly and stream-of-consciousness. Just sort of a gentle outpouring, flowing whichever way is lowest. Helping to keep the rest of my focus intact, I think, at least in some ways. And again, leaving space for other more intensive writings later.

Also need to figure out what to bring to snack this week. I know next week - it'll be brownies - but this week is escaping me more than usual. To do with all the stress people seem to be feeling around it, I think. Hearthsnail's co-workers, rather - they do a snack every Friday, but it's been a bit fraught this year for reasons as-of-yet undiscovered. But it will be nice to go spend time with them, and to make snacks. If I can figure out what.

Going to drop this and do a journaling prompt post, I think. Starting to flounder.

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I was lucky enough to grow up in a house with indoor plumbing.

OK this question has been bugging me all morning so y'all please let me know

bc ours did nd I never thought much of it as a kid but know I'm thinking about it and it feels kinda gross? so pls tell me if this experience was universal or not it will haunt me forever otherwise