As conflicts raged in Ukraine and Gaza in July and a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was shot down over a Ukrainian war zone, the financial Twitterverse sought distraction through other burning questions.
For example, how many bitcoin entrepreneurs can you fit on one tiny couch? And who picks out Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's outfits for major speeches?
At the end of the month, wannabe chartered financial analysts bit their nails waiting for their CFA exam results. Most were disappointed: 42% of test takers passed Level 1, and 46% passed Level 2.
Meanwhile, analyst Jesse Colombo found a new bubble indicator at Banana Republic, venture capitalist Paul Kedrosky took a nervous look at his pants, and Barry Ritholtz hoped there would still be financial markets left to write about when he got back from vacation.
Tweets On General Economic Topics:
From a Bitcoin conference today. The people who think they solved the entire world economy also set up this couch. pic.twitter.com/AoNrwox5kx
— Andrew S (@bn2b) July 10, 2014
Janet Yellen downplayed the risk of bubbles today while wearing a coat covered by bubbles. http://t.co/F9sWGG4EPq pic.twitter.com/yOyUNOtEJo
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) July 15, 2014
Banana Republic's new "Startup Guy" clothing line like having a clothing line called "Real Estate Flipper" in 2005. I'm shaking my head…
— Jesse Colombo (@TheBubbleBubble) July 21, 2014
QotD: "Costly takeovers of our shorts appears to be a cyclical phenomenon" http://t.co/oMc6gO8AHW
— Paul Kedrosky (@pkedrosky) July 25, 2014
