The idea that we live in a satirical simulation operated by a 12-year-old continues to gain traction. We are destined to live on the funniest timeline. More proof: stocks peaked the exact day that Andrew Ross Sorkin rang the bell at the NYSE. Note that he was ringing the bell to celebrate the release of his new book, 1929, which outlines how stocks crashed on the back of retail gorging on leveraged risk as corrupt bankers attempted to keep the bubble inflated and government insiders manipulated the Federal Reserve into staying dovish when the appropriate policy was hawkish. The book explains how a fascination with a ... (full story)