Some of PreData's recent "insights":
"China Trade War Fears Still Running High"
"Mall Blaze Sparks Outrage Across Russia"
In short, nothing that couldn't be revealed from the briefest skim of headlines from tomorrow morning's WSJ.com. One can stay better informed leaving a Bloomberg TicToc (which is partially machine generated) tab open all day.
My takeaway is that the world of the Jim Shinns is rapidly approaching extinction. Deals done poolside at country club dinner dances. Name game shmoozing. And serendipitous encounters on private islands. What was considered the predominant pathway to immortality in Fitzgerald's day.
Viable alternatives exist now. And any business model solely differentiated by prestige will be subsumed by free or near-free competition.