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What We’re Reading – Week of 08/26/2016

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week.

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

Wilbur Ross goes hunting in the oil patch.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

Pensions: a creeping social and political issue.

Article via Financial Times ($)

 

Risks grow in “safe” stocks.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

Comradely Capitalism: How America accidentally nationalized its mortgage market.

Article via The Economist ($)

 

Baltimore’s secret surveillance program records a whole city’s every move.

Article via Bloomberg

 

Is the Federal Reserve responsible for disillusionment with the economy and Washington?

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)