Insights

What We’re Reading – Week of 09/21/2018

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

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

The Tesla story is looking to be one for the history books.  The shorts make their case in the New York Times this week.

Article via New York Times ($)

 

Speaking of shorts… Institutional Investor profiles Jim Chanos.  It’s tough to be a short seller (even the most famous one) in a decade long bull market.

Article via Institutional Investor

 

Secret deals with insurers are helping large hospital systems squelch cheaper competition.  People should be outraged about this.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

The New Yorker asks if Mark Zuckerburg can fix Facebook before it breaks democracy?

Article via New Yorker

 

There have never been so many bonds that are almost junk-rated.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)