What We’re Reading – Week of 01/02/2015

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Fortune had a great profile of Bryon Trott, Warren Buffett’s favorite investment banker. Article via Fortune   Ten reasons to abolish corporate income taxes. Op-Ed via Wall Street Journal ($) […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 12/26/2014

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Saudi Arabia and the United States:  Frenemies on account of U.S. shale? Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   There is a shortage of capacity for railcar oil tanker retrofits.  More […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 12/12/2014

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Liberty Media and Microsoft both invested in Barnes & Noble over the same time period.  One got a 20% return, one didn’t.  Capital allocation really matters.  Liberty seems to know […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 11/28/2014

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   A new World Bank report says climate change has become unavoidable and will have significant negative impacts on crop yields. Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal by […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 11/14/2014

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   The IEA says North American shale can’t solve the world’s energy problems over the long-term. Executive Summary of IEA Report via IEA IEA World Energy Outlook Slide Presentation via IEA […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 10/31/2014

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Chinese economic numbers are often claimed to be “opaque.”  In the case of recent import/export data with Hong Kong, they simply don’t add up. Article via Bloomberg   Well, the […]

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