What We’re Reading – Week of 10/25/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Innovation in oil field financing is surely a sign that credit conditions are quite loose. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   Gmail hooked us on free storage, now Google […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 10/18/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Howard Marks sizes up the weird world of negative interest rates. Memo via Oaktree Capital   FedEx struggles to reinvent itself as Amazon throws its weight around. Article via Wall […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 10/11/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   There is already a recession in rail cargo. Article via Bloomberg   The stock market is now run by computers. Article via The Economist ($)   The Atlantic tells us […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 10/04/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Schwab triggers an online brokerage bloodbath as it cuts its commissions to zero. Article via Bloomberg   Better seeds could help farmers grow far more food in Africa – if […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 09/27/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   John Deere’s solution to slowing sales?  High tech products. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   Farmers aren’t the only ones complaining about the trade war, lumber mills are suffering […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 09/20/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   The New York Times profiles how colleges have to wrestle with economic realities while trying to increase diversity and often fail to do both effectively. Article via New York Times […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 09/13/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   As sports betting ramps up, mobile betting rules. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   Overseas investors are dialing back purchases of U.S. real estate. Article via Wall Street Journal […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 08/30/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   How Elon Musk gambled to save Solar City (and lost). Article via Vanity Fair   If something as simple as automated braking has problems, it is hard to see how […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 08/23/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Nordstrom did everything right and it is still struggling. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   Water scarcity is front and center in India. Article via Wall Street Journal ($) […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 08/16/2019

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Longtime America lawyer, Dan Harris, who deals with Chinese business issues says you can stick a fork in Hong Kong as an international business center.  It’s done. Blog via China […]

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