What We’re Reading – Week of 05/04/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   China appears ready to play hardball on tariffs. Article via New York Times ($)   Tesla burns cash faster than its cars burn electricity in “Ludicrous Mode.” Article via Bloomberg […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 04/27/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Institutional Investor shows how hedge funds hide their involvement in distressed situations. Article via Institutional Investor   The Wall Street Journal chronicled Qualcomm’s recent struggles as succinctly as possible.  Now […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 04/20/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Wall Street is the land of second and third chances as the case of Mike Novogratz demonstrates. Article via New Yorker ($)   Big banks get back into subprime via […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 04/06/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Beware of the dangers lurking in the “safe” part of the bond market. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   When robots just talk to robots… Adobe has discovered that […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 03/30/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Eddie Lampert says the “window is shrinking” on turning around Sears. Article via Vanity Fair   Google’s low cost solutions are winning the battle for classrooms over Apple. Article via […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 03/23/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Are the Big Four too big to audit? Article via the Financial Times ($)   ETFs may be at risk of a liquidity jam if their underlying markets move too […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 03/16/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.     Ten years after the Bear Stearns crisis, nobody thinks it would happen again. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   For one retired couple in a small town in […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 03/09/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Cape Town is the latest city to fall victim to water shortages. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   Big banks step up their efforts to roll back Dodd-Frank.  The […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 03/02/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.     Margin debt was likely a contributing factor to the recent correction. Article via Wall Street Journal ($)   Meanwhile Warren Buffett advises to never buy equities on margin in […]

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What We’re Reading – Week of 02/23/2018

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site.   Private equity is overrated (according to this study at least). Article via American Affairs Journal   Are delivery apps killing restaurants? Article via New Yorker   Growing cities are changing […]

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