Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. What happens when the central bank becomes one of the largest shareholders in most corporations? It is happening in Japan. Article via Bloomberg Brazil has a giant problem: a […]
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What We’re Reading – Week of 04/22/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Facebook hopes chat bots help solve app overload. Article via Wall Street Journal ($) Amazon employees had to tell Jeff Bezos he was wrong to make Amazon Echo a […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 04/15/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. The Fed finally gets (a little bit of) the inflation it craves. Article via Bloomberg Have we finally reached peak “athleisure”? Article via Bloomberg High premiums demanded for […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 04/08/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Water scarcity adds to Venezuela’s woes. Article via Wall Street Journal ($) The more things change, the more they stay the same—100 year old investment advice that still works […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 04/01/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Hedge funds have a performance problem. Article via Bloomberg Pensions pull out of hedge funds (possibly related to the article above). Article via Wall Street Journal ($) The […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 03/24/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. General Electric – the 124-year-old startup? Article via Bloomberg The Treasury repo markets aren’t functioning properly. Article via Wall Street Journal ($) The commodity tide has gone out […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 03/18/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Why Monsanto’s biotech-food business isn’t growing in India. Article via Wall Street Journal ($) Meanwhile, Africa makes progress on improving agricultural yields. Article via The Economist ($) How […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 03/11/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Bloomberg chronicles the birth of the exchange traded fund (ETF). Article via Bloomberg Ex-Energy Transfer Equity CFO Jamie Welch got a curious case of buyer’s remorse in ETE’s acquisition […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 03/04/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. The FT has an in-depth look at controversial farmland investment schemes in Ethiopia. The trade-off between increased efficiency and local farming has few easy answers. Article via Financial Times ($) […]
What We’re Reading – Week of 02/26/2016
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. What will monetary policy 3 look like? Article via LinkedIn ETF arbitrage has grown into a big business employing Ph.D.-wielding traders. Article via New York Times ($) Have […]
