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What We’re Reading – Week of 01/31/2020

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

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

Artificial Intelligence comes to replace the Mad Men.

Article via Fortune

 

American-trained bankers take Europe for $60 billion in an illegal tax refund scheme.

Article via New York Times ($)

 

There isn’t a fair way to kill a grocery store.

Article via The Outline

 

SoftBank funds competing startups’ market share war.  This is like burning money.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

The Economist points out that it has never been easier to launch a new brand and details how the big consumer companies are responding to this brand new world.

Article via the Economist ($)