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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 lending to the shadow banking system.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

How a volatility virus infected the markets (and led to the correction).

Article via Financial Times ($)

 

The opportunity to reduce government debt has been wasted.

Article via Financial Times ($)

 

If you think Facebook spies on people, meet Palantir.

Article via Bloomberg