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What We’re Reading – Week of 08/10/2018

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

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

 

Most companies talking about tariffs are the ones being hurt by them.  Bloomberg has a compilation of what they are saying.

Article via Bloomberg

 

The high price Dell used in valuing itself for the Dell Class V share deal needs some further explaining.

Article via Bloomberg

 

Japan is finally getting casinos.

Article via The Economist ($)

 

The yield curve seems to reliably predict recessions, but why?

Article via The Economist ($)

 

A do-it-yourself project is ahead of the multi-billion dollar medical device industry in treating diabetes.

Article via Bloomberg

 

There is a lot of controversy about donor-advised funds, especially as the tech elite make huge contributions to them, but for many people they are a very convenient, tax-efficient, way to meet their philanthropic goals.

Article via New York Times ($)