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What We’re Reading – Week of 11/28/2014

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

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

A new World Bank report says climate change has become unavoidable and will have significant negative impacts on crop yields.

Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal by The World Bank

 

Caveat emptor: Not all MLPs are created equal.  As is often the case, Wall Street may be getting carried away with a good thing.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

If France and Germany didn’t have U.S. tech firms’ products, how much less productive would they be?  Nonetheless, they are trying to make it harder for U.S. tech companies to go about their business.

Article via The Australian

 

Solar and wind energy costs approach parity with traditional energy sources.

Article via New York Times ($)

 

OPEC doesn’t blink as prices fall.  Is the grand cartel becoming less relevant?

Article via Bloomberg