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What We’re Reading – Week of 12/04/2020

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

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

The New York Times profiles Shopify, the ecommerce engine that powers small and medium direct to consumer businesses as they compete with Amazon.

Article via New York Times ($)

 

Google’s DeepMind makes huge progress on one of biology’s toughest problems: protein folding.

Article via The Independent

 

The world’s appetite for debt is smashing records.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

American Airlines goes full throttle to restore its Boeing 737 Max fleet.

Article via Reuters

 

Aswath Damodaran takes a crack at valuing Airbnb ahead of its IPO.

Blog post via Aswath Damodaran