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What We’re Reading – Week of 12/07/2018

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

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

It has been a good year to be in cash.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

Are millennials different?  Nope, just poorer says the Federal Reserve.

Article via Federal Reserve

 

Will Eddie Lampert end up making money on Sears? The jury is out and the verdict will likely come from bankruptcy court.

Article via Institutional Investor

 

Activist Nelson Peltz struggles mightily with bets on old blue chips, General Electric and Proctor & Gamble.

Article via Fortune

 

Apparently pairs aren’t only for figure skating—a pair of early Google employees was the key to making the search giant scalable.

Article via New Yorker