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# April 17, 2018
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/april-17-2018/
- Published: 2018-04-17T12:00:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:00:21.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, Bachelor's Degrees by US State, Best US Airlines, China Debt, Foreign Workers in Japan, Funeral Industry, Investment Management, US Crude Oil Production, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

# Perspective

[WSJ - Daily Shot: FRED - The state of education…or, rather, the education of states - Ana Maria Santacreu and Heting Zhu 4/12](https://fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2018/04/the-state-of-education-or-rather-the-education-of-states/?utm%5Fsource=Twitter&utm%5Fmedium=SM&utm%5Fterm=education&utm%5Fcontent=fredblog&utm%5Fcampaign=6939%5F1)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_fred_percentage-of-bachelor-degrees-by-us-state_4-12-18.png)

[Axios - Embry-Riddle: The best (and worst) airlines this year - Haley Britzky 4/14](https://www.axios.com/best-and-worst-airlines-ef99fdd6-eeb9-4db2-9607-f6991d890e3b.html?mod=djemDailyShot&mod=djemDailyShot&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/axios_embry-riddle_best-and-worst-us-airlines_4-14-18.png)

# Markets / Economy

WSJ - Daily Shot: BoAML - S&P 500 Sectoral Dominance 4/16

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_-boaml-sp-500-sectoral-dominance_4-16-18.png)

# Energy

[eia - U.S. production of crude oil grew 5% in 2017, likely leading to record 2018 production - Jeff Barron and Emily Geary 4/4](https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=35632&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/eia_annual-us-crude-oil-production_4-4-18.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/eia_annual-us-crude-oil-production-by-state_4-4-18.png)

# China

WSJ - Daily Shot: Estimate of China's Total Debt to GDP 4/16

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_estimate-of-chinas-total-debt-to-gdp_4-16-18.png)

# Japan

[WSJ - Japan to Expand Program to Bring in Foreign Workers - Peter Landers 4/12](https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-to-expand-program-to-bring-in-foreign-workers-1523533782?mod=djemDailyShot&mod=djemDailyShot&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_foreign-workers-in-japan_4-12-18.png)

# Other Interesting Links

[Economist - Great news for the dead: the funeral industry is being disrupted - Leaders 4/14](https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21740406-changing-social-norms-competition-and-technology-are-shaking-up-stodgy-and-exploitative?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "Changing social norms, competition and technology are shaking up a stodgy and exploitative business."