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# July 11, 2018
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/july-11-2018/
- Published: 2018-07-11T12:00:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T19:56:10.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, Argentina, Bank of the Ozarks, Credit-Default Swaps, Tesla, US Mortgage Rates, Walmart, Wealth, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

# Perspective

[Economist - Why some countries are turning off the internet on exam days 7/5](https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/07/05/why-some-countries-are-turning-off-the-internet-on-exam-days?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "With so many students cheating electronically, governments are taking drastic steps."

# Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice

[Bloomberg - The Children of the Rich Will Always Be With Us - Stephen Mihm 7/10](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-10/rich-kids-inheritances-will-last-many-generations?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "The wealthy can stop worrying: Their heirs won't burn through their inheritances for many generations."

[Bloomberg - Tesla Was Already Priced for Long-Term Perfection - Liam Denning 7/10](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-10/tesla-tsla-stock-price-up-on-china-plan-but-bulls-beware?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Markets / Economy

[Visual Capitalist - Walmart Nation: Mapping the Largest Employers in the U.S. - Jeff Desjardins 11/17/17](http://www.visualcapitalist.com/walmart-nation-mapping-largest-employers-u-s/?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

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# Real Estate

[The Big Picture - Mortgage Rates in the 21st Century - Barry Ritholtz 7/10](http://ritholtz.com/2018/07/mortgage-rates-21st-century/?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

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# Finance

[Bloomberg Businessweek - How a Tiny Bank From the Ozarks Got Big and Outpaced Wall Street's Real Estate Machine - Peter Robison 7/10](onenote:#section-id={E9CBFA4B-8958-4C98-AF8C-474E55287A70}&end&base-path=https://d.docs.live.net/4513c5695f422458/Documents/Duff's%20Notebook/Observer.one)

- "An Arkansas bank has become one of America's top construction lenders. Does it know something the giants don't?"

[WSJ - How Regulators Averted a Debacle in Credit-Default Swaps - Gabriel T. Rubin and Andrew Scurria 7/8](https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-regulators-averted-a-debacle-in-credit-default-swaps-1531047600?mod=djemDailyShot?cx%5FtestId=0&cx%5FtestVariant=cx%5F1&cx%5FartPos=0&mod=djemDailyShot&ref=thejanusobserver.com#cxrecs%5Fs)

- "The CFTC waged an unusual campaign to get Blackstone to unwind its bet on the default of home builder Hovnanian."

# South America

[Economist - Argentina's currency crisis is far from over 7/5](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/07/05/argentinas-currency-crisis-is-far-from-over?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

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