> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # June 29, 2018 - URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/june-29-2018/ - Published: 2018-06-29T12:00:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-25T19:56:33.000Z - Author: Jonathan Janus - Tags: Uncategorized, China, China Property Companies, City Clusters, Energy, Environment, Facebook, Investment Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Public Transport, South China Sea, Sweden, VC-Backed Companies, Water Bills, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52 # Perspective [WSJ - Where Residents Pay Buckets of Money - for Water - Adam Bonislawski 6/27](https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-residents-pay-buckets-of-money-for-water-1530110723?mod=djemRealEstate%5Fh&ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2018-06-27_wsj_sample-water-bills-by-us-coast.jpg) # Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice [Bloomberg - Give China a Taste of Its Own Bad Trade Medicine - Michael Schuman 6/27](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-27/give-china-a-taste-of-its-own-bad-trade-medicine?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Economist - Most stockmarket returns come from a tiny fraction of shares - Buttonwood 6/23](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/06/23/most-stockmarket-returns-come-from-a-tiny-fraction-of-shares?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Economist - How to stop the decline of public transport in rich countries - Leaders 6/23](https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/06/23/how-to-stop-the-decline-of-public-transport-in-rich-countries?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) [WSJ - Facebook Investors May Be Too Quick to Forgive - Dan Gallagher 6/28](https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-investors-may-be-too-quick-to-forgive-1530178201?mod=djemHeardEUH&ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "Social network's stock price has risen sharply since Cambridge Analytica scandal even though more questions have surfaced." [WSJ - The Good Times Are Over for China's Property Stocks - Jacky Wong 6/28](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-good-times-are-over-for-chinas-property-stocks-1530178664?mod=djemHeardEUH&ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "A weaker Chinese yuan and a funding squeeze are taking their toll on developers." ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2018-06-28_wsj_dollar-denominated-bonds-issued-by-chinese-property-developers.png) # Markets / Economy [FT - Global dealmaking reaches $2.5tn as US megadeals lift volumes - James Fontanella-Khan and Arash Massoudi 6/27](https://www.ft.com/content/fc30ca5e-7a1d-11e8-8e67-1e1a0846c475?emailId=5b34bcaa8e590a0004f2d426&segmentId=13b7e341-ed02-2b53-e8c0-d9cb59be8b3b&ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2018-06-27_ft_worldwide-ma-activity.png) [WSJ - Daily Shot: PitchBook - Startup nation: The most valuable VC-backed company in each US state - Dana Olsen 2/27](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/startup-nation-the-most-valuable-vc-backed-company-in-each-us-state-interactive-graphic?utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=Social&utm%5Fcampaign=startup-nation-the-most-valuable-vc-backed-company-in-each-us-state-interactive-graphic&utm%5Fcontent=Free%20Profiles) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_pitchbook-most-valuable-vc-backed-company-by-us-state_2-27-18.png) # Energy WSJ - Daily Shot: Gross US Crude Oil Exports 6/27 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_gross-us-crude-oil-exports_6-27-18.png) WSJ - Daily Shot: Princeton Energy Advisors - Net Crude Oil Imports 6/28 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_princeton-energy-advisors-net-crude-oil-imports_6-27-18.png) # China [Bloomberg - Xi Warns Mattis China Won't Surrender 'One Inch' of Territory - Peter Martin 6/27](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-28/xi-warns-mattis-china-won-t-surrender-one-inch-of-territory?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Economist - China has militarized the South China Sea and got away with it 6/21](https://www.economist.com/asia/2018/06/23/china-has-militarised-the-south-china-sea-and-got-away-with-it?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2018-06-21_economist_south-china-sea-reclamation.png) [Economist - China is trying to turn itself into a country of 19 super-regions 6/23](https://www.economist.com/china/2018/06/23/china-is-trying-to-turn-itself-into-a-country-of-19-super-regions?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2018-06-23_economist_proposed-china-city-clusters.png) [FT - China's polluted skies - Steven Bernard and Lucy Hornby 6/28](https://ig.ft.com/china-pollution/?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # Europe [Economist - Giddy property prices are a test for Swedish policymakers 6/21](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/06/23/giddy-property-prices-are-a-test-for-swedish-policymakers?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2018-06-21_economist_sweden-household-interest-payments-and-debt-ratio.png)