> ## 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. # May 7, 2018 - URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/may-7-2018/ - Published: 2018-05-07T12:00:18.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-25T19:59:21.000Z - Author: Jonathan Janus - Tags: Uncategorized, American Segregation, Apple, Argentina, Auto Industry, Britain, China, Corporate Credit, Fast-Food Labor Shortage, Global Credit Creation, Intermittent Fasting, Investment Management, Real Estate, Remittances, Ride Sharing, Stock Buybacks, Teacher Strikes, US House Prices, Us vs. Them, Venezuela, World Languages, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52 # Perspective [Economist - Remittances 4/26](https://www.economist.com/news/economic-and-financial-indicators/21741159-remittances?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/economist_remittances_4-26-18.png) [Visual Capitalist - A World of Languages - Iman Ghosh 5/5](http://www.visualcapitalist.com/a-world-of-languages/?ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/vc_a-world-of-languages_5-5-18.png) [WP - America is more diverse than ever - but still segregated - Aaron Williams and Armand Emamdjomeh 5/2](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/segregation-us-cities/?utm%5Fterm=.fb87b90690dd&ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wp_houston-racial-segregation_5-2-18.png) # Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice [A Wealth of Common Sense - Schrodinger's Portfolio - Ben Carlson 4/29](http://awealthofcommonsense.com/2018/04/schrodingers-portfolio/?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Bloomberg - The Return of the Brick-and-Mortar Store - Conor Sen 5/1](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-01/e-commerce-costs-rise-just-as-commercial-real-estate-costs-fall?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Economist - In China's cities, young people with rural ties are angry 5/3](https://www.economist.com/news/china/21741602-they-are-one-biggest-threats-countrys-social-stability-chinas-cities-young-people?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Economist - Behind the teacher strikes that have roiled five states 5/3](https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21741545-why-non-union-states-have-seen-most-unrest-behind-teacher-strikes-have-roiled?frsc=dg%7Ce&ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Economist - Where will the next crisis occur? - Buttonwood 5/3](https://www.economist.com/news/business-and-finance/21741377-corporate-debt-could-be-culprit-where-will-next-crisis-occur?ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/economist_sp-global-median-corporate-credit-rating_5-3-18.png) [Mauldin Economics - Us vs. Them - Ian Bremmer 4/25](http://www.mauldineconomics.com/outsidethebox/us.-vs.-them?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Pragmatic Capitalism - Three Things I Think I Think - China, Tesla And Weird Stuff - Cullen Roche 5/4](https://www.pragcap.com/three-things-think-think-china-tesla-weird-stuff/?ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/pc_credit-creation-by-geography_5-2-18.png) # Markets / Economy [FT - Argentina stuns markets as it pushes interest rates to 40% - Cat Rutter Pooley, Adam Samson, and Roger Blitz 5/4](https://www.ft.com/content/af31b784-4f6d-11e8-9471-a083af05aea7?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [NYT - A Fast-Food Problem: Where Have All the Teenagers Gone? - Rachel Abrams and Robert Gebeloff 5/3](https://nyti.ms/2FCKvXL?ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/nyt_fast-food-labor-shortage_5-3-18.png) [WSJ - Apple Allays iPhone Worries, Adds $100 Billion to Buyback Plans - Tripp Mickle 5/1](https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-adds-100-billion-to-buyback-plans-1525206725?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - I count $300 billion in total dividends since 2013…geez. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_apple-buyback-king_5-1-18.png) - If that wasn't enough… ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_best-stock-price-gains_5-1-18.png) # Real Estate [BI - Uber and Lyft are changing where rich people buy homes - Sarah Jacobs 5/3](https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-and-lyft-are-changing-where-rich-people-buy-homes-2018-5?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "A report released this week from MetLife Inc.'s asset-management business confirmed that the premium cost of apartments near public transit has begun to decline due to services such as Uber and Lyft." [FT - Priced out of the American dream - Sam Fleming 5/2](https://www.ft.com/content/dbece4c8-4974-11e8-8ae9-4b5ddcca99b3?ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft_most-and-least-expensive-overall-median-sales-prices-in-the-us_5-2-18.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft_sp-case-shiller-home-price-indices_5-2-18.png) # Health / Medicine [Bloomberg Businessweek - Silicon Valley Wants to Cash In on Fasting - Tom Giles and Selina Wang 4/24](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-24/intermittent-fasting-is-getting-silicon-valley-startup-treatment?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # Automotive [FT - UK to ban most hybrid cars, including Prius, from 2040 - Peter Campbell and Jim Pickard 5/4](https://www.ft.com/content/e2c212a2-4f80-11e8-9471-a083af05aea7?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - Nothing formalized at this moment, just be aware of the direction of this effort. - "Hybrid cars that rely on traditional engines, such as the Toyota Prius, would be banned by 2040 under clean-air plans being drawn up by the UK government that would outlaw up to 98% of the vehicles currently on the road." - "Three people involved in the decision-making process said the proposed rules would limit new car sales to those that can travel at least 50 miles using only electric power." - "The change would outlaw more than 98% of the vehicles currently sold in Britain and require manufacturers to switch to vehicles predominantly driven by batteries — though they might be able to have petrol engines for back-up or support." # South America [FT - Venezuela's oil decline reaches new depths - John Paul Rathbone 4/30](https://www.ft.com/content/f9cbaec8-4c96-11e8-8a8e-22951a2d8493?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft_venezuela-crude-oil-production_4-30-18.png) - "In addition to hyperinflation and a $70bn bond default that has cut off the country from fresh finance, the drop in oil production to 30-year lows has slashed government revenues, making it ever harder for Mr Maduro’s regime to import basic necessities and deploy the patronage he needs to maintain military and political support." - "Caracas has also alienated key allies such as Beijing. Chinese state banks, which extended over $60bn in oil-backed loans between 2007 and 2016, last year made no fresh loans. A two-year grace period on a remaining $19bn debt to China expired last week, Reuters reported, meaning that Venezuelan export revenues will fall further." - ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft_venezuela-bond-payments-owed-and-disbursed_4-30-18.png)