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September 22, 2017

Perspective

Economist - Daily Chart: Modern slavery is disturbingly common 9/20

Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice

Economist - In Detroit, the end of blight is in sight 9/16

"What happens when a city accustomed to bad government elects a good one."
A good test case for a city in transition from a larger population/footprint to a smaller one and what to do with all of that excess infrastructure.

Economist - Buttonwood: Initial Coin Offering means investor caution obligatory 9/16

A good primer on ICOs.
"Nothing makes individuals more willing to take risks than the sight of other people getting rich."

Markets / Economy

FT - Toys R Us buckled under private equity ownership - Anna Nicolaou and Kara Scannell 9/19

"Retailer's debts played a bigger role than Amazon or Walmart in its bankruptcy."

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Tax Burdens by State | Japan's GDP | Knock-on Effects of Covid-19

Visual Capitalist - Visualizing Unequal State Tax Burdens Across America - Jenna Ross 1/23/20 Economist - Japan's GDP shrinks dramatically after a tax rise and a typhoon 2/17/20 WSJ - Daily Shot: WIND & ANZ Research - China Public Transportation Daily Passenger Flows 02/17/20 WSJ - Daily Shot:

Demographics | Oil & Gas Production

FT - China's falling birth rate threatens economic growth - Sun Yu 1/19/20 FT - Italy's collapsing birth rate rings demographic alarm bells - Miles Johnson 1/16/20 WSJ - Daily Shot: eia - US Shale Production by Region 1/20/20 WSJ - Daily Shot: Gas Production by Country

Real Estate Relative to Other Assets | Sand Mining

Economist - The great global housing folly - Daily Charts 1/17/20 Economist - Asia's hunger for sand is harmful to farming and the environment 1/16/20 There has probably never been a better time to be in the sand business. The world uses nearly 50bn tons of sand

Real Estate Ghost Towns in India

WSJ - India's 'Ghost Towns' Saddle Middle Class With Debt - and Broken Dreams - Eric Bellman Half a million unfinished apartments are stuck in financial limbo in India, dashing the dreams and the spending of a middle class that was supposed to be spearheading India’s economic rise.