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Perspective FT - Over $9tn of bonds trade with negative yields - Eric Platt 8/16 * "Along with central bank interest rate cuts — including setting unprecedented negative rates in Europe and Japan — the bond-buying programs explain why $9tn still trades with a negative yield, and why sub-zero rates are
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Perspective Brilliant Maps - Would You Feel Comfortable If Your Child Was In A Relationship With X? 8/13 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice WSJ - The Olympics: the Harshest Hangover in Sports - Jason Gay 8/14 * "It’s barely a year later, and any lingering good feeling appears to have
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Perspective FT - US haul from credit crisis bank fines hit $150bn - Kara Scannell 8/6 * "A single bank, Bank of America, has paid more than one-third of all recoveries to US authorities, according to an analysis by the Financial Times. Its $56bn in settlements with state and federal
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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice Bloomberg View - Sharif's Ouster Is Bad News - Mihir Sharma 7/28 * "Whatever one thinks of Pakistan's former prime minister, the circumstances of his ouster are troubling." Markets / Economy WSJ - Daily Shot: Total US Mortgages Outstanding as % of GDP 7/
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Perspective NYT - The Cost of a Hot Economy in California: A Severe Housing Crisis - Adam Nagourney and Conor Dougherty 7/17 * "A full-fledged housing crisis has gripped California, marked by a severe lack of affordable homes and apartments for middle-class families. The median cost of a home
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If you were to read only one thing… NYT - Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists - Hiroko Tabuchi 7/8 * "Over the past six years, rooftop solar panel installations have seen explosive growth — as much as 900% by one estimate." * "That growth has come to a
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If you were to read only one thing… FT - Japan suffers record decline in population - Robin Harding 7/5 * "Japan’s native population fell by a record amount in 2016, but a jump in the number of foreign residents limited the overall annual decline." * "According to the
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Perspective MarketingDaily - Despite Retail Slump, Consumers Feel Generous At Checkout - Sarah Mahoney 6/14 * "With retailers closing thousands of stores and malls growing emptier, it’s easy to think Americans would be less inclined to pony up for good causes at the register. But the latest Charity Checkout Champions
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If you were to read only one thing… Business Insider - A likely shift in the mortgage market is creating 'prisoners' in housing - Akin Oyedele 5/29 * "The housing market's comeback after the financial crisis has turned out to be a mixed bag." * "Prices
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Markets / Economy FT – US banks pull back from $1.2tn car loans market – Ben McLannahan 5/29 * "Lenders piled into the sector in the years after the financial crisis, as low defaults and an improving economy encouraged them to focus on a market that performed relatively well as mortgages
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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice Mauldin Economics - Angst in America, Part 7: The Angst of the Millennial Generation - John Mauldin 5/7 * Are High Home Prices Turning American Millennials Into the New Serfs? - Marc Faber * "Like medieval serfs in pre-industrial Europe, America’s new generation, particularly in its
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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice FT - The era of 'deflationary progress' means betting on automation - David Eiswert 5/3 * "Investors need to come to reconcile themselves to the contradiction of progress and slower growth." A Wealth of Common Sense - Experts on an Earlier Version of the