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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 - 110 N.F.L Brains 7/25 * "Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, has examined the brains of 202 deceased football players. A broad survey of her findings was published on Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association."
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Perspective WSJ - Daily Shot: Amazing Maps - Median age by continent 7/16 WSJ - Daily Shot: FRED - US Department Store Sales 7/16 WSJ - Daily Shot: Valuewalk - Global Bitcoin Mining Energy Consumption 7/20 WSJ - Daily Shot: howmuch - Cost of Olympic Games 7/20 WSJ - Daily Shot: Number of US Colleges
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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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Perspective WSJ - Daily Shot: Credit Suisse - USA Aggregate Net cash and Debt % of Sales 7/3 WSJ - Daily Shot: WEF - World's most crowded cities 7/3 FT - SF Express uses first China drone license to deliver the goods - Yuan Yang 6/30 * "SF Express has completed commercial
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Have a great Independence Day! Perspective WP - The U.S. fertility rate just hit a historic low. Why some demographers are freaking out - Ariana Eunjung Cha 6/30 * "According to provisional 2016 population data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, the number of births
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If you were to read only one thing… FT - Xi Jinping's war on financial crocodiles gathers pace - Minxin Pei 6/25 * "In late April, President Xi Jinping convened a politburo meeting specifically focused on stability in the financial system. Foreshadowing the crackdown, he ordered that those '
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Perspective WSJ - Wal-Mart to Vendors: Get Off Amazon's Cloud - Jay Greene and Laura Stevens 6/21 * "To do business with Wal-Mart, the retailer requires some tech providers to build the services on AWS cloud rivals." WSJ - Daily Shot: Brookings - Midlife mortality from "deaths
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Perspective Data Is Beautiful - Adult Obesity rates in the United States - zonination 6/20 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice Project Syndicate - Brexit In Reverse? - George Soros 6/19 * "Economic reality is beginning to catch up with the false hopes of many Britons. One year ago, when a slim majority
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If you were to read only one thing… FT - The real risks of the falling oil price - Nick Butler 6/11 * "In any discussion of the oil market it is all too easy to ignore the real world consequences of the price fall that has occurred over the last
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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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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice WSJ - The Cushion That Saved Taxpayers From Banco Popular's Failure - Paul Davies 6/7 * "Regulators can make a determination that a bank is failing or likely to fail with information that investors don’t have. Regulators shouldn’t act too early, but