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Economist - Why WeWork doesn't work yet - Daily Chart 9/17/19 Economist - Climate change could put insurance firms out of business 9/17/19 Insurance companies are uniquely exposed to these sorts (climate) of changes. Tens of millions of businesses buy policies every year to protect themselves from
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Perspective howmuch.net - Hourly Wage Required to Rent a Two-Bedroom Home in Every State - Raul 5/13 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice A Wealth of Common Sense - Do Long-Term Investors Need Bonds? - Ben Carlson 5/20 Economist - America must use sanctions cautiously - Leaders 5/17 * "The dollar
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If you were only to read one thing… WP - Too Many Men - Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen 4/18 * "Nothing like this has happened in human history. A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in the world’s two largest countries has created a gender
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Markets / Economy Bloomberg - Walmart's Margins Hit Record Low as Fight With Amazon Takes Toll - Matthew Boyle 2/20 WSJ - Daily Shot: FAANG Basket vs S&P 500 - Relative Performance 2/20 WSJ - Daily Shot: Consumer Staples SPDR ETF vs S&P 500 - Relative Performance 2/20
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新年快乐 Xīnnián kuàilè Perspective WSJ - Daily Shot: Do You Live Among Millionaires? - Eric Morath 2/9 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice FT - Five reasons why universal basic income is a bad idea - Ian Goldin 2/11 * "As the scale of the potential job losses arising from the artificial intelligence
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Perspective Freedom House - Freedom in the World 2018 - Democracy in Crisis 1/17 WSJ - Daily Shot: Maps on the Web - Global Fertility Rates 1/17 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice The Atlantic - Raising a Social-Media Star - Taylor Lorenz 1/17 * "The parents of teen internet celebrities get a
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Perspective WSJ - Daily Shot: Credit Suisse - US Household Net worth by quantile 12/15 WSJ - Daily Shot: Credit Suisse - US Household Ownership of Equities by quantile 12/15 Bloomberg - He Stole $100 Million From His Clients. Now He's Living in Luxury on the Cote d'Azur - Liam
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Perspective FT - How Germany got its gold back - Claire Jones 11/10 * "It was kept abroad to escape the Soviet Union. But then Germany decided to bring it home." NYT - After Weinstein: A List of Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct and the Fallout for Each - Sarah Almukhtar, Larry
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Perspective USA Today - $5 to access your own money? ATM fees jump to record high and these cities are the worst - David Carrig 10/2 * "Among the top 25 metropolitan areas, Pittsburgh residents encountered the highest fees. The top 25 metro areas with the highest average ATM fee, according
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The insurance industry in China has been good business – too good. What is the magic number for China’s foreign exchange reserves? What gives – why haven’t the share buybacks by US corporates juiced returns (passive investing)? Headlines FT - Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong charged with bribery 2/28. Lee
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China insurance crackdown – meaningful implications. Fewer and fewer U.S. public companies. Headlines * FT – India takes stock after first phase of cash crunch 1/1. Despite the chaos of the demonetization, citizens and politicians are giving Indian prime minister Narendra Modi a long leash because they agree with the aims
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Declining global trade. Chinese bank loan loss provisions. Pending auto loan crisis? Headlines * FT – Hong Kong car park space fetches $620,000 10/28. The stall at 55 Conduit Road (exclusive Mid-Levels district) sold for a record HK$4.8m. For comparison the previous record (also same road) was