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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 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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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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Perspective WSJ - Daily Shot: Business Insider - U.S. Pretax income growth by income category - 6/14 Economist - Around the world, beer consumption is falling - THE DATA TEAM 6/13 WSJ - Daily Shot: BMI Research - Projected Global Water Availability 6/14 Markets / Economy Bloomberg - Wheat Soars as U.S. Spring Crop
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Perspective Economist - Climbing without ropes 6/8 * "A series of remarkable feats increases the appeal of a niche sport." FT - Diplomatic victory for China as Panama ditches Taiwan - Ben Bland 6/13 * "Panama has cut ties with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with China, as Beijing intensifies
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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice A Wealth of Common Sense - Bulls, Bears & Charlatans - Ben Carlson 6/11 * "A market crash is always a possibility. But using scare tactics to get people out of the markets (or keep them in) isn't helpful to anyone." NYT - Stop
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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
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If you were to read only one thing… FT - Amazon to ramp up lending in challenge to big banks - Ben McLannahan 6/7 * "Amazon is planning to expand its lending to small businesses in the US, the UK and Japan, in a direct challenge to the big banks which
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Perspective Pew Research Center - The rise of multiracial and multiethnic babies in the U.S. - Gretchen Livingston 6/6 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice A Wealth of Common Sense - Greatest Hits From Michael Mauboussin & Meir Statman 6/6 * Mauboussin: "Perhaps the single greatest error in the investment business
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If you were to read only one thing… WSJ - Chinese Banks Face Up to Funding Squeeze - Anjani Trivedi 6/5 * "Household deposits—long the backbone of China’s economy, funding inexorable loan growth—are fleeing: Around 1.2 trillion yuan ($176 billion) left the banking system last month. Meanwhile,
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Perspective Economist - The super-rich are different: they pay less tax 6/1 Visual Capitalist - The Problem With Our Maps - Nick Routley 6/2 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice FT - Grantham says higher valuations will persist - Robin Wigglesworth 6/1 * "The US stock market has entered an era of
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Perspective Bloomberg Quint - Pimco's Prophecy: Stop Relaxing! Use Rallies to Accumulate Cash - John Gittelsohn 6/1 * "Investors have become too complacent and monetary, fiscal, trade and geopolitical risks abound, Pimco’s Richard Clarida, Andrew Balls and Dan Ivascyn said in a report issued Wednesday. There’s a