Best of the Web: 14-04-11, nr 977

Good morning. Ah, so this is why the markets are crashing…. (and yes, I know the chart is old)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-10/first-time-qe-btfd-fails-sp

…or is this the reason for the tech correction…?
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-10/fed-blame-bursting-tech-bubble

Only in France…? “France: Employees must avoid work email after 6 pm”
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101573655

But it turns out to be just a rumor (thanks @went1955 for setting it straight)

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/04/10/debunked_france_did_not_just_ban_workers_from_answering_emails_after_hours.html

Gross is a Gross is a Gross. Nice article on the man.
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http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-04-10/pimcos-bill-gross-recovers-after-mohamed-el-erians-departure

I still do not understand why a CEO of a bank (or any CEO for that matter) should earn 20 million, but 50…?
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http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-04-10/ritholtz-s-10-thursday-reads-cheating-on-your-taxes-and-monty-python

Is this serious? Three big events and the explosion of the balance sheet isn’t one of them…?
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http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/publications/speeches/2014/04_09_14__evans_monetary_policy_goals_strategy_minsky.cfm

Ah, the rise of the self-employed. ZZP-ers, they are called in the Netherlands and it is a tale of two cities
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http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21600735-what-explains-surge-self-employment-their-own

Solar, solar, solar. Five years ago, everyone was mildly bearish and now, the world is aflame…
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/10755598/Global-solar-dominance-in-sight-as-science-trumps-fossil-fuels.html

A bubble? Surely not…?
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/04/british-house-prices

I like the idea, put it is too small to actually work…
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http://www.businessinsider.com/map-exports-by-product-2014-4

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