http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/03/04/1404922/the-ma-pickup/
All you ever wanted to know about the current state of Mergers and Acquisitions by Credit Suisse

Interesting youtube video on the wealth inequality in the US (via @ceesvloteringen)
http://youtu.be/QPKKQnijnsM

China announces its growth targets for this year: 7.5%. It would take Europe 5 years to get there…
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100520513
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ccf2a93a-8539-11e2-88bb-00144feabdc0.html

An interesting read on productivity, the consumer surplus and technology
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2013/02/technology-and-productivity

Ok, I know I have warned about charts that start in 2010, but this negative correlation between gold and oil is remarkable…

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-gold-bull-market-isnt-over-2013-3

Nice title to begin with: “Corporate profits are Eating the Economy”

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/corporate-profits-are-eating-the-economy/273687/

Just as an update: which asset class has been red hot and which one has been ignored?

http://macromon.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/overbought-and-oversold-markets-march-1/wir_overbought-11/

A ‘discussion paper’ (without a proper introduction or conclusion) on ageing and productivity

http://econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/68601/1/735218625.pdf

Interesting development, those ever widening seasonal adjustments in US house prices…

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/03/update-seasonal-pattern-for-house-prices.html

Interesting, although not very economical: the social media profile of US woman

http://www.womenofgplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/WomenOfSocialMedia.jpg

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