Brilliant drawing….


http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9f96fa1e-5e8b-11e3-a44c-00144feabdc0.html

Wondering whether that year-end rally is still in the cards? Fear not!

http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2013/12/the-santa-claus-rally-season-is-about-to-begin.html

The remarkable strength of the US leadership in stock markets

http://www.businessinsider.com/barclays-2014-sp-500-outlook-2013-12

Nice one: the top 50 companies on an R&D scale!

http://www.businessinsider.com/50-biggest-companies-by-rd-investment-2013-12

Nice chart on deleveraging in European banks

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/12/06/1714872/stressed-out-about-deflation/

2013 has been a pretty low volatility trading range

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/12/11/volatility-by-year-since-1928.html

Deflation, or just technological improvement?

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/04/why-technology-price-decreases-are-not-proof-of-deflation/

Shocking overview on the high pay of certain CEO’s…

http://qz.com/156522/how-many-months-it-takes-an-average-worker-to-earn-what-the-ceo-makes-in-an-hour/

Bitcoin ownership. There is a 1% already….

http://www.businessinsider.com/927-people-own-half-of-the-bitcoins-2013-12

The 80 most powerful pictures of 2013!

http://www.rsvlts.com/2013/12/03/powerful-photos-2013/

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