Good morning. Being long energy stocks. Not the best thing to be.

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2014/10/15/52-week-lows-in-the-energy-sector-exceed-40.html

In case you have missed it: the Saudis on oil prices
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/us-oil-saudi-policy-idUSKCN0I201Y20141013

And here is the US side of things: will U.S. oil producers frack their way into bankruptcy?

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-13/u-dot-s-dot-oil-prices-are-dropping-but-drilling-is-more-expensive

Well, here is one expert panel of Economists that disagrees with the main premises of Piketty.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/upshot/fellow-economists-express-skepticism-about-thomas-piketty.html

The German growth engine…

https://www.creditwritedowns.com/2014/10/eurocrisis-round-two-blame-the-germans-edition.html

De week in tweets by @went1955. In Dutch.
http://www.oneworld.nl/blog/de-week-tweets/de-week-van-went-tweets-28

For the multi-asset investment geeks out there

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/10/15/2007132/drawdown-to-what/

And even more info on inequality: general opinion

http://qz.com/281323/the-worlds-biggest-supporters-of-capitalism-are-asian-and-mostly-communist/

A bit of info on Nobel prize winners

http://mic.com/articles/100750/the-u-s-leads-the-world-in-nobel-laureates-thanks-to-one-surprising-factor

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