Good morning. Merger mania!

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/11/17/mega-mergers-popular-again-on-wall-street/

It still is amazing to see those huge swings during the 1930-50 period

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-permanent-effects-of-the-great-recession/

And here are the biggest stock exchanges in the world

http://www.businessinsider.com/global-stock-market-capitalization-chart-2014-11

The Economist on population and fertility

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/11/daily-chart-10

Big data meets economics, according to this article

http://qz.com/297790/the-remarkable-rise-of-big-data-economics/

Planes. Always fascinating….

http://www.businessinsider.com/air-flight-traffic-planes-north-atlantic-2014-11

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