Good morning. The shortest (and probably best) recap of the UK elections… (via @diederickraven)

https://twitter.com/diederickraven/status/597013227613069312

Euro stoxx during US QE

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/05/the-qe-era/

Chinese debt, and lots of it

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/05/08/2128695/chinas-plan-to-deal-with-its-debt-mountain/

US Q1 earnings: not as bad as feared

http://uk.businessinsider.com/q1-sp-500-earnings-growth-turns-positive-2015-5

For the chess geeks out there!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/08/how-to-win-any-popular-game-according-to-data-scientists/

Pimco has lost the number one spot…

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/05/10-thursday-noon-reads/

On that huge move in the bond market

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/08/the-mystery-of-germanys-crazy-bonds/
https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21650589-bond-yields-are-suddenly-rising-reverse-speed

Minimum wages across the globe

http://uk.businessinsider.com/minimum-wage-around-the-world-2015-5?r=US

The more sun, the less solar energy?

http://gizmodo.com/tesla-battery-economics-on-the-path-to-disruption-1701854536

Will the blue line follow the orange one?

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/05/withhold-judgment-on-labor-participation-until-wage-inflation-rises/

And the schedule for the week to come
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2015/05/schedule-for-week-of-may-10-2015.html

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