Good morning. Mmm. This looks pretty convincing, if you ask me…
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/greece-government-reforms-by-yanis-varoufakis-2015-05
An FT article on weak productivity: “Weak productivity turns into a problem of global proportions”
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f48a489a-00a2-11e5-a908-00144feabdc0.html
So what will the next big buzzword be…?
http://uk.businessinsider.com/equity-flows-minus-bond-flows-since-financial-crisis-2015-5
The pattern of Chinese growth (and where it will lead to)
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/05/22/2130142/china-staggered-reform-on-one-side-equities-on-the-other/
Some more on that mismatch in the seasonal correction of US GDP numbers
http://thereformedbroker.com/2015/05/24/ignore-the-annual-first-quarter-recession/
The sad state of various UNESCO world heritage sites…
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/05/daily-chart-9?fsrc=rss
How peaches have changed through time (corn and watermelon just one click away!)
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/05/9000-years-of-selective-breeding-makes-things-delicious/
Looking for some cash? Maybe you can find it here…
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/05/sp-500-25-largest-companies/
This can hardly be called a surprise: older workers have been working longer at the same company
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-22/economists-offer-these-10-career-tips-for-today-s-graduates
And the schedule for the week to come.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2015/05/schedule-for-week-of-may-24-2015.html
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