Good morning. The rise of China in the Mergers and Acquisitions space

http://uk.businessinsider.com/chinas-no1-priority-will-be-unpopular-in-the-us-2016-5

A lot of colourful (and interesting) charts in this blogpost

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/05/11/2161328/its-an-extreme-world-we-just-get-to-react-to-it/

Well-known, but somehow people are always surprised to see this: growth does not equal stock return

https://www.gmo.com/docs/default-source/public-commentary/gmo-quarterly-letter.pdf?sfvrsn=28

“Everything wrong with the eurozone summarized in one chart” Everything?

http://macro-man.blogspot.nl/2016/05/everything-wrong-with-eurozone.html

Temperature’s are on the rise… (via tjeerd borrrie)

https://twitter.com/ed_hawkins/status/729753441459945474

The title is self explanatory

http://ritholtz.com/2016/05/what-governments-spend-on-social-assistance/

A complete overview of all previous editions of Best of the Web can be found herehttp://tinyurl.com/c8ge4c5. All links provided are collected from public websites, unless otherwise specified. I have not checked the data or information for accuracy used, and therefore do not guarantee that all data provided will be 100% correct. The links provided do not necessarily reflect my personal opinion and should be seen as general interest: oftentimes I do not agree with arguments presented, but nevertheless think it is worthwhile to read them. It is up to the reader to make up their own mind. Suggestions or discussions are more than welcome. Do not quote unless specifically cleared beforehand!