Perspective
Economist – Daily Chart: Modern slavery is disturbingly common 9/20
Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice
Economist – In Detroit, the end of blight is in sight 9/16
- “What happens when a city accustomed to bad government elects a good one.”
- A good test case for a city in transition from a larger population/footprint to a smaller one and what to do with all of that excess infrastructure.
Economist – Buttonwood: Initial Coin Offering means investor caution obligatory 9/16
- A good primer on ICOs.
- “Nothing makes individuals more willing to take risks than the sight of other people getting rich.”
Markets / Economy
FT – Toys R Us buckled under private equity ownership – Anna Nicolaou and Kara Scannell 9/19
- “Retailer’s debts played a bigger role than Amazon or Walmart in its bankruptcy.”