Perspective

WSJ – Daily Shot: FRED – The state of education…or, rather, the education of states – Ana Maria Santacreu and Heting Zhu 4/12

Axios – Embry-Riddle: The best (and worst) airlines this year – Haley Britzky 4/14

Markets / Economy

WSJ – Daily Shot: BoAML – S&P 500 Sectoral Dominance 4/16

Energy

eia – U.S. production of crude oil grew 5% in 2017, likely leading to record 2018 production – Jeff  Barron and Emily Geary 4/4

China

WSJ – Daily Shot: Estimate of China’s Total Debt to GDP 4/16

Japan

WSJ – Japan to Expand Program to Bring in Foreign Workers – Peter Landers 4/12

Other Interesting Links

Economist – Great news for the dead: the funeral industry is being disrupted – Leaders 4/14

• “Changing social norms, competition and technology are shaking up a stodgy and exploitative business.”