Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- U.S. Launches Criminal Probe into Bitcoin Price Manipulation – Bloomberg
- About $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen since 2017: cybercrime… – Reuters
- The declining share of manufacturing jobs – VOX
- Elon Musk Is Gaslighting Us – Slate
- Tesla’s Model 3: You’re Going To Need A Bigger Parking Lot – Seeking Alpha
- Journalists Are Playing Right Into Elon Musk’s Hands – Slate
- Four serious questions about Elon Musk’s silly credibility score – Poynter
- Here’s How Much Money You Need for Bankers to Think You’re Rich – Bloomberg
- Apple’s $539 Million in Damages Is a ‘Big Win’ Over Samsung – Bloomberg
- Samsung must pay Apple $539 million for infringing iPhone design patents, jury finds – CNET
- Corporate tax rates and economic growth since 1947 – EPI
- Netflix Just Passed Disney and Became the World’s Biggest Media Stock – Bloomberg
- Probe into Bitcoin Price Manipulation Probably ‘A Good Thing’, Novogratz Says – Bloomberg
- This economist thinks most education is pointless. We strength-test his case. – 80000 Hours
- Deutsche Bank to Cut 7,000 Jobs – NY Times
- Yields at 3% Fail to Entice Some of the Biggest Treasuries Fans – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Getting Rich on Government-Backed Mortgages – Bloomberg
- A Rescue Plan for a Jobs Crisis in the Heartland – NY Times
- Concerned by Trump, Some Republicans Quietly Align With Democrats – NY Times
- 1,000 Cuts to Dodd-Frank: Tracking Trump’s Wave of Deregulation – Bloomberg
- Trump Tariff Threat Vexes Allies and Global Auto Makers – WSJ
- U.S. Investors Act as If Markets Owe Them Something – Bloomberg
- Four in 10 can’t cover an emergency expense of $400, Fed survey finds – Market Watch
- Centrists Are the Most Hostile to Democracy, Not Extremists – NY Times
- Argentines brace for crisis as nation again seeks IMF help – Reuters
- U.S. Home Values Are Rising at Their Fastest Pace in 12 Years – Bloomberg
- America is losing the battle against robocalls – The Economist
Europe:
- How Worried Should We Be about an Italian Debt Crisis? – PIIE
- How a 4-Hour Battle Between Russian Mercenaries and U.S. Commandos Unfolded in Syria – NY Times
- The Trump-Russia ties hiding in plain sight – CNBC
- Author of Article 50 warns Brexit agreement not certain – FT
- Bank of England Doesn’t Have Communication Problem – Bloomberg
- Russian pranksters discuss Putin and Skripal in call with Boris Johnson – The Guardian
- Theresa May to ask EU for transition till 2023 in bid to avoid hard border – The Times
Asia:
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- E-autocracy: Surveillance and propaganda in Chinese social media – VOX
- Why China’s Payment Apps Give U.S. Bankers Nightmares – Bloomberg
- South Korean president ’perplexed’ at Trump’s decision to cancel North Korea summit – The Hill
- China signals to state giants: ’Buy American’ oil and grains – Reuters
- North Korea Threatens to Call Off Summit, Calls Pence a ‘Political Dummy’ – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- A crypto-based hiring scheme that pays workers in real-time just went live in Australia – Business Insider
- Blow up the pokies: the misery and destruction of Australia’s poker machines – The Guardian
- ABC news feels the squeeze but refuses to cut Corners – The Guardian
- Clive Palmer’s assets frozen by Supreme Court over Queensland Nickel collapse – ABC
- The country’s top intelligence chief has warned that foreign interference against Australia is occurring on an unprecedented scale – 9News
- See you in the town square, Peter Dutton and Pauline Hanson – The Guardian
- ‘Poor drivers, bad road design’: What’s behind the spike in pedestrian deaths? – ABC
- Seven Charts That Show Why Australia’s Housing Boom Is Ending – Bloomberg
- Tesla’s massive 50,000-Powerwall virtual power plant project gets greenlight from new SA gov – Elektrek
- Viewpoints: should the government intervene to fix low wages? – The Conversation
- Australia Post ‘concept store’ stocked with baby formula and will only ship to China – Business Insider
- Smoking shock treatment failing to make people quit the habit, survey finds – ABC
- NBN Co kills 100Mbps on fixed wireless – IT News
- Dutton open to NZ refugee plan on one key condition – Sky News
- Universities, political parties opt to keep Chau Chak Wing donations – The Age
- Keep it or kill it: Coalition’s company tax puzzle – Outline
- Tax Heroes – Michael West….well worth a look to see who is actually paying corporate taxes – these companies should be recognised…
Other:
- Elon Musk Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About – BuzzFeed
- Machine learning is helping computers spot arguments online before they happen – The Verge
- A chilling video reveals Amazon’s ‘dangerous’ facial recognition software – The Canary
- A 100-Drone Swarm, Dropped from Jets, Plans Its Own Moves – MIT Technology Review