Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Wall Street Erases the Line Between Its Jocks and Nerds – WSJ
- Another epic economic collapse is coming – Washington Post
- Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy – Quartz
- The man who was fired by a machine – BBC
- What If a Female CEO Acted Like Elon Musk? – The Atlantic
- Blockchain Is Starting to Show Real Promise Amid the Hype – Barron’s
- Don’t Fear Flattening, It’s No Sure Sign of Recession: Goldman – Bloomberg
- This Chart Shows Amazon’s Dominance in Ecommerce – Visual Capitalist
- Kill quarterly reporting? Some investors ring alarm bells – Reuters
- The Game Has Changed at Tesla – WSJ
- Tough choices for central bankers in the modern age of intangibles – The Times
- Cryptocurrency Market Plumbs New Depths in 2018 – WSJ
Americas:
- White House Counsel Has Cooperated Extensively With Mueller’s Obstruction Inquiry – NY Times
- The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown – Washington Post
- ‘I’m not going there’: As Trump hurls racial invective, most Republicans stay silent – Washington Post
- Trump Is Not a King – NY Times
- No, one-third of African Americans don’t support Trump. Not even close. – Washington Post
- Was the U.S. Actually ‘Built on Tariffs,’ as Trump Says? – NY Times
- The Costs of Motherhood Are Rising, and Catching Women Off Guard – NY Times
- They’re Falsely Accused of Shoplifting, but Retailers Demand Penalties – NY Times
- The Financial Crisis Cost Every American $70,000, Fed Study Says – Bloomberg
- California homeowners get to pass low property taxes to their kids. It’s proved highly profitable to an elite group – LA Times
- Stuck in a belligerent doldrum’: Wages rise in the nation’s hottest job market — but so do costs – Washington Post
- Venezuela Devalues Currency and Hikes Wages, Stoking Fears About Instability – WSJ
Europe:
- Greek central bank chief warns over backtracking, turbulence… – Reuters
- ‘Peak Car’ and the End of an Industry – Bloomberg
- Austria’s far-right government ordered a raid on its own intelligence service. Now allies are freezing the country out. – Washington Post
- U.K.’s Bit Part in Trade Drama Shows Perils of Post-Brexit Role – Bloomberg
- Merkel and Putin Form Marriage of Convenience Forged by Trump – Bloomberg
- No-deal Brexit disruption could turn the M20 into a giant lorry park, Government warns – The Telegraph
- Britain’s productivity crisis in eight charts – FT
Asia:
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- China’s Uighur Camps Swell as Beijing Widens the Dragnet – WSJ
- Stocks Jump on Signs China’s Tired of Losing the Trade War – Bloomberg
- China’s Feisty Trade Negotiator Heads to Washington – Bloomberg
- U.S., China Plot Road Map to Resolve Trade Dispute by November – WSJ
- Soyabean ship saga tests China’s stance on tariffs – FT
- China’s Tsinghua University linked to cyber espionage, study claims – FT
- Will Demographic Headwinds Hobble China’s – NY Fed
Trans-Tasman:
- Liberal cabinet tries to pour cold water on leadership speculation – 9News
- Peter Dutton is not positioning for the leadership: McKenzie – Sky News
- Drought pits native and domestic animals against each other amid competition for food – ABC
- Woman calls for changes in regulatory response to industrial deaths after partner dies at work – ABC
- Barnaby Joyce accused of tilting Murray-Darling authority towards irrigators – The Guardian
- Reserve Bank governor says Australians should expect ‘fairly gradual’ wage growth – The Guardian
- ARENA, Finkel lead push for massive renewable hydrogen exports – Renew Economy
- AMP admits fees were so high $100,000 super investment made a loss – The Guardian
- The government is ratcheting up its surveillance powers. But we can stop this – The Guardian
- NBN Co attempt to charge more for Fixed Wireless than Fixed Line lasts less than a day – ABC
- Border Force rejects privacy breach claim – News.com.au
- ‘Kick in the guts’: Employers cry foul over casual truck driver’s win – The SMH
- Australia pledges A$1.8 billion to help drought-stricken farmers – Straits Times
- Malcolm Turnbull plans more changes to energy policy amid pressure from within Coalition – ABC
- Victoria Labor pledges $1.2 billion in rebates, loans for rooftop solar – Renew Economy
- The great public v private education con job – The Age
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Kiwibank cuts one-year mortgage rate – Interest.co.nz
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Fonterra needs breaking up – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- How the internet has changed dating – The Economist