What I’m reading this weekend:
BOOK(S)
LAWRENCE IN ARABIA: WAR, DECEIT, IMPERIAL FOLLY AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST – SCOTT ANDERSON
LINKS
HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF PLUMMETING GLOBAL MARKETS – THE NEW YORK TIMES
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A SELL-OFF – CIO
DARTBOARD SCHOOL OF FORECASTING – BLOOMBERG GADFLY
IS THE BARREL HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? – VANGUARD
VISUALIZING THE FLOW OF OIL AROUND THE WORLD – VISUAL CAPITALIST
SEVEN REASONS ACTIVE MANAGEMENT UNDERPERFORMED IN 2015 – CFA INSTITUTE
ACTIVISTS BEWARE: HUGE INVESTORS DEBUT NEW LONG-TERM INDEX – THE WSJ
GOOGLE PAID APPLE $1 BILLION TO KEEP SEARCH BAR ON IPHONE – BLOOMBERG BUSINESS
SEVEN WAYS TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED US – THE FINANCIAL TIMES
MORE (AND BEST YET) EVIDENCE THAT ANOTHER PLANET LURKS IN THE DARK DEPTHS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM – SLATE
AND OF COURSE, MAKE SURE YOU READ ANY OF THIS WEEK’S VINTAGE VALUE INVESTING ARTICLES THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED.
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