Linkfest: Signal v. noise in jobs report; Russia’s troubled economy; The end of employer-provided health care?
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Today’s most shared:
- Visualizing the noise in the jobs report?
- Russia’s troubled economy.
- Will Obamacare eventually mean the end of employer-provided health care?
- The high cost of prison in America.
- How to learn to stop worrying and love the Bond King – Bill Gross has always said some off-the-wall things.
- Stages of Piketty fever.
- Bloomberg News in China. But they now stream Bitcoin prices, so they’ve got that going for them, which is nice.
How Not to Be Misled by the Jobs Report
New York Times
Dips and rises in reported job growth can come from random statistical noise.
shared by @TheStalwart, @markgongloff, @morningmoneyben, @UpshotNYT, @jbarro
New York Times
Dips and rises in reported job growth can come from random statistical noise.
shared by @TheStalwart, @markgongloff, @morningmoneyben, @UpshotNYT, @jbarro
How the Russian economy has taken a turn for the worse
theguardian.com
Larry Elliott: Russia has five big problems ranging from an uncompetitive manufacturing sector to a sharp fall in the rouble.
shared by Credit Writedowns, Here Is The City, @prchovanec, @cafreeland
theguardian.com
Larry Elliott: Russia has five big problems ranging from an uncompetitive manufacturing sector to a sharp fall in the rouble.
shared by Credit Writedowns, Here Is The City, @prchovanec, @cafreeland
Envisioning the End of Employer-Provided Health Plans
New York Times
A new study finds the new health care law could create big savings for companies.
shared by @ReformedBroker, reddit/Economics, @MParekh, Reformed Broker
New York Times
A new study finds the new health care law could create big savings for companies.
shared by @ReformedBroker, reddit/Economics, @MParekh, Reformed Broker
A Chart that Demands Attention
houseofdebt.org
Neil Irwin at the New York Times (The Upshot) writes that no one cares about economic data anymore which he says is good news. But recovery remains anemic.
shared by @ModeledBehavior, @JustinWolfers, @Neil_Irwin
houseofdebt.org
Neil Irwin at the New York Times (The Upshot) writes that no one cares about economic data anymore which he says is good news. But recovery remains anemic.
shared by @ModeledBehavior, @JustinWolfers, @Neil_Irwin
Economics is too important to leave to the experts
theguardian.com
Ha-Joon Chang: Ordinary citizens may be able to see the world more clearly than the narrow-focused economics professionals.
shared by @MarkThoma, reddit/Economics, @Ian_Fraser
theguardian.com
Ha-Joon Chang: Ordinary citizens may be able to see the world more clearly than the narrow-focused economics professionals.
shared by @MarkThoma, reddit/Economics, @Ian_Fraser
The meteoric, costly and unprecedented rise of incarceration in America
Washington Post
A massive new report from the National Research Council concludes that the U.S. must reconsider prison policies that have cost far too much.
shared by @ECONdailycharts, @counterparties, @AntDeRosa, @mccarthyryanj
Washington Post
A massive new report from the National Research Council concludes that the U.S. must reconsider prison policies that have cost far too much.
shared by @ECONdailycharts, @counterparties, @AntDeRosa, @mccarthyryanj
Bill Gross Wrote About The Erotic Pleasures Of Sneezing In His Latest Investment Letter But It’s Okay
Dealbreaker
A roundup of Bill Gross’s weird analogies and digressions.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @counterparties, @LaurenLaCapra, @MattGoldstein26
Dealbreaker
A roundup of Bill Gross’s weird analogies and digressions.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @counterparties, @LaurenLaCapra, @MattGoldstein26
Apollo’s Rowan Sees ‘Danger Signs’ of Crisis in Debt Markets
Bloomberg
shared by @BarbarianCap, @DavidSchawel, @nasiripour, @eisingerj
Bloomberg
shared by @BarbarianCap, @DavidSchawel, @nasiripour, @eisingerj
Enrollment in Student-Debt Forgiveness Programs Soars in 2014
Wall Street Journal
Two federal programs that offer to wipe away huge accumulations of student debt have grown at a rapid clip this year, putting them among the government’s fastest-growing forms of financial assistance.
shared by @LaurenLaCapra, @nasiripour, @firoozye, @mccarthyryanj
Wall Street Journal
Two federal programs that offer to wipe away huge accumulations of student debt have grown at a rapid clip this year, putting them among the government’s fastest-growing forms of financial assistance.
shared by @LaurenLaCapra, @nasiripour, @firoozye, @mccarthyryanj
The nine stages of the Piketty bubble
Financial Times
Concern is growing that much of the western world is heading into a “Piketty bubble” – a social and economic phenomenon that arises when everyone who considers themselves to be anybody feels the need to talk about a new book by French economist Thomas Piketty.
shared by @economistmeg, @mark_dow, reddit/Economics, @FGoria
Financial Times
Concern is growing that much of the western world is heading into a “Piketty bubble” – a social and economic phenomenon that arises when everyone who considers themselves to be anybody feels the need to talk about a new book by French economist Thomas Piketty.
shared by @economistmeg, @mark_dow, reddit/Economics, @FGoria
Bloomberg’s folly
cjr.org
For foreign correspondents in China, breaking stories that the censored Chinese press can’t touch has long been a core part of the mission.
shared by @kmac, Naked Capitalism, @niubi, @taniabranigan
cjr.org
For foreign correspondents in China, breaking stories that the censored Chinese press can’t touch has long been a core part of the mission.
shared by @kmac, Naked Capitalism, @niubi, @taniabranigan
Bitcoin Now on Bloomberg
Bloomberg
We are pleased to announce today that Bloomberg is providing Bitcoin pricing to our 320,000+ global subscribers.
shared by @MichaelKitces, @BuzzFeedBen, @Techmeme, @crampell, @Bloomberg
Bloomberg
We are pleased to announce today that Bloomberg is providing Bitcoin pricing to our 320,000+ global subscribers.
shared by @MichaelKitces, @BuzzFeedBen, @Techmeme, @crampell, @Bloomberg
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