Economy:
Why Are Americans Staying Put? – New York Times
Minimum wages: The logical floor – Economist
America’s Wealth Is Staggeringly Concentrated in the Northeast Corridor – The Wire
Haircut Deficit: Kids Living in Basements a Drag on U.S. Services Spending – Bloomberg
Nobel economics winner Fama says risk of global recession in 2014 – Reuters
The Most Important Economic Stories of 2013—in 44 Graphs – Atlantic
Markets:
Bitcoin should not be seen as a currency, warns Ernst & Young – Guardian
Hedge Funds Trail Stocks by the Widest Margin Since 2005 – Bloomberg
Wall St. drops on taper anxiety; Facebook rallies – Reuters
Politics:
Euro Pacific Capital’s Peter Schiff Defends His Tax Protesting Father Irwin Schiff – Forbes
Banks:
Visa, MasterCard $5.7 Billion Swipe Fee Accord Approved – Bloomberg
Swedes set for cashless future – The Local
