Economy:
The 1 Percent Are Only Half the Problem -New York Times
Is Wal-Mart in Trouble? – Slate
Labor Costs, Inflation Expectations, and the Affordable Care Act: What Businesses Are Telling Us – Federal Bank of Atlanta
Velocity Achieved in U.S. as Growth for Two Years Seen in Poll – Bloomberg
Brazil isn’t growing—so why are Brazilians so happy? – Economist
The humble hero: Containers have been more important for globalisation than freer trade – Economist
Markets:
What Stock to Buy? Hey, Mom, Don’t Ask Me – New York Times
Just How Useless Is the Asset-Management Industry? – Harvard Business Review
Gold futures sink below $1,400 an ounce – MarketWatch
After a decade of decline, it’s time for the dollar to have its day – Telegraph
Politics:
Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income – Reuters
If The Economy Will Collapse When The Fed Stops Printing Money Then Lets Keep Printing – Slate
A Simple Graph That Should Silence Austerians and Gold Bugs Forever – Atlantic
Banks:
Rogue banks remain too big to fail: Our view – USA Today
Regulators on alert as US banks boost commercial loans – Financial Times
