Judging by the post-debate wrap-up, fact checkers, Big Bird, and Jim Lehrer all had the either the best or worst night of their lives. This week stocks resumed their slow slog upward, jobs numbers showed meek but continuing improvement, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics found themselves caught in the crossfire of competing political spin machines. If you’ve had enough of Big Bird and the BLS, then we have just the thing for you: our weekend reads.
- Why are speculators called speculators? Why not… investors? (Futures Magazine)
- Will vacation days be the next big commodity to trade? (Forbes)
- The biggest hedge fund in the world is one you probably haven’t heard of (ZeroHedge)
- SEC survey reveals the extent of financial illiteracy among the investing public… and it’s depressing (Bloomberg)
- CFTC not giving up on position limits despite last week’s setback in court (Reuters)
And just for fun…
- 50 Years of James Bond (WSJ)
- Scientists discover cat-sized, fanged vegetarian dinosaur (New York Times)
- Hyper Photography – turning real photos into surrealist works of art (JF Rauzier)