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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 18 May, 2018

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The biggest crisis no one is talking about (Kotaku)

The true story of Yanny and Laurel (Wired)

Can Angry Hanuman serve as a prophecy for 2019? (Rahul Pandita)

Bengal’s bloody Panchayat Polls (Jaideep Mazumdar)

The man who could shape Iraq’s future (Atlantic)

Blessing scams in Chinatown (SCMP)

The life of one of America’s bloodiest hitman (Buzzfeed)

Your new Pakistan (Dawn)

The ultimate sacrifice of Captain Mulla (BI)

How to eat candy like a Swede (New Yorker)

Has wine gone bad? (Guardian)

Scuba diving in Andaman & Nicobar (NatGeo)

Stop the Bhaiya-fication (Purba Ray)

The greatest mind in Madras (J Mathrubootham)

22 Gravity Defying Sculptures (Mind Circle)

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Linkfest: 18 May,2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Oil hits $80 (MC)

Rs.4 per litre hike in petrol/diesel ? (Mint)

Numetal makes 37,000 Cr offer for Essar Steel (ET)

Brazil affected by India’s record sugar corp (Quint)

Stock Talk: EID Parry (Gurpreet Singh)

How to see through financial window dressing (Sunil Tinani)

Secret Diary of Subhash Chandra (OB)

Stanley Druckenmiller’s big mistake (Irrelevant Investor)

Avdesh Garg-The largest IFA in Kota (Morningstar)

What was your lowest point financially? (RetireBy40)

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Linkfest: 17 May, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Did you ever think of an Ambani company going bankrupt? (ET)

Why I am angry about the Flipkart deal (Raghav Bahl)

India’s small businesses find credit in short supply (Reuters)

Argentina’s crisis sparks EM fears (CityWire)

The curious case of Hindustan Unilever (Calm Investor)

Time to buy smallcaps? (Nooresh)

Company Profile: Indian Terrain (OB)

Most quick Billionaires go bankrupt soon (Monika Halan)

Here’s when you know you are still not rich yet (FS)

Rules Vs Guidelines (Morgan Housel)

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Linkfest: 16 May,2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Arcelor Mittal clears 7000 Cr of Uttam Galva’s dues (MC)

Rupee is worst Asian currency of 2018 (Quint)

High profile exits at Mutual Funds (BS)

Contrasting performance of Indigo and Spicejet (Mint)

Interview with Sunil Subramaniam (BL)

Secret Diary of Ajay Piramal (OB)

Company Profile: Chaman Lal Setia Exports (OB)

Bakshi Ram-The man behind UP’s overflowing sugar mills (Rediff)

Debt is slavery-A reader’s story (Subramoney)

Why can’t fund managers admit mistakes? (BI)

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Linkfest: 15 May, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Piyush Goyal to handle Finance (ET)

Manipal-TPG gets back into Fortis race (MC)

Flipkart’s ESOP fable has a bitter twist for ex-employees (Mint)

RBI announces further restrictions on Allahabad Bank (Quint)

Narendra Modi has lost the Boardroom (Reuters)

China launches first India-dedicated fund (TOI)

They couldn’t have known (TRB)

If we invested in public stocks (Morgan Housel)

Latest issue of Graham and Doddsville (Columbia University)

China’s Silicon Valley (Atlantic)