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Weekend Mega Linkfest: December 16, 2017

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Manchester City’s plan for global domination (Guardian)

How I went from a Governor’s office to a Jail Cell (NYTimes)

In China,a 3 digit score can determine your place in Society (Wired)

Silk road fever grips Russian Far East (ATimes)

Millenials are screwed (HP)

China’s selfie obsession (New Yorker)

The incredible journey of Nepal’s teen golf sensation (SCMP)

Karan Johar is the newest love guru in town (Newslaundry)

On the Sacred Thread (Outlook)

Congress Treachery (Media Crooks)

Travelogue: Megalaya (TeamBHP)

Anandiben’s ire (Gossip Guru)

Code Red: Visible hand of Dadar market (Rural India)

Best books of 2017 (Open)

10 Human Body Tricks (BrightSide)

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Linkfest: December 15,2017

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

GE ties up with Tata for defence (BS)

Interview with Neelkanth Mishra (ET)

Why OMC shares lack fuel these days (Mint)

Will exit polls give fillip to Gujarat stocks? (BL)

A twist in the crypto currency tale (TRB)

Different people hear differently (Seth Godin)

10 Questions: Todd Combs (Vires)

IDGAF > FOMO (Prag Cap)

A 2018 Prediction: More Fintech (Howard)

The 12 signs a cheap stock is a value trap (Bloomberg)

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Linkfest: December 14, 2017

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

US Fed goes for 25 bps rate hike (Mint)

How 2017 became a blockbuster year of IPOs (ET)

BJP will win Gujarat elections (Surjit Bhalla)

The one big hurdle in India’s road opportunity (Quint)

Flipkart completes $ 100 Million ESOP purchase (MC)

Interview with Sam Zell (Forbes)

Solving hard problems with simple ideas (Morgan Housel)

Eggs,baskets and the Wisdom of Solomon (Robin Powell)

Financial lessons from General Ulysses Grant (Irrelevant Investor)

What causes asset bubbles? (Zero Hedge)

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Linkfest: December 13,2017

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Reliance to mull Jio IPO (ET)

The rise and fall of Unitech (Money Control)

What keeps Indigo going (Quint)

BSE files insolvency case against 7 companies (Mint)

PE funds ready with 60,000 Cr war chest for India Inc sale (BS)

The scourge of volatility (MF Critic)

Circle of Competence (Safal Niveshak)

What hedge funds will do after the hedge fund model dies (Bloomberg)

The double edge sword of investment strategies (Of Dollars & Data)

How Bitcoin killed Gold (DR)

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Linkfest: 12 December, 2017

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Life Insurance set to emerge as a dominant industry (Quint)

Kurlon up for sale (ET)

Is Unitech too big to fail? (Mint)

Why Air India could remain with an Indian owner (BS)

Presentation: KNR Constructions (Niteen Dharmawat)

Adani Enterprises: Renewable Energy Demerger (M&A Critique)

20 Trillion $ Mistake (Macro Tourist)

How to tap profits from this strange chart (DR)

Taleb: Don’t short Bitcoin (Times)

When you’re arguing, you’re wasting time (TRB)