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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 04 Oct,2013

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

How Brazil’s richest man lost $34.5 Billion (BusinessWeek)

Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? (Smithsonian)

The United Colours of Abdullah (Open)

Alumni Cults:Inner most allies (Outlook)

Why is Hyderabad important? (Tehelka)

What threatens the best laid plans of Shivraj Singh Chouhan? (Caravan)

Yogesh Mahansaria’s second coming (ForbesIndia)

What we eat affects everything (Atlantic)

The end of the full college scholarship (MarketWatch)

Obituary:Robert Ford (Economist)

Darkness in Washington (NewYorker)

Once upon a time in the Middle East (MorningNews)

Letter from Kenya:Surviving Westgate (NewYorker)

Friends without benefits (VanityFair)

Sagarika Ghose quizzes NaMo and RaGa (UnrealTimes)

Initial ownership report:Toyota Fortuner (TeamBHP)

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Linkfest: Oct 4,2013

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Gold:Villain or Saviour ? (BusinessLine)

Whats in a NaMo? (Mint)

Winston Churchill wanted to gas Indian tribes (ET)

SEBI rings in new options to protect investors (FE)

Maharashtra plans another city in Uran (BS)

5 easy step to check PF balance online (Firstpost)

These journalists spent 2 years and 750000 $ covering one story  (Atlantic)

Bond investors refuse to panic despite default fears (Buzz)

Google will give you Wall-to-Wall view of 100 Indian Monuments (BI)

Momentum-The only practical anomaly (OptimalMomentum)

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Linkfest: October 3,2013

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Brick by brick,Indian realty story crumbles (BS)

Do Indian companies fudge their earnings? (Mint)

If US Govt shutdown continues, commodities markets will go dark (ET)

Hiring in banking sector to go up by 30% this year (FE)

Why the Rahul fake encounter with morality doesn’t wash (Firstpost)

Wall Street to Washington:What me worry? (Businessweek)

Mean regression and the value anomaly (TurnkeyAnalyst)

Why most traders fail (TRB)

Microsoft investors want Bill Gates out of Microsoft (Reuters)

Private Equity firms are delusional (Quartz)

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Linkfest:Oct 2, 2013

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

George Soros:Europe’s nightmare is getting worse (BI)

Why Investors should avoid Emerging Markets (BI)

Medicines prices to crash under new drug policy (ET)

Why business groups should not own banks (Mint)

4 Indians charged with USD 200 Million $ credit card fraud (FE)

Is Manmohan Singh just another thick skinned politician? (Firstpost)

What does it cost to make an iPhone? (WSJ)

Sam Adrangi of Kerrisdale Capital (NYMag)

On smart beta (PortfolioProbe)

Momentum Factor Unpacked (IndexUniverse)

Berkshire exercises Goldman warrant (Bloomberg)

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Linkfest:1 Oct,2013

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Ratnakar Bank finds profits where others fear to tread (Reuters)

The world’s cheapest emerging market (DailyReckoning)

Is NSEL a case of principal-agency problem? (Mint)

The story behind 0% interest EMI schemes (FE)

FIR against NSEL/FT promoters,directors and staff (BS)

Farewell, Lalu Prasad (Firstpost)

10 surprising economic trends that rule the world (Quartz)

10 terms investment pros use to raise money (TRB)

Sharing economy is here to stay (LATimes)

London’s hot Indian restaurant (Bloomberg)