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  • St Louis Fed: Who Are the U.S.’s Largest Trade Partners?

    “In this post, we examine the U.S.’s overall trade deficit, as well as the trade balance with respect to major U.S. trading partners.”

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  • The Glorious Poster Art of the Soviet Space Program in Its Golden Age

    “How do you sell a government program that spends tens of millions of dollars on research and development for space travel?”

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  • The Atlantic: To Survive in a Wetter World, Raise Ducks, Not Chickens

    “Farmers in Bangladesh are adapting to climate change, and it’s having an impact in faraway places—including on restaurant menus.”

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  • The birth and death of a bike company: What happened to SpeedX?

    “The tale of the Chinese start-up SpeedX is one of rapid growth, dizzying expansion and total collapse. In the space of two wild years, the company blossomed from the seed of an idea to hogging headlines around the cycling and tech world. It was poised to disrupt the big brands with its competitively priced and highly integrated ‘smart’ road bikes. And then, seemingly overnight, on the eve of shipping its ambitious second model, SpeedX disappeared without a trace – leaving in its wake a trail of unfulfilled Kickstarter pledges, unpaid suppliers, and unreturned deposits.”

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  • Outside: Alternative Meat Industry

    Article on the alternative meat industry – where it had come from and where it might be heading.

     

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  • RBA Speech: Inflation Targeting and Economic Welfare

    Address by Philip Lowe to Anika Foundation Luncheon

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  • NPR Planet Money: Fed Cut

    The FED has lowered rates “But this decision by the Fed is controversial because right now the US economy seems to be doing fine — and cutting rates if the economy doesn’t need help is risky. So, should it be lowering rates right now? Today Cardiff and Stacey debate the wisdom and discuss the whys and wherefores of a rate cut now.”

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  • Fontaines DC – Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

    Fontaines D.C. are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. This performance was recorded at Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2018.

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  • The Atlantic: Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

    “The data are shockingly clear that for most people, in most fields, professional decline starts earlier than almost anyone thinks.”

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  • BBC podcast: A History of Music and Technology – Sound Recording

    ‘Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason tells the story of how we first captured sound, giving birth to a global recording industry.’

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