Morning Bamboo Insight: 8 Sep 2014

September 8, 2014 Leave a comment

Morning Bamboo Insight: 8 Sep 2014

Macro

1. Political booms, financial crises: Why popular governments are not always a good sign

http://www.voxeu.org/article/increasing-government-popularity-predicts-emerging-market-financial-crises

Asia Pacific

  1. (India) – Roll up for the one-man band: Narendra Modi is proving dynamic, but he cannot run India on his own

http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21615635-narendra-modi-proving-dynamic-he-cannot-run-india-his-own-roll-up-one-man-band

  1. (China) – China imposes ceiling on the wages of state-owned enterprise leaders

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1201&MainCatID=12&id=20140907000102

  1. (China) – Media, PR Executives ‘Arrested over IPO Blackmail Schemes’; Chief and deputy chief editors of 21st Century News Group’s website among the eight people detained, state media reports

http://english.caixin.com/2014-09-04/100725214.html

  1. (China) – Debts pile up, weighing on Chinese steelmakers; China’s steel industry now has an excess capacity between 180 million tonnes and 240 million tonnes

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-09/07/c_133626789.htm

  1. (India) – Why Modi Cares About India’s ‘Neo Middle Class’; Tax Breaks, Job Training Seek to Boost Some 380 Million ‘Aspirants’

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/09/07/new-delhi-courts-neo-middle-class/

http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-delhi-courts-neo-middle-class-with-incentives-1409961855

  1. (India) – How Jignesh Shah lost the plot & his empire; FTIL exits MCX completely, Shah is free and has time to reflect on the path ahead; Jignesh Shah could well have been India’s most mercurial financial market entrepreneur

http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/38573

  1. (Isia) – Across Indonesia, Local Chiefs Slam Plan to Stop All Direct Polls; Democratic Setback: Under a bill set to be passed this week, the House wants local leaders chosen by regional legislative councils

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta/across-indonesia-local-chiefs-slam-plan-stop-direct-polls/

  1. (Isia) – Megawati’s Hand Seen in Jokowi’s Advisory Team; ‘Puppet President’: Fears that Megawati is the real power behind the scenes are only growing more acute; Editorial: Jokowi Should Avoid Diluting His Cabinet

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/megawatis-hand-seen-jokowis-advisory-team/

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/editorial-jokowi-avoid-diluting-cabinet/

  1. (Asean) – After 47 Years, Keeping Asean Relevant and Staying Together

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/47-years-keeping-asean-relevant-staying-together/

  1. (Australia) – Meet Australia’s coffee pod tycoons; They’re part of a global market worth $10 billion and they’re spending millions on manufacturing facilities.

http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/entrepreneur/meet-australias-coffee-pod-tycoons-20140829-3ek33.html?promote_channel=edmail&mbnr=NDEzOTI1Mg

Life

  1. Why Walking Helps Us Think

http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/walking-helps-us-think

  1. Guess What: You Don’t “Implement” Innovation. It’s Created Through Principles

http://betabeat.com/2014/09/guess-what-you-dont-implement-innovation-its-created-through-principles/

  1. Seneca on Saving Time

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/09/seneca-on-saving-time/

  1. Maya Angelou on Haters, Life, Reading, and Love

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/09/maya-angelou-on-haters-life-reading-and-love/

  1. Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/09/thinking-straight-in-the-age-of-information-overload/

  1. Why Flunking Exams Is Actually a Good Thing; To learn how to study, start by bombing a pretest.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/magazine/why-flunking-exams-is-actually-a-goodthing.html?emc=edit_th_20140907&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=36114517&_r=0

  1. Welcome to my genome: George Church is a genetics pioneer whose research spans treating diseases, altering bodies and a desire to breed woolly mammoths

http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21615029-george-church-genetics-pioneer-whose-research-spans-treating-diseases-altering

  1. Crazy Is a Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags

http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Is-Compliment-Zigging-Everyone/dp/1591846641/

  1. Books – Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success

http://www.amazon.com/Smartcuts-Hackers-Innovators-Accelerate-Success/dp/0062302450/

  1. Books – Your Inner Will: Finding Personal Strength in Critical Times

http://www.amazon.com/Your-Inner-Will-Personal-Strength/dp/0399171843/

TMT

  1. (Isia/Tech) – Online shopping in Indonesia flourishes despite scam concerns

http://digital.asiaone.com/print/digital/news/online-shopping-indonesia-flourishes-despite-scam-concerns

  1. The future of cars: Wireless wheels; Connected cars will make driving safer, cleaner and more efficient. Their introduction should be speeded up

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21615599-connected-cars-will-make-driving-safer-cleaner-and-more-efficient-their-introduction-should-be

  1. The connected car: Smartphones on wheels; The way cars are made, bought and driven is changing with mobile communications. This paves the way to a driverless future

http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21615060-way-cars-are-made-bought-and-driven-changing-mobile-communications

  1. Demolition technology: New ways are being found to demolish old buildings in crowded cities

http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21615066-new-ways-are-being-found-demolish-old-buildings-crowded-cities-bringing

  1. The language of the internet of things: More and more devices are becoming connected, but will they speak the same language?

http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21615067-more-and-more-devices-are-becoming-connected-will-they-speak-same

  1. In the moment of the heat: One way to keep warm is to heat people rather than expending energy heating the buildings they are in

http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21615065-one-way-keep-warm-heat-people-rather-expending-energy-heating

  1. How Big Companies and Their Tech Suppliers Are Changing Together; cloud and mobility are reshaping the workplace, as well as the tech companies themselves.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/how-big-companies-and-their-tech-suppliers-are-changing-together/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=technology&_r=0

  1. (China/Tech) – The Jack Ma Way: Alibaba, started by Jack Ma in 1999, is about to sell shares in the United States that could value the company at about $160 billion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/business/international/at-alibaba-the-founder-is-squarely-in-charge.html?ref=business&_r=0

  1. Three Marks Of Real Data Science

http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/06/three-marks-of-real-data-science/

  1. (Tech) – Too soon for consumer 3D printing, says Gartner; Consumer 3D printing adoption will be outpaced by business and medical applications that have more compelling needs in the short term

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1204&MainCatID=12&id=20140828000067

Consumer

 

Healthcare

  1. Biohackers of the world, unite: Following the example of maker communities worldwide, hobbyists keen on biology have started to get together

http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21615064-following-example-maker-communities-worldwide-hobbyists-keen-biology-have

Investing Process

  1. How to Pick Stocks by Recognizing the Flaws in Investors’ Thinking; Joe Huber, Huber Capital’s boss, tries to avoid the big mistake that many investors make.

http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB51885783724964273656104580130022394100384

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