August 31, 1837: Emerson’s Superb Speech on the Life of the Mind, the Art of Creative Reading, and the Building Blocks of Genius – Bamboo Innovator Daily: 31 Aug (Mon)

Life

• August 31, 1837: Emerson’s Superb Speech on the Life of the Mind, the Art of Creative Reading, and the Building Blocks of Genius: BP
• Bias from Association: Why We Shoot the Messenger: BP
• Guidance for the negative thinker in all of us: WaPo
• A Technique for Producing Ideas: Farnam

Investing Process

• Avoid Buying Put Insurance When You are Most Afraid: AA
• Toshiba Probing 10 New Accounting Issues Including at U.S. Unit: Bloomberg

Greater China

• Beijing abandons large-scale share purchases: FT
• If the Options Market Is Right, China’s Stock Rescue Is Doomed: Bloomberg
• Policy Confusion Reigns As China Caps Muni Debt, Uncaps Bank Debt, And Sees Bad Loans Soar: zh
• China Places $2.5 Trillion Cap on Local Government Debt; The latest government estimate put China’s local debt load at about $2.8 trillion as of the middle of 2013: WSJ
• China’s Next Problem: Paying for Its Stock-Market Bailout: WSJ
• How farmers from rural China bet on the stock market and lost: WaPo
• As China Celebrates WWII Victory, Businesses Cope With Loss; Preparation for military parade in Beijing adds strain to slowing economy: WSJ
• The Verdict on China’s Easing of Foreign Property Rules? A Resounding ‘Meh’: WSJ
• China Slowdown’s Next Victim: Asian Parts Suppliers; Chip and screen makers may take a hit from a slowdown in smartphone sales: WSJ
• China’s problem is the economy itself, not the market sell-off: FT
• China’s Communists embrace an old enemy: FT
• Crises Put First Dents in Xi Jinping’s Power; Chinese president is looking more vulnerable than at any time since taking office in 2012, insiders say: WSJ

India

• Lupin’s retail therapy; The pharma company’s recent string of acquisitions is not just another bout of binge buying but a concerted effort to unlock the next phase of growth: Forbes
• 40 years on, Sholay keeps smouldering: Forbes
•  Caste Quotas in India Come Under Attack: NYT

Japan & Korea

• Volkswagen Is Told to Shed Suzuki Stake; Arbitrator orders VW to unload its 19.9% stake in the Japanese auto maker: WSJ
• ‘Social’ shopping services evolve as retail industry shifts in Korea: JA
• Samsung Loses $44 Billion of Value in Worst Streak Since 1983: Bloomberg
• Japan’s unconventional discount retailer Don Quijote rides inbound tourism surge: FT

ASEAN

• Malaysia’s Mahathir calls for ‘people power’ movement to topple PM: Reuters

Macro

• Some Stock-Market Experts Still Bracing For More Trouble: WSJ
• 30-Minute VIX Frenzy Exposes Obsession With Volatility Hedging: Bloomberg
• Meet the Private Watchdogs Who Police Financial Institutions; Prosecutors rely on small cadre of outside monitors; friction at Western Union: WSJ
• Institutions Bring Activism In-House: Martin Lipton: WSJ

Energy & Commodities

• Suppliers Feel Pain as Coal Miners Struggle; Thousands of firms scramble for new customers; ‘it’s been catastrophic’: WSJ

TMT

• Here are the signs that point to Apple’s next big innovation in computing: Augmented reality: BI
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Apple Car; Company’s auto venture could easily span decades: WSJ

Consumer & Others

• Why J.Crew Decided to Ditch High Fashion: Bloomberg