Thoreau on How Silence Ennobles Speech and the Ideal Space for Conversation: “There are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.” – Bamboo Innovator Daily: 16 Sep (Wed)
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Life
- Thoreau on How Silence Ennobles Speech and the Ideal Space for Conversation; “There are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.” : BP
- John Cage on Human Nature, Constructive Anarchy, and How Silence Helps Us Enlarge Each Other’s Goodness; “It is essential that we be convinced of the goodness of human nature, and we must act as though people are good.”: BP
- Study: Feelings of Pride Influence How Much Willpower You Have; Pride in who you are, not what you’ve accomplished, is the key to self-discipline.: Forbes
- A Professor Who Put Teaching First; Peter Schramm didn’t publish much, but he showed countless students how to think: WSJ
- 4 misleading signs of entrepreneurial success: Fortune
- The 2015 world champion of public speaking has a surprising trick for beating stage fright; “keep in mind that you are better than everyone who’s watching you because you have the courage to stand and they don’t.” BI
- Mark Zuckerberg said this genius is his favorite scientist: BI
- New Managers Need a Philosophy About How They’ll Lead: HBR
- Why Talking About Strategy “Execution” Is Still Dangerous: HBR
- Ex-Evernote CEO turns VC: ‘I don’t believe in work-life balance. I believe in life’s work.’: BI
- 10 reasons that explain why the octopus is the most incredible creature of the sea: BI
Books
- Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success : Amazon
- Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity : Amazon
- Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential : Amazon
Investing Process
- How to ruin your financial life, #badadvice: WaPo
- Manifesto – Value of Value Investing: CE
- Buffett On Economic Moats: AA
Greater China
- JP MORGAN: 1 in 12 Chinese loans will hit trouble when the bubble bursts: BI
- China Braces for Second Onshore Bond Default by State Firm: Bloomberg
- China’s Problem Isn’t Its Markets; Heavy-handed, incoherent handling of stock, yuan drop risks making matters much worse: WSJ
- Alibaba’s Judy Tong: from receptionist to vice president: WCT
- Li Ka-shing plans to make a killing as he cuts corporate ties with HK: SCMP
- More Hong Kong homebuyers cancel deals amid fears of price slump: SCMP
- Chinese local governments need more help: Nikkei
- Chinese growth statistics are too good to be true: FT
- The CEO of Goldman Sachs just talked about China in a way we’ve never heard before: BI
- China’s forex intervention spurring ‘vicious circle’: BI
- China Scraps Overseas Debt Quotas as Capital Outflows Worsen: Bloomberg
- China Investigates Citic Securities President for Insider Trading: WSJ
- China Bear James Chanos Roars After Years of Losses: WSJ
- The Obscure Chinese Operating System Sold by Dell and HP; 40% of PCs in China come preloaded not with Microsoft Windows, but with a Chinese operating system called NeoKylin OS: WSJ
- No Escape for China Hedge Funds Overwhelmed by Stocks Collapse: bloomberg
- Wages Below China Spark Russian Dreams of Manufacturing Revival: Bloomberg
India
- Flemingo International: The global duty-free retail chain: Forbes
- Ecom Express: A trusted delivery partner; Riding on the ecommerce boom, the logistics service provider has grown into a formidable player in just two-and-a-half years: Forbes
- Nobel Hygiene: India’s first maker of adult diapers: Forbes
- Amtek Euro Debt Downgraded as S&P Sees Up to 50% Potential Loss: Bloomberg
Japan & Korea
- Chaebol children own shares worth close to W100b: KH
- ‘Korea more active than Japan in Southeast Asian tech’:KH
- Japan Rating Cut by S&P as Abe Falls Short of Early Promise: Bloomberg
ASEAN
- Thailand’s reluctant leader prolongs his grip on power: Reuters
- Sizing Indonesia’s Capital Outflow: The Worst Is Yet To Come?: Barron’s
- Tutor of Indonesia’s Economic Chiefs Blasts Policy Drift: Bloomberg
- Singapore Vote Won’t Reverse Property Curbs — A Price Drop Will: Bloomberg
- Malaysia’s troubles just beginning: TODAY
- Corporate sleuths target Indonesia as cheaper assets lure investors: Reuters
Macro
- Only serious reforms can save emerging economies now: Nikkei
- Asia’s trade recession deepens; Vicious circle of weakening currencies and faltering demand hits exports: FT
- Even after rout, less than 10% of investors consider EM cheap: Star
- Even If the Fed Raises Rates, Bank Stocks Could Suffer; If the Fed signals that it will hold off on future rate rises, falling expectations for bank interest income will sink shares. WSJ
- Will a Rate Rise Reach Money-Fund Investors? An increase in interest rates would force many asset managers to make a hard decision: keep the extra money or pass it along to returns-starved clients: WSJ
- ETF Asset Values Separating Fact And Fiction: VW
- Hedge Fund Bridgewater Defends Its ‘Risk-Parity’ Strategy; Firm led by investor Ray Dalio has had a rough summer and been the target of criticism: WSJ
- Aussie Property Market Collapse Looms As Chinese Flee Amid Capital Controls: zh
- Indebted emerging world about to count cost of Fed rate rise: Reuters
- Fed Liftoff Fears Spark Surging Demand for Higher Rate Hedges: Bloomberg
Energy & Commodities
- Falling price hits Norwegian oil capital: FT
- Comexodus: JPMorgan’s Vault Is One Withdrawal Away From Running Out Of Deliverable Gold: zh
- Oil Traders Hire Tanks on Tiny Island to Profit From Global Glut: Bloomberg
Healthcare
- Bayer transforms to pure life sciences leader with winning ways: FT
- As the World Gets Fatter, This Pharma Giant Gets Richer: Bloomberg
TMT
- How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies: HBR
- Data Is the Next Big Thing in Content Marketing: HBR
- A Case Study Of Startup Failure: Techcrunch
- Uber: Backseat driver: FT
- Why the Internet Won’t Be the Next TV for Advertising; Ad spending may be leaving TV. But digital publishers and app makers don’t seem to be reaping all the spoils.: WSJ
- Google’s ‘Self-Driving Toaster’ Finally Rattles Automakers: Bloomberg
Consumer & Others
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