Book review: The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life When Robots Rule the Earth by Robin Hanson looks at a world where humans are largely on the sidelines. (FT)

Quote of the Day

"But one of the reasons the S&P 500 is so hard to beat is because it has a built-in mechanism to let the winners ride by the way it’s constructed."

(Ben Carlson)

Chart of the Day

What are the odds that Bayer purchases Monsanto ($MON)?

(breakingviews.com)