Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how teaching others can be a career accelerant.
Finance
- Value-types rejoice, the Winter 2019 Graham and Doddsville newsletter is out. (marketfolly.com)
- The Bain & Co. Global Private Equity Report 2019 is a good overview. (bain.com)
Business
- If there is little data that CEOs affect stock prices, why do we pay them so much? (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Why the big Internet giants naturally try to move into adjacent businesses. (stratechery.com)
- Vultures are picking over the carcass that is the US newspaper business. (ft.com)
Jobs
- A deep dive into the best US jobs market in years. (wsj.com)
- A first hand account of what a technological transition can do to your life, mental health and career. (pointsandfigures.com)
- How to face your mid-career crisis. (hbr.org)
Online
- The future of gaming is subscription services. (variety.com)
- Great data for bloggers: the how and why of blog posts going viral. (backlinko.com)
Longform
- Cloud cover and climate are inextricably linked. Some scientists are worried. (quantamagazine.org)
- A first-hand account of the opioid epidemic. (330ramp.com)
- Chicago (and much of the US) is sinking. (chicagotribune.com)
- How Tim Donaghy fixed NBA games. (espn.com)
- The story of the Robin Hood-esque banker who saved Telluride, Colorado during the Depression. (bloomberg.com)
