Blend #2 | 11.29.16
Happy Cyber Hangover!
The perfect cure? This wallet (and waistline)-friendly assortment of hand-crafted articles to kick off the holiday season, of course. Enjoy the spread — no coupon code necessary
Blend Blockbuster — A Must-Read
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-need-to-read-1480083086
You’re Hired! 2016 — Election Topics
Bullish on being bullish: https://www.wsj.com/articles/baffled-by-donald-trump-analysts-tell-investors-to-bet-on-motorcycles-and-pizza
Oh you millennials….: https://apple.news/AlGPF0r1dQfSsqpztcKuv6Q
Does this come in gold? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/business/a-donald-trump-led-trip-back-to-the-gold-plated-80s.html
Make the world honest again: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-25/fake-news-trump-and-the-pressure-on-facebook-quicktake-q-a
Changes are on the Menu — Finance
Catering now available
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/business/dealbook/goldman-sachs-bank-to-the-elite-makes-pitch-to-the-masses
Today’s fund du jour
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/business/dealbook/carlyle-group-turns-focus-from-hedge-funds-to-lending
Fintech spice
http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/blockchain-is-fintechs-real-game-changer
Investment banking & chips
http://www.wsj.com/articles/an-investment-bankers-guide-to-brexit-1480261038
Because You Watched Shark Tank — Tech
Razor burn sucks
http://www.wsj.com/articles/online-upstart-harrys-razor-jumps-into-gillettes-turf-1478707250
Smarter than they seam
http://qz.com/829521/forget-wearables-in-the-future-your-clothes-will-connect-to-the-internet/
https://hbr.org/2016/11/how-predictive-ai-will-change-shopping
#Darwin’sFilter
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/technology/personaltech/instagram-introduces-new-features-that-mimic-twitter-and-snap-tools
While you were partying…
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/business/dealbook/value-of-payments-provider-stripe-doubles-to-9-2-billion
How Amazon (& Mobile) Stole Christmas — remember when spend per click meant earning coins on Treasure Mountain?
Thumb power
http://qz.com/846415/black-friday-2016-report-shows-shoppers-broke-online-and-mobile-sales-records/
https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/black-fridays-slow-death-drags-on-as-shoppers-migrate-online
Discounts mean war
https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/holiday-price-war-intensifies-as-wal-mart-target-pursue-amazon
Consumer carbon
https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/is-e-commerce-really-better-for-the-environment
RE-comm movement
http://www.wsj.com/articles/singapores-sovereign-wealth-fund-will-pay-2-66-billion-for-p3-logistics-parks-1478533935
Off-Price & Off-Topic
https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/after-decade-of-growth-when-will-off-price-hit-saturation-point
Mind Your Manners — the US is Passing Gas
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-milestone-the-u-s-is-now-a-net-exporter-of-natural-gas-1480258801
“Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone”
Gertrude Stein