Weekend Reading 7/21

Wall Street and Commodities Trading

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/business/a-shuffle-of-aluminum-but-to-banks-pure-gold.html

Is the smartphone industry already a mature industry?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-21/high-end-smartphone-boom-ending-as-price-drop-hits-apple.html

Reemergence of the Silk Road Network: Rail networks now connect Chinese producers with European consumers.

http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/07/21/silk-road/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/business/global/hauling-new-treasure-along-the-silk-road.html

Abenomics gets a political boost

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-20/japan-poised-to-give-abe-mandate-for-change-in-upper-house-vote.html

Abenomics: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23339712

Graduating at the wrong time

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/business/recent-graduates-lose-out-to-those-with-even-fresher-degrees.html

Why US students fail to major in science

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/why-american-students-don-t-major-in-science.html

FT’s John Kay on QE