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Panama Canal Expansion Study

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:00 AM PST

Complain Like a Pro

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST

Uh-oh — some of the gifts did not work out okay? No worries, here’s a quick guide to getting a fair shake:

Source: WSJ

10 Christmas Reads

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:30 AM PST

Happy holidays! Here are some things to read while the kiddies unwrap their loot:

• On Wall Street things rarely turn out quite the way you expect, and 2013 was no exception. (WSJ)
• Gold's Real Problem: Deflation (Barron’s) see also Hedge Funds Cut Gold Bull Bets Amid Record Outflows (Bloomberg)
• How Real Income Stacks Up Around the World (MoneyBeat)
• Fixing the Shiller CAPE: Accounting, Dividends, and the Permanently High Plateau (Philosophical Economics)
• Is the ‘Permanent Portfolio’ Permanently Broken? (The Street)
• Foreclosures Drop to Eight-Year Low as Crisis Wanes (Bloomberg)
• Robots and Economic Luddites: They Aren’t Taking Our Jobs Quickly Enough (Beat the Press)
• The Budget Deficit as Seen From 2009 (Economix)
• Pethokoukis’ Christmas Wish: A Less Debt-Obsessed GOP (National Review)
• 55 Brilliant Louis C.K. Quotes That Will Make You Laugh And Think (Thought Catalog)