What We're Reading ~ 4/30/14

Why it's hard to win in investing [Aleph Blog]

On the flaws of human intuition [Abnormal Returns]

The importance of pricing power [Base Hit Investing]

The greatest predictor of future market returns [Philosophical Economics]

Google: The untold story of Larry Page's incredible comeback [Business Insider]

Jim Grant's case against Valeant Pharmaceuticals [Business in Canada]

An updated pitch on AIG [Barrons]

A look at Liberty Media [Weitz Investments]

Michael Kors and Kate Spade go head to head [CNBC]

Why the housing market is stalling the economy [NYTimes]

On China's economy [Economist]

Solar power burns old utilities' business models [Daily Beast]

On tech investing [Dasan]

Spain: where deflation becomes good news for headline GDP [Fistful of Euros]

Reining in predatory schools [NYTimes]

Joe Nocera on Warren Buffett [NYTimes]

What We're Reading ~ Analytical Links 3/12/14

On UnionPay, China and smuggling money in Macau [Thomson Reuters]

Google's Eric Schmidt on the future of internet freedom [NYTimes]

IPOs: when stability creates instability [Pragmatic Capitalism]

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac would be eliminated in Senate Bill [BusinessWeek]

The 'easy money' myth [Reformed Broker]

Media industry lists things that worry them about TWC/Comcast merger [WSJ]

Are malls over? [The New Yorker]

The future of TV is coming into focus and looks pretty great [Quartz]

Barely keeping up in TV's new golden age [NYTimes]

Mexico seeks telco and TV competition [Advanced Television]

Big batteries threaten big power stations and utilities' profits [Economist]

Kate Spade (KATE) faces uphill fight to be next Ralph Lauren [Bloomberg]

Smartphone payment system to be unveiled in UK [FT]

The gaming console market is in crisis [TechCrunch]

Google looking to keep its search engine relevant in age of apps [WSJ]

The future of wearable technology [SlideShare]

Alibaba to buy control of ChinaVision [Reuters]