Keith McCullough – CEO
Gold Slips to 34-Month Low (via Bloomberg)
Violence in China's Xinjiang 'kills 27' (via BBC)
Picture (for those too politically polarized to see #GrowthAccelerating) (via Hedgeye)
Jay Van Sciver – Industrials
For those who want to know why FedEx Ground has been taking share for over a decade (via Teamster.org)
Darius Dale - Macro
The 5 Happiest Countries (DD note: Interesting analysis on what makes people happy across the developed world; US is not even in the Top-10 .. video via Marketwatch)
Howard Penney - Restaurants
McDonald's rang cops on disabled woman in Taiwan (via Herald Sun)
Josh Steiner – Financials
Think It's a Level Playing Field in the Financial Sector? Think Again. (via Bespoke)
Jonathan Casteleyn – Financials
Biggest Banks’ Wind-Down Plans Seen Failing to Cut Risks (JC note: Balkanization or local banking rules are creating lots of noise and in the end will shrink assets but raise ROEs … via Bloomberg)
Matt Hedrick – Macro
No Government No Problem as Czechs Unfazed by Instability (via Bloomberg)
Turkey to Romania Seen at Risk as Emerging-Market Inflows Slump (via Bloomberg)