Counterparties
Treasuries due in 10 years or more have returned 28% this year — Bloomberg
China’s economy is still growing, but social unrest is way up — WSJ
Meanwhile, in the U.S., property crime has decreased in proportion to GDP losses — Economist
A booming North Dakota town has 3,000 unfilled jobs and parking spots that go for $1,200 — NPR
Dan Ariely says to be as vague as possible when hiring people — BusinessWeek
Alphaville has UBS’s Gruebel’s goodbye memo — FT Alphaville
Tumblr lands $85 million in new funding — NYT Bits
Netflix cuts a streaming deal with Dreamworks, but it doesn’t come cheap — NYT
Berkshire Hathaway is buying back shares, paying a premium of up to 110% — Bloomberg
And five banks account for 96% of the $250 trillion in outstanding derivative exposure — ZeroHedge


