The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Sumatra coffee, grab a seat by the ocean and get ready for our longer form weekend reads: - Inside the Geeky, Quirky, and Wildly Successful World of Quant Shop Two Sigma (Institutional Investor)
- Inside the conflict at Walmart that's threatening its high-stakes race with Amazon (Vox) but see Amazon Is Watching (OneZero)
- The Earnings Mirage: Why Corporate Profits are Overstated and What It Means for Investors (O'Shaughnessy Asset Management)
- Sun, Sand, and the $1.5 Trillion Dark Offshore Economy (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- How Costco quietly became a $7-billion fast-fashion powerhouse (Fast Company) see also How Costco gained a cult following — by breaking every rule of retail (The Hustle)
- The Problem With HR: For 30 years, we've trusted human-resources departments to prevent and address workplace sexual harassment. How's that working out? (The Atlantic)
- Superhuman is Spying on You (Mike Industries)
- Welcome to the fastest-heating place on Earth: In the world's northernmost town, temperatures have risen by 4C, devastating homes, wildlife and even the cemetery. Will the rest of the planet heed its warning? (The Guardian)
- Why Bugs Deserve Our Respect (Longreads)
- Elvis Costello created a mammoth list of the 500 most essential albums in music history (Far Out)
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