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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 05:03:51 -0400 (EDT)

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Americans Give Trump Points on Job Creation

The president’s impact on the economy has been limited, but the economy’s impact on him could prove decisive. Justin Fox spies one bright spot for Donald Trump amid his otherwise dismal approval ratings.

Jamie Dimon Is Right to Sound the Alarm

“It’s almost an embarrassment be an American citizen,” the JPMorgan Chase CEO said on a recent conference call, lamenting his home country’s “stupidity and political gridlock.” While critics were quick to question Dimon’s patriotism, Mohamed El-Erian calls his remarks an urgent wake-up call for Washington.

This Isn’t America’s First Addiction Crisis

The opioid epidemic of 2017 looks a lot like the opioid epidemic of the late 19th century, right down to the role of well-meaning medical professionals. Historian Stephen Mihm revisits a familiar tale of doctors causing (and belatedly resolving) a nationwide public-health emergency.

Let Robots Teach American Kids

The nation’s whole K-12 education system is artificial, so why not give AI a chance in U.S. school districts? Singapore is already testing robot kindergarten aides, and Tyler Cowen sees promise for similar experiments stateside.

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Ritholtz’s Reads

What Robert Mueller learned from Enron (New York Times)

Tick, tick, tick: For active funds, it’s time to adapt (or die) (Morningstar)

Moneyball for dead celebs: This $5 billion business sells Elvis and Michael Jackson (Bloomberg Businessweek)

(Read Barry Ritholtz’s full daily news roundup here.)

Bloomberg Gadfly

Netflix's money pit is on fire

Signet Jewelers’ new CEO has her work cut out

Vanguard reaches the top (but it’s hard to stay there)

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