Sat.Jan 06, 2024

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • What If Money Expired? A long-forgotten German economist argued that society and the economy would be better off if money was a perishable good. Was he an anarchist crank or the prophet of a better world? ( NOEMA ) • Inside Saudi Arabia’s $3 Trillion Plan to Move Past Oil : The world’s largest oil exporter has a plan to transform its economy into a high-tech hub for globa