What We Read Today 19 March 2014

(Before It's News)

Econintersect: Every day our editors collect the most interesting things they find from around the internet and present a summary “reading list” which will include very brief summaries of why each item has gotten our attention. Suggestions from readers for “reading list” items are gratefully reviewed, although sometimes space limits the number included.

• String of suicides rocking financial world baffles experts (Michael Gray, New York Post) Hat tip to Sig Silber. All of these suicides were with a physically aggressive technique. There were no wrist slashing or overdose cases among them. Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is quoted:

“The suicide-research literature doesn’t help very much with the question of why the method of these suicides is so out in the open.”

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• Psychologists To Line Boston Marathon Route
• Putin’s Posture
• London Takes Number One Spot for Wealthy Investors
• Declarations of War In Iraq; Escalations In Ukraine; The Facade of The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
• St. Patrick’s Day is Big Business in the United States
• $1,000 Milestone for Molecular Analysis
• How Do Stock Buybacks Affect Market Indices?
• Central Bank News Link List – Mar 19, 2014 – Canada’s Poloz sees a future of slower growth, low rates
• Price of Ground Beef Climbs to Another Record High
• Garden of Eden Accessible by High Speed Rail