“We’re clean but we’re dirty-clean, rather than clean-clean,” a Barclays executive said. The British, at Least, Are Getting Tough. NYTimes

A Gold Rush in the Abyss. Some mainstream attention for marine mineral explorationNYTimes

HDI CEO Ron Thiessen sees copper shortages hampering industrial growth in annual letterHDI

Gold will taking ever more buying by the official sector to keep prices from fallingFT

Norway intervenes to avert oil production shutdown. Globe and Mail  See also: Norway has been on a roll for decades. Canada.com

The CPP spends one billion dollars to buy two Australian office towersGlobe and Mail See also: Despite real estate surge, Canadian shopping strips still among world’s cheapest.

Paulson Funds Fell In June As Rally Undercut Euro Wager. Bloomberg

Malcolm Gladwell Explains Why Underdogs Win An 'Astonishing' Amount Of The Time. Business Insider

Only a quarter of Wall Street execs say wrongdoing is necessary for successReuters 

Sitting for More Than Three Hours a Day Cuts Life ExpectancyWSJ

Law Firms Need to Take Care of Their Talent. HBR See also: Is it cheating to have a side project?

Microsoft's Lost Decade. Vanity Fair