U.S. Companies

• U.S. company tax inversions continue as firms looks to reduce tax bills The New York Times
• As earnings seasons continues many bank earnings surprise The Wall Street Journal

 U.S. Economy

• Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. climbed to a six-month high Bloomberg
• The number of job openings has surged 18% since the end of 2013. But actual hirings have only increased 3%. MarketWatch

Chinese Economy

• China growth picks up as stimulus kicks in Reuters
• China home prices fall in cities  Bloomberg

 Structural Changes

• Since 1978, college tuition has soared by more than 1,120% while household income has only slightly increase Yahoo
• “The number of people over 65 is set to double within just 25 years… [This] is more than enough to reshape the world economy” The Economist