Real business investment in manufacturing structures in the US has risen sharply. Investment in this category in Q1 2024 was about 80% higher than at the end of 2022. “Industrial policy” legislation enacted in recent years likely helped fuel this sharp increase. #PIIECharts

Come and see the actual #kingportrait ⁦Philip Mould⁩ gallery London. Till 14 June. Admission free 🦋

Alicia Bannon Kathrina (Kasia) Szymborski Wolfkot Douglas Keith Nancy Watzman Kris Fischer @pinkyweitzman kina acc 3 Brennan Center NYU Law State Court Report is outstanding, congratulations! americanbar.org/news/abanews/a…

Early repayments shrink China’s mortgage-backed securities market by 65% on.ft.com/4bYl4Qc

WED at 9AM w/ @alexismadrigal: Next in our “Doing Democracy” series, Alicia Bannon & Miriam Seifter join to discuss how state courts and constitutions could expand or preserve rights. ❓ What rights would you like to see enshrined in CA’s constitution? newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Shearshare, a Texas startup that moved to Buffalo after winning $500,000 in the 43North competition in 2021, was one of two companies to pass the evaluation of a national selection panel put together by high-impact entrepreneur network Endeavor. buffalonews.com/news/local/bus…

Indiaspora held its third launch event commemorating the release of our new impact report with the Boston Consulting Group: "Small Community, Big Contributions, Boundless Horizons" in Mountainview, California. To view the full report, visit: please visit: indiaspora.org/bcg-impact-rep…

Siemens Energy plans 10,000 hires as it earmarks €1.2bn to boost electricity grid unit on.ft.com/3RQJ6Vq

LAW STUDENTS! We asked 8 sitting and retired state supreme court justices for their advice on law school. Check out their answers in @StateCourtRpt. statecourtreport.org/our-work/analy…

A new book that is a microcosm of India—that cherished land which is more of an ocean, with a long literary memory and past. Here’s a🧵 about this landmark anthology from Murty Classics as it turns 10, with a foreword by Ranjit Hoskote, publishing in October by Harvard University Press.

The Nebraska State Highway Commission has signed off on the state's first bond issue for a highway project. bit.ly/4fJHZzX

I hopped on the East River Ferry tonight at 34th St in Manhattan and took it down to Wall St in Manhattan. I love taking the NYC Ferry. The New York City views are spectacular and it’s only $4.50. Here are some highlights from the commute.

Cambridge School historians and influential writers like M.D. Morris illustrated this view, which shaped the plan of Cambridge Economic History of India (1983). The editor, Dharma Kumar, purged any discussion of the British Empire and instructed contributors to stick to facts.

11. F. Scott Fitzgerald conjugates "to Cocktail," the Ultimate Jazz-Age Verb, in a 1928 letter to Blanche Knopf.

British Airways to Buy 32 New Boeing Jets nytimes.com/2025/05/09/bus… via @NYTimes

In case you missed the magisterial bilingual edition of The Risalo, a gorgeous paperback edition is coming this Oct from Harvard University Press. “I can think of no better translator than Christopher Shackle to bring Shah Abdul Latif to a global audience.” ––Rana Safvi رعنا राना #murtyclassics

Canada’s biggest pension plan increases US exposure on.ft.com/3FsL8YC

Washington and Tokyo discuss possibility of fund that would make large-scale US tech and infrastructure investments on.ft.com/3SR8daB

Stanley Fischer, a former top policymaker at the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Israel whose thinking was highly influential among generations of economists, has died at the age of 81. Read this profile of Fischer from FT Alphaville in 2023: on.ft.com/45xOHr9

We are lending Britain an iconic jewel of our shared history: the Bayeux Tapestry. This is the first time this national treasure will leave French soil. It marks an unprecedented cultural partnership between our two countries — a powerful symbol of our Entente amicale.