Ritholtz's 10 Thursday Reads: Setting Records and 'Dr. Strangelove'

My morning reads:

• S&P 500 breaks 1900: Divergences show lack of confirmation (See It Market) but see Stock Markets Had a Rough Second Yesterday (Bloomberg View)
  
• Why London's House Prices Are Soaring (Economist)
  
• Japan GDP hits 5.9 Percent Amid Massive Shopping Spree (CNN Money) see also Japan's GDP Growth Picks Up Sharply (WSJ)
  
• Where Outperformance Comes From (Motley Fool)
  
• The Modern Portfolio Theory Flat Earth Society (Institutional Investor) see also Former FDIC Chair on How to Build a Better Financial System (Motley Fool)
  
• SEC Peeks Under Private Equity 'Rug'; Finds Remarkable Corruption (LA Times)
  
• Christie's Racks up $745M at Contemporary Sale, Largest Auction in History (Art in America) see also Sotheby's Moves $364 Million of Contemporary Art, Setting Eight Records (Art in America)
  
• The NSA Infiltrated 50,000 Companies in a Large Scale Industrial Espionage (TechFact)
  
• The Half-Century Anniversary of 'Dr. Strangelove' (New Yorker)
  
• The 20 Best Cities on the Planet (Business Insider)
  

What are you reading?

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