Further reading: Assisted dying, revolting Dutch farmers and the role of sugar in boosting national productivity

A short collection of stories and links for this weekend. Apple's market cap now more than the Russell 2000. Plus the great army of unemployed young Chinese.

Programming note: I’m away in sunny (I hope) Croatia next week, so no letters next week I’m afraid.

Normal service is resumed on Monday 12^th June.

Note 1: S&P Dow Jones’ Silverblatt on AI

Here’s veteran market analyst and commentator Howard Silverblatt from S&P Dow Jones reflecting on bar chatter on Wall Street about AI and investors:

“From my perch, that …