RECENT STORIES THAT HAVE CAUGHT MY EYE

Today I talk about stories that have caught my attention over the last couple weeks: Facebook's heavy reliance on advertising for its revenue, Lion Air crash and how Boeing can survive it, the decline (and rise) of certain retailers, the decline of coal (and why), why President Trump won't act against the Saudis, Bayer getting stung from its purchase of Monsanto, the demographic mix of those elected to Congress in the midterms, and more.