Leaders from India to South Africa struggle to attract capital flows, says Ruchir Sharma

 ”If someone told me they expected to get an 8% to 8.5% return, I’d say they were probably smoking those maple leaves.”

“Sometimes the only way you conquer the pull of power is to set it down.” (via Blair Scorned at Home Builds Business Empire Abroad - Bloomberg)

Moleskine is cutting out the middleman and taking a cue from Apple’s (AAPL) retail playbook.