Flagged articles from this week:

• The Artist Who Trained Rats to Trade in Foreign-Exchange Markets - The Atlantic

Mr. Lehman, a rat, could predict foreign-exchange futures prices more accurately than he could call a coin flip.

• Mr. Sunshine - Fortune

Profile of the Solar City CEO and cousin of Elon Musk Lyndon Rive.

• The Holder of Secrets - The New Yorker

Laura Poitras, the first person to learn of the secret trove of files, gives a “closeup view” of Edward Snowden.

• The Spy Who Scammed Us? - Outside Magazine

Jamie Smith, who convinced the Air Force and publisher William Morrow that he was a CIA operative, may have been lying.

• My Terrifying Night With Afghanistan’s Only Female Warlord - New Republic

A look into the unique life of Bibi Ayisha, nom de guerre: Commander Pigeon.

• Ballmer Recalled to Life After Microsoft as L.A. Clippers Boss - BusinessWeek

Steve Ballmer’s new life as an NBA owner.

Video reward for reading this far:

The Clay Pigeon Golf Shot.

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Have a good weekend,

Cup & Handle Macro Research