The links below reflect a handful of blogs that do an excellent job of aggregating data for a quick read on a particular subject.
Business/Economy/Finance
The Big Picture: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/
A daily read for me.
Real Clear Markets: http://www.realclearmarkets.com/
Time compressed, want to scan dozens of news articles at once? here you go..
Political
Real Clear Politics: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
This aggregator does a good job of roaming both sides of the aisle for content.
Global Views
Real Clear World: http://www.realclearworld.com/
The world outside of our US borders.
The commonality of these blogs is that they aggregate scores of articles from around the world within their area of focus. These blogs can provide you, the reader, a quick snapshot of news in our fast paced world.
Enjoy the reading.
Dave Gratke
