Minimum bid $150K:  The 1971 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is for sale.  (Photo: Nate D. Sanders)

Bud’s Round-up of Daily Drivel:

• Always a good read: This year’s Economic Report of the President is out. Table B-21 on page 409 tells the real story.  (whitehouse.gov)
• Nobel Prize for sale: Simon Kuznet’s 1971 award for Economic Sciences is on the auction block.  (Nate D. Sanders)
• Car Wars: Apple hopes to begin production of an electric car in 2020.  (Bloomberg)
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly:  Institutional Investor’s Alpha ranks the hedge funds.  (CNN)
• Three NFL teams in Los Angeles?  Not so fast.  (Washington Post)
• Oscar odds:  How to pick ’em if you’re in an Academy Awards pool.  (New York Times)