In today’s curation, we explore various topics relevant to finance and data analysis, including:

Analyzing competitive segments on Strava using R
Essential programming languages for finance careers
Building a professional data science portfolio with mkdocs
Trends in real household net worth and its implications
Economic forecasts indicating a potential U.S. recession

Please find the detailed articles and resources in the table below.

Coding

Title	Summary
Unlocking Strava Secrets: Using R and Data Science to Dominate Running Segments and Set Course Records (Rstats, 2024-07-20)	Strava allows users to compete for King or Queen of the Mountain titles. Using R and its API, users can analyse segments to identify beatable course records for running.
Unlock Your Finance Career: Master These 3 Programming Languages for Top Job Prospects (TechSpot, 2024-07-20)	Three key programming languages for finance jobs are SQL, Python, and Java. SQL leads with 24.4% demand, followed by Python at 18%, and Java at 14%.
Create a Stunning Data Science Portfolio Using Python and mkdocs: A Step-by-Step Guide (Towards Data Science, 2024-07-20)	This article details the author’s journey in creating a professional data science portfolio using mkdocs, highlighting environment setup, Git configuration, and iterative improvement based on community standards.

Economics

Title	Summary
Recession Paradox: Can Rising Household Wealth Signal Economic Downturn? (Apollo, 2024-07-20)	Torsten Slok discusses real household net worth trends around NBER peaks. Historically, net worth decreased before recessions, except in 2020. In 2024Q1, real net worth increased by 10%.

Market Pulse & Market News

Title	Summary
Impending Recession Signals as Consumer Savings Decline and Investment Contributions Waver (Barron’s, 2024-07-20)	BCA Research forecasts a U.S. recession by late 2024 or early 2025, citing dwindling consumer savings, reduced consumption growth, and tight monetary policy impacting capital spending.

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