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Jackson Hole paper calls for more potent tool than QE3 Fortune
Bernanke lifts Wall Street, keeps stimulus in play Reuters
Bernanke Is Signaling 'More Activism': Pimco's CEO CNBC
Bernanke: Wouldn™t Rule Out More Bond Buying B ‘QE3™ is necessary, Bernanke suggests
Speech by Chairman Bernanke on monetary policy since the onset of the crisis FED
Rates May Stay Low Through 2015: Fed's Williams CNBC
Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Rises to Three-Month High BL
What to expect from Bernanke at Jackson Hole El-Erian
What to Expect From Bernanke™s Jackson Hole Speech WSJ
Jackson Hole, the crisis and policy responses: A new orthodoxy VOX
QE3 and the looming currency war MW
QE 3? Fiscal Cliff Could Paralyze Fed Action Fiscal Times
Will Bernanke Give the Market What It Wants? CNBC
Jackson Hole summit: Who's in and who's out Telegraph
Fed's Bullard not ready to support more QE MW
Ben Bernanke and his Merry Band of Thieves Smith
Bullish Sentiment: That Didn't Last Long! BeSpoke
U.S. Consumers Remain Unconvinced BCAR
Still Shaky Panzner Sober Look
Be dubious of opaque muniland data Reuters
San Bernardino May Fire 100, Still Be Short $16 Million BL
Study: Majority of New Jobs Pay Low Wages NYT
Foreign Exchange Outlook Scotia
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82 Reasons We Love Warren Buffett Fool
SEC Study Proves That Stock-Picking Should Probably Be Left to the Professionals NYM
JPMorgan faces sea of trouble resolving 'Whale' probe Reuters
Investors cast doubts on Sharp's future, ability to pay debts Reuters
German Shipyards See Future in Wind Power Spiegel
Nuclear Power Plants: To Build or Not to Build Caixin
China threatens to burst Australia's iron ore bubble Guardian
Commodities Holdings Advance Most Since March as Soy, Oil Rally BL
Commodities Forecast Update: On track for a decent H2 - but still waiting for China Danske
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“The downside risks on the economy are increasing, and could push the BOJ to further expand its asset- purchase program next month”
Japan eyes suspending state spending as money runs out Reuters
"The government running out of money is not a story made up. It's a real threat”
Japan Manufacturing PMI Hits 16 Month Low, New Orders Plunge Mish
Brussels Pushes For Wide ECB Powers FT
Can Tapping Gold Reserves Solve Europe's Crisis? FT
Euro-Area Unemployment at Record 11.3%, Inflation Quickens BL
Financial crisis: the printing press has reached its limits Warner
Fresh glimmers of hope for the eurozone (technical) Pritchard
Spain Considers Bankia Re-Capitalization Without EU Money BL
Euro Charm Offensive - Merkel Acts to Polish Poor Image Abroad Spiegel
Hollande's Business Policies Slammed by French CEOs BL
‘Drink Less, Work More™, Aussie Billionaire Tells Non-Rich CNBC
China™s Growing Economic Crisis Pesek
Everything You Think You Know About China Is Wrong FP
More European SMEs to invoice in RMB Finance Asia
Chinese investment grows in Western firms China Daily
Shipping companies founder as woes rise Standard
China's Plans for Its Own Car Brands Stall BW
ECB Said to Use Greek Myth for Security on New Euro Banknotes BL
Serious Fraud Office investigating Barclays payments to Qatar Guardian
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Distressed Home Prices Jump With Inventory Shrinking BL
Jobless Claims in U.S. Unchanged Last Week at One-Month High BL Consumer Comfort
James Grant Says Fed Needs to Get Out of Business of Central Planning BL Video (via SH)
PIMCO's Gross Expects QE3 'Relatively Soon' BL Video (Via SH)
The monetary Maginot of the Gold Standard Pritchard Gartman
At pivotal moment, Bernanke low on economic ammo WP
Is Inflation Returning? Feldstein
Calm before the storm for stocks? Brimelow
Live Long and Prosper? Not If You Are Counting on a Healthy Pension Plan Wharton
What Is It About a Stable Dollar That Paul Krugman Doesn't Understand? Forbes
Fiscal Cliff Doesn™t Look So Bad After the Fall Baum
Mirhaydari: Countdown to fiscal cliff MSN
What Have We Learned From The Lehman Brothers Failure? Forbes
Relative Strength of Indexes as a Future Return Indicator CXO
Gold extends losses; importers watch Fed Reuters
Should Big Banks Be Broken Up? Yes -- or Maybe Wharton
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Heated Debate Breaks Out at the ECB Over Bond Buying FT
The board™s decision to remain in Frankfurt indicates much remains to be done before next Thursday™s meeting of the governing council...
German Unemployment Rises for a Fifth Month Amid Crisis BL
Euro-Area Confidence Drops Beyond Forecast to 3-Year Low BL
September Offers 15 Days to Cement Europe Crisis Solutions BL
China willing to buy-up more eurozone debt Telegraph
Moody's warns on Chinese banks' asset quality China Daily
China to Lead US Into Bear Market: Traders CNBC
'Economy stabilizing but faces pressure' China Daily
Chinese cities boost land sales for income Shanghai Daily
Dark clouds gather over China's solar industry Telegraph
China is Okay Roach
Beware, Asia: ‘Lost Decade™ of trade coming MW
Japan™s Graduates Face Tough Job Market WSJ
'Emergency' Tax on the Rich Roils Britain CNBC
Hollande™s 100-Day Popularity Is Lowest for a French President Telegraph
Brazil Cuts Interest Rates - Again - to a Record Low CNBC
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Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Rebounded in July BL
U.S. Grew Faster Than First Estimated in Second Quarter BL
The US economy and the future of growth: well this is depressing Global Post
A new paper by Northwestern University economist Robert Gordon warns that the US economy is in for a very rough ride. For decades.
GOPs gold standard idea isnt likely to shine Das
Even talk of a gold standard would boost the price MW
The First Gold Commission Scared the Dickens Out of the Fed Forbes
China Not Wall Street Caused 2008 Crisis: Study CNBC
-- Changing Fortunes - How Chinas Boom Caused the Financial Crisis Mees
Trickle-down quantitative easing SaftRosenberg: The markets are totally addicted to QE, but I think it is not only about the Fed, but what sort of bazooka the ECB is about to unload...
Even GOP Convention Is Buzzing About the Fed CNBC
FDIC: There's only so far that can take you...The rate environment is putting a constraint on the bank revenue growth."
The tangled trouble behind all that money-printing Breakingviews
Low volume? Forgetaboutit! Hulbert
The Rot Runs Deep 3 Smith Sober Look - EB
Is the U.S. Headed for a Double-Dip Recession? TIME
U.S. states' debt tops $4 trillion-report Reuters
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Occupy Sets Wall Street Tie-Up as Protesters Face Burnout BL
Paulson Faces Scrutiny From BofA, Other Investors CNBC Reformed Broker
SEC alleges insider trading ring in deal for IcyHot maker Reuters
Pimcos Ivascyn Beats Grosss Flagship: Riskless Return BL
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Germany at risk of bond yield 'own goal', warns Monti Telegraph
Italian Bond Rally Weakens Montis Hand With Merkel BL
Can Spain Avoid Greeces Vicious Circle? CNBC
French Business Confidence Remains Close to Two-Year Low BL
China Retail Losing Steam Undermines Wen Consumer Push BLCredit crisis in Chinas richest province Zhejiang Telegraph
'Zombie Firms' a Growing Risk for China: Economist CNBC
Chinese bank profit growth may fall to single digits in 2013 Finance Asia
China to continue home price controls China Daily
Property sales slump 15% in July Shanghai Daily
What shoddily made bridges say about China GP
Why do the Chinese save so much? VOX
What Lunatics Are Investing in Japan? Investor Place
Harpers chief of staff faces scrutiny over Barrick Gold link G&M
In-depth series: Gold Rush to Myanmar GP
Poor in India Starve as Politicians Steal $14.5 Billion of Food BL
"Galley slave" Putin savors yachts, planes, palaces, critics say Reuters
Levee Overtopped in Louisiana as Isaac Crashes Ashore CNBC
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FDIC: Bank profits decrease in second quarter MW FDIC
Brain-dead politics assures chaos till 2016 Farrell
Bullishness rising faster than gold Hulbert
Why Paul McCulley Would Be Shorting The Economy With Both Hands Right Now via ZH
Janitors Job Saut
Bad advice more popular than ever Price
The Truth About Bonds Empiritrage
A Critique of Pure Gold National Interest (Eichengreen) The failing case for gold WP
The Top Ten Reasons That You Should Support the "Gold Commission Forbes
Monthly Economic Monitor NB Financial
Ultra Easy Monetary Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences FRBD
Bernanke: To Print or Not to Print? MerkMixed endorsements of more Fed easing Reuters
Into the Monetary Vortex Bears Lair
The Fed & the Cliff Yardeni
Zero effective policy and stalling QE3 MyBudget
Fed's Fisher commissions paper to bolster easy money opposition R
Bernanke called traitor and dictator at Ron Paul rally in Tampa LAT
Champions of Dishonesty Fry
The Flatline Economy Panzner The Silent Depression Long (via YouTube) Smith - Mish
Japanification PIMCO
The same dark forces that Japan has been battling could continue to infect the world.
U.S. worse than Europe Mintz
Social Securitys Woes Are Worse Than You Think BL
IMM positioning: USD longs liquidated but still room for EUR re-pricing Danske
Australia: Running Out of Luck Down Under Outside The Box
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Libor Investigators Must Answer Trillion-Dollar Question BL
Inside Warren Buffett's Private Poker Game Forbes
Contec Holdings, Bain-Owned Firm, Could File For Bankruptcy As Early As This Week HP
OSC settles for $8.8-million but Portus co-founder can't pay G&M
Gasoline Spikes Amid Signs of Life Among Consumers CNBC
Gold Drops on Speculation Bernanke Will Refrain From Stimulus BL
Food prices on the rise again, no major crisis in sight yet DB Research
The energy-water nexus, 2012 edition Smart Planet
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Spaniards Pull Money Out of Banks as Crisis Hits Home ReutersSpanish Recession Deepens as Austerity Undermines Outlook BL
The Bundesbank against the World Spiegel
ECB Urges Weaker Basel Liquidity Rule on Crisis Concerns BL
Philosopher Glucksmann - A Dark Vision of the Future of Europe Spiegel
Judgment Day for the Eurozone Project Syndicate
Europe and the world are eagerly awaiting the decision of Germanys Court on September 12 regarding the ESM...
Slowdown takes toll on industrial profits China Daily Gloomy Chart
Chinese bank profit growth may fall to single digits in 2013 Finance Asia
Weak spot in China's economy Jubak China's Lost Decade BeSpoke Bear Market?
Chinas bad-debt nightmare FTA
BYD sees earnings in 1st half sink 94% Shnaghai Daily
Italy Miners Barricade Themselves With Explosives Reuters
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Santelli's Rant on More Quantitative Easing CNBC
Gold Set for Best Year Since 2010 on Stimulus Bets BL Sprott
The Trend is Your Fickle Friend Hussman
Worst Month for Treasuries Since 2010 Lures Buyers BL
Hard assets bull dumps new South Africa Brimelow
Dancing on the Grave of the Keynesian System North
Professor Bernankes Blindness on the Great Depression Rozeff
Fed's Evans: Buy Bonds Until US Jobless Rate Falls Reuters
U.S. monetary policy since the financial crisis EB Smith - BeSpoke
China enters unfamiliar economic territory with rising inventory MyBudget Dr. HB
Despite housing bust, prices still too high for many South Florida families Sun Sentinel
I Made the Robot Do It Friedman
Irrational economic behavior CSBJ
The world around us makes no sense, and no rational economic models of rational consumers can provide a clear road map in this turbulent market...
College Becoming the New Caste System Ferguson
Why Henry Blodget is dead wrong MW
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The Danger in Dividend Stocks Barrons
Thiel shows dislike for Facebook NYP
The Ethical Investor: 20 Ways Wall Street Is Ripping You Off Talbott
Surge in gold and silver just starting Mirhaydari
Peak cheap oil is an incontrovertible fact Pritchard
Why is Sugar Down By Over a Third This Year? BL Video
Drought may benefit wine producers in Midwest AP
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Chinas Stocks Drop to 2009 Low as Slowdown Spurs Profit Concern BL
The situation in China has gone beyond a soft landing already, and the next stage is that things will continue to get worse
Slowdown hits China's key export hub China Daily
An increasing number of companies in Wenzhou have gone out of business, amid difficulties that are even "more serious" than the 2008 financial crisis.
China announces £800bn stimulus to boost confidence Telegraph
Yuan tipped to replace U.S. dollar, Euro in southeast Asia Xinhua
Spain Deficit Pain Bites Consumers in Prelude to Rajoy Austerity BLMerkel tries to calm storms over Greece, ECB policy Reuters
German Fin. Ministry Mulls Temporary Greece EMU Exit: Sources MNI
Bundesbank chief says ECB bond buying "like a drug" Reuters
Internal discord leaves ECBs threats toothless MW
Dutch Premier Says No to More Greek Aid BL
Argentine leader's image falls as inflation soars Reuters
Annual inflation, clocked by private analysts at over 20 percent, was another worry voiced in the survey. The government fines economists who publish their inflation estimates, which tend to double or triple the official figures.
Nomura to cut equities, investment banking in strategic reset Reuters
Japan Contraction Risk Rises as China Fails to Rebound BL
Are we about face deflation? Korea Times
Julius Baer suffers deja vu moment with theft of data Shanghai Daily
Angry Murdoch used Harry photos to defy Leveson Inde
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Boomers Are Breaking the Deal Mauldin
It Isn't Easy to Decide Whether to Ease Stelzer
Do Whatever it Takes! Noland
Europe readies the printing press Fleck
Should the Federal Reserve use simple rules to set policy? Tannenbaum
Currency Wars: The Guns of August BMO
U.S. Stock Market Leads Most Others in Recovery Norris
Market's Bill of Health Puplava
With the CBO projecting a recession and the Fed poised to act, equities could be at risk M
America's True Crisis Xie
Health care spending in the United States is out of control, limiting the country's competitiveness and leading it into a mess
Gold On The Move Again Swenlin
Contrary Gold Futures ZEAL
Driving to Recession and Recovery FRBSL
Global Views Scotia
Weekly Focus: Fragile - handle with care...please Danske
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The secrets of See's Candies Fortune
When a 401(k) Is Locked in the Freezer Morgenson
Jury: Samsung owes Apple $1B over patents USAT
Cash Moves by HSBC in Inquiry NYT
The man who saw gold in Alberta's oil sands G&M
Mike Tyson (yes that Mike Tyson): Financial adviser Reuters
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French Leader Hails Greeks for Painful Efforts in Crisis NYT
No Honeymoon for France's Hollande BW
Government debt: Better at home or abroad? DB Research
China Seeks a Way out of Its Property Spiral Asia Sentinel
Key index falls to lowest in over 3 years Shanghai Daily
China's securities reforms put spotlight on B-share dilemma Finance Asia
Investors left with nothing as Mouchel goes into administration Telegraph
Russia Plays Game of Arctic Roulette in Oil Exploration Spiegel
Blast at Venezuela's Largest Oil Refinery Kills 19 Reuters
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U.S. Economy: The Financial Tectonic Plates Are Shifting Once Again EW
Why Dennis Gartman Is Getting Out of the Stock Market CNBC
Obama asks eurozone to keep Greece in until after election day Inde
U.S. Capital Goods Orders Decline Most Since November BL
Jim Rogers: I Wont Argue With Human Stupidity CNBC
NIRP: The Financial Systems Death Knell? Sprott
Obama's Budget to Add $4.4 Trillion to Debt in Next Four Years WStandard CBO Outlook
How Did Federal Surpluses Become Huge Deficits? E21
Romney Reiterates He Would Replace Bernanke WSJGetting Beyond Bernanke NY Sun Setting Up for Jackson Hole NT
Republicans Eye Return to Gold Standard FT
The move shows how five years of easy monetary policy and the efforts of congressman Ron Paul have made the once-fringe idea of returning to gold-as-money a legitimate part of Republican debate.
Gold Bulls Strongest in Nine Months as Hoard Builds BL
'A Lot of Reason' for More Easing, Says Fed's Evans CNBC
Fed's Bullard plays down odds of imminent easing Reuters
Bernanke needs to save QE3 for 'Armageddon' MW
Oil near $100. Thanks a lot, Fed! La Monica
Galt, Gold and God Krugman
High Yield Bond Bubble? Not so Fast Says Bespokes Hickey Breakout
Maybe It's a Language Problem? Panzner
Mitt Romney: What I Learned at Bain Capital WSJ
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Citi to yank $410 million from Paulson's funds: sources Reuters
JPMorgan "London Whale" hires lawyer in France - sources Reuters
The bigger they are, the harder they fall Hulbert
Portman: The Regulatory Cliff Is Nearly as Steep as the Fiscal One WSJ
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Merkel offers Greek PM no extra time on bailout Reuters
German finance ministry studying "Grexit" costs: paper Reuters
What Europe Needs to Do to Keep Markets Calm: El-Erian CNBC
Iceland's debt-relief lessons for eurozone Guardian
China Confronts Mounting Piles of Unsold Goods Bradsher
The severity of Chinas inventory overhang has been carefully masked by the blocking or adjusting of economic data by the Chinese government...
Chinas Stocks Fall, Head for Weekly Loss, on Property, Earnings Concerns BL
The Slowdown in China Hitting Hong Kong's Economy BL
China should prepare for economic uncertainty: paper Reuters
China's investment in US grows fast China Daily
Bank's stimulus plan 'has lined pockets of the rich' Inde
Report shows wealthy do 240 times better out of QE than the poor
Japan says no decision on buying Korean debt, island row festers Reuters
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Odds of Global Recession Are 100%: Marc Faber CNBC
Fed Easing Is a Done Deal: Bill Gross CNBC
New-Home Sales Surged 3.6% In July, Though Prices Dropped Reuters
Jobless Claims Rise as Labor Market Heals Slowly Reuters
Consumer Comfort in U.S. Slumps to Lowest Level Since January BL
Yuan Trades Near Seven-Week High on China, U.S. Stimulus Bets BL
2013 Recession Likely If U.S. Congress Doesn't Break Impasse BL
Why the "Fiscal Cliff" Is Much Steeper Than You Think HP
Hedge funds are betting on disaster CNN
Investor sentiment looks fragile for stocks MW
Individual Investor Bullish Sentiment at Four Month High BeSpoke
Is gold heading to $4,500? Brimelow
6 Reasons Another Big Banking Crisis Is Coming Our Way Alternet
All praise to the new subprime Dr. HB Schoon - EB - Smith - Samuelson
The middle class falls further behind CNN
50% of mortgage holders under 40 are underwater CNN Lost Decade
More Easing Not Needed If Growth Holds: Fed's Bullard CNBC
QE3 Consensus Is Wrong: Gartman CNBC
Economists Risk Labeling as Political Hacks Kotlikoff
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In Apple vs Samsung, alchemy of damages takes the stage Reuters
Ex-RBS dealer claims 'anyone' at bank could change rate Guardian
Chesapeake Favored CEO Over Leaseholders, Suit Claims BL
Munibonds: A rare occasion to ignore Buffett Breakingviews
We'll make a killing out of food crisis, trading boss boasts Inde
Corn Production Forecast Cut to 838 Million Tons by IGC BL
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Time for Germanys Bundesbank to Put Up or Shut Up BL
Greek hopes for leniency over austerity set back Guardian
Will Greece Quit or Will It Be Thrown Out of Euro? CNBC
Spiegel: ...studies show that, measured in relative terms, Athens has carried out the most brutal austerity program in the EU's history
China c.bank injects massive cash dose to support economy Reuters
PBOC governor hints at further monetary steps Shanghai Daily
China Leading Economic Index Rises 0.7%: Conference Board BL
Chinas Manufacturing May Contract at Faster Pace in August BL
Hong Kong sets start date for renminbi futures market Finance Asia
Citi issues first foreign credit card in China FA
In Vietnam, Growing Fears of an Economic Meltdown NYT
Canadian resource firms to be affected by SEC rules targeting payments abroad G&M
Foxconn to cut workers' OT Shnaghai Daily
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Home Sales Rose 2.3% in July AP
Confidence Returning Globally as Revealed in Country Risk BL
A Nightmare Scenario Roach
As the U.S. and China enter difficult periods, the risk of a calamitous trade war increases
Rogers: US Dollar Will Be Disaster, But CNBC
May-June correction was a failure Hulbert It's do-or-die time for the market
Gold: Escape from Slavery Merk
Top Romney Advisor: Maybe Keep Bernanke Reuters
How Volcker Created a Gold Standard Without Gold BL
Fed Minutes Could Fuel More Investor Confusion CNBC
The Bubble Economy Town Hall
Freedom Manifesto: Why Markets Are Moral And Big Government Isn't S. Forbes
A Chilling Economic Indicator: Fewer Strollers On U.S. Streets Forbes
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RBS under investigation by US authorities Telegraph
Moonshine goes legit, still has whiff of danger MW
The Cost of Hunger - Drought Only One Factor Behind High Food Prices Spiegel
Iron Weights Caixin
Commodities traders with stockpiles of iron ore are under pressure as steelmaker demand falls and prices plunge
US corn, soy prices hit records as drought lingers AFP
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The Greek Dilemma - Three Thorny Paths to Saving the Euro Spiegel
Ask Greek Citizens About Soft (Drachma) Money, And If They Like It Forbes
Moody's warns on weaker nations Guardian
Japan Swings to Trade Deficit as Exports Sink on Europe BL
China bubble in 'danger zone' warns Bank of Japan Pritchard
China risks a repeat of Japans boom-bust disaster 20 years ago as exorbitant property prices combine with a demographic tipping point, a top Japanese official has warned.
Slowing China Economy May See Buildup of Commodities BL
China now is facing a situation where everything from coal to steel inventories are piling up.
Canada: Will The BoC Part Ways With The Fed? BCAR
Mogul Arrest Sparks Vietnam Stock Plunge as Tensions Surface BL
The sword of Damocles thats been hanging over Vietnam is the banking sector, and everyone knows that someday theyre going to have to deal with it
A Chilling Economic Indicator: Fewer Strollers On U.S. Streets RIA
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Young Americans: The Death of Equities May be Exaggerated Sonders
Ayn Rand: Patron saint or soulless capitalist? Farrell
How Will the Euro Break Up? Bears Lair
Investors hope this time its different Kellner
August is usually a down month for stocks, but this year the market is heading in a different direction
A Flock of Black Swans Frankel
Throughout history, major political and economic shocks have often occurred in August
Fed Studies Show Damage to Labor Market Is Reversible BL
The Magic of Compound Interest Saut Panzner - Baker - Mish
Economic Indicators Review NB Financial
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Buffett cancelled municipal debt bet 5 years early: WSJ Reuters
Sharp to cut 8,000 jobs through plant sales - paper Reuters
George Soros takes 7.85pc stake in Manchester United Telegraph
Is it finally time to buy Facebook? Hulbert
Bear Market in Tin Shuts 70% of Indonesian Capacity: Commodities BL
Foreign firms dig deep for Mongolia's commodity riches Guardian
California Farmers Leaving Crops Unpicked Amid Labor Shortage HP
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Germany backs Draghi bond plan against Bundesbank Pritchard
A currency can only be stable if its future existence is not in doubt
ECB Plans to Set Yield Targets for Bond Purchases Spiegel
Crisis Prompts Portuguese to Return to Former Colony GlobalPost
New weekly home sales below average Shanghai Daily
China asks for removal of US programs Shnaghai Daily
Understanding China's mysterious CPI basket Finance Asia
Insider dealer pair told to pay a record 1.5m to City watchdog Inde
Canadas housing market frothy, but not a bubble MW
Carney moves to stamp out fire over 'Asian' $100 bill G&M
Lessons from Japan: Not all companies sink in hard times G&M
Why China Can't Afford a Confrontation With Japan BW
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Investor Thiel Unloads Most of His Facebook Shares CNBC
S&P 500 Beats Forecasts, Though Best May Be Over BL
Featured Article: "The Commodity Markets Take No Prisoners" EW
Confidence and Enthusiasm Hussman
The present confidence and enthusiasm of investors about the ability of monetary policy to avoid all negative outcomes mirrors the confidence and enthusiasm that investors had in 2000...
Hang em high Price
Now on Sale: Peace of Mind Santoli Investors Not Buying In BeSpoke Panzner
Where has the retail investor gone? Ritholtz
Investors Are Still in Hiding CNBC
There's a floor under this market. If any bad news flow comes out, the central banks can jawbone this thing into submission." ?
Fiscal brinkmanship is the real US threat FT (Tett)
...as fiscal issues move to centre stage in the 2012 election, America potentially faces three nasty shocks
Bernanke's Dual Mandate Trap Nasdaq QE3
Obama doesnt like cozying up to billionaires NYorker Krugman on Ryan - Ferguson: Obama
The reality of trying to shrink government Summers
Inevitable slow recoveries? Grumpy Economist
A silver opportunity in a beaten miner? Fleck
Banks Use $1.77 Trillion to Double Treasury Purchases BL
Debt bubble amnesia MyBudget The Slowing De-leveraging. via PragCap Duy
Dundee 2011 Annual Report Dundee
Time after time, financial economies, when in distress, cause the smartest of the political and financial administrators to forget about the long term consequences...
Apocalypse Not: Heres Why You Shouldnt Worry About End Times Wired
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Another 1.44 billion shares are freed up through November.
History's Saddest Bubble Deflates: Seven And A Half Things To Know HP
Standard Chartered and Why We Must Change the Way We Police Banks TIME
Calpers Defends Pension Benefits While Risking Losses BL
Why Apple's lofty valuation scares me MSN
The Single Most Important Object in the Global Economy (The Pallet) Slate
Speculators Hold Wagers at 11-Month High Amid Rally: Commodities BL
Are we about to see a Chinese gold rush? Telegraph
Silver Market Manipulation FAQ Silver Circle
Exclusive: White House studying potential oil reserve release Reuters
Get ready for another food crisis MW
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Once Finns break the taboo, it would be easier for Germany to extricate itself from an escalating national disaster without inviting opprobrium from across Europe, or so goes the argument.
Why Bankers Might Leave This Country Reuters
Tension Over Aid to Greece Could Unsettle Markets NYT
Merkel looks both ways on Greece MW
Merkel the merciless or Merkel the magnanimous?
Analysis: Merkel's Italian ally at the ECB AFP
Italian PM sees end of crisis getting closer Reuters
Eurozone ignoring parallels with 1980s Latin American crisis Guardian
Earnings prospects in Europe scaled back FT
Quantitative easing: What effect on yields? VOX
China Stocks Drop to Lowest Since 2009 on Monetary Policy Concern BLChinas softening yuan could block rate cuts MW
China might not be able to cut interest rates if the yuan weakens further...
Big Four banks boost new yuan loans: report China Daily
Speculative housing demand curbed Xinhua
China's rural migrants key to consumption - government report Reuters
Hong Kong Fear Index 41% Above VIX on Slowdown BL
Japanese Land on Disputed Islands as Protests Fuel China Tension BL
How Spains Housing Bubble Destroyed The Nation Economy Watch
A Housing Bubble Upon Bubble Upon Bubble Money Morning
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How Change Happens Mauldin
The Winding Down of Fannie and Freddie? Noland
When Will the ECRI Have a John Maynard Keynes Moment? Puplava Russell
Where to put money as you whistle past Wall Street MW
Ghost of Crisis Past haunts investors five years after credit crunch trigger
Calm Before a Storm? Harding
Gold in Stock Bears ZEAL
Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO
Weekly Focus: Bouncing at the bottom Danske
Stocks Above 200-EMA Index Shows Eroding Support Swenlin
Recovery in U.S., Though Lackluster, Trumps Europes Norris
Cash not king for the risk averse Wasik
6 U.S. Cities on the Edge of a Fiscal Cliff AP
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Analysis: U.S. corporate earnings point to further gloom Reuters
Naming Corzine's hedge fund Fortune
Deutsche Banks Business With Sanctioned Nations Under Scrutiny NYT
SEC shuts down alleged $600 million Ponzi scheme CNN
Judge rejects Facebook settlement over ad feature Reuters
Skilled Work, Without the Worker NYT
Fannie and Freddie: The Walking Dead BL
Oracle pays $2m in SEC settlement BBC
Gold Bulls Expand as Billionaire Paulson Buys Metal BL
Cows eating candy during the drought WPRI
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Greece Close to Slashing Billions in Costs: Official Reuters
China July New-Home Prices Rise in More Cities After Rate Cuts BL
Shining a Light on Too Big to Fail in China Caixin
China moves to root out hidden risks in bid to soothe investors Shanghai Daily
Dark Side of the Loon(ie): The Remix BMO
Chocolate Losing to Cocaine on Colombia Cocoa Slump BL
Kremlin Sows Hate with Harsh Pussy Riot Verdict Spiegel
Iran Response Huge If Targeted by Israel: Hezbollah BL
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Consumer Sentiment Hits Three-Month High in August Reuters
More Reasons Why Cash is King Waldock
The Market Is Not Discounting The Bad News Comstock
America has lost the battle over government Sachs (Complete via Google)
Fed hawks attack 'QE3' MW
Is there anyone not borrowing today or purchasing a house because interest rates arent low enough?
Jim Rogers on the Coming Fiscal Catastrophe Fiscal Times
Four Charts Bears Do Not Want To See Ciovacco Panzner - RB - MacroB
Individual Investor Optimism Rises For Fourth Straight Week BeSpoke
Gross: Heres What Will Beat Stocks & Bonds CNBC
Google: Central Banks' New Economic Indicator BW
The Obama Bankruptcy Stelzer
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Goldman Non-Prosecution: AG Eric Holder Has No Balls Taibbi
Germany relaunches privacy probe against Facebook AFP
US Treasury Takes Steps to Wind Down Fannie, Freddie Reuters
Gold Demand Fell 7.1% in Second Quarter BL WGC
Gold Poised to Advance for Third Day on Stimulus Speculation BL
Ethanol in Gas Tanks Makes Food on Your Table Cost More BL
Despite Lingering Threats, US More Dependent on Saudi Oil NYT
New battery could be solar power's BFF CNN
Maine Lobster Tastes Best With Dash of Supply Side Shlaes
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Finland is preparing for a break-up of the eurozone Telegraph
The issue of euro break-up may come to a head in October as EU-IMF Troika inspectors report back on Greek bail-out compliance.
European banks retreating from the US DB Research
India Needs One Good Man And $1 Trillion Pesek
London Firings Seen Surging as Financial Firms Add New York Jobs BL
Korea Denies Threat to Currency Swap with Japan Chosun
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'Cliff' Hanger: US Companies Putting Everything on Hold CNBC
Philly Fed: August gauge worse than forecast MW
Housing Starts Drop, Permits Jump; Jobless Claims Rise Reuters
Marc Faber: S&P to Drop 10%, Sparking QE3 CNBC
Treasury bubble: What's the next move? MW
Why It is No Longer a Good Idea to Be in The Investment Industry Taleb
More Easing Wont Help Economy Much: Feds Fisher CNBC
China: The Only Way Out Xie
Trading volume drop cant just be blamed on summer MW
The months volume is on track for the lowest August since 2006
N.Y. Fed says municipal bond defaults higher than ratings agency counts WP
Stupid Stuff (Japan) Krasting
Why the Deflationists Are Wrong North
President Obamas Ticking Greek Time Bomb Lachman
Ryan: Boon or Bane for U.S. Dollar? Merk
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Seven Banks Subpoenaed in Libor Investigation AP
Standard Chartered Seen Paying $1 Billion to End Probes BL
Morgan Stanley Unit Fined Over Traders $1.3 Billion Bet BL
General Motors Is Headed For Bankruptcy -- Again Forbes
BHP warns of job cuts as coal markets slow Reuters
Chart: Cost of College Soars 12-Fold BL
270 million Facebook shares about to be set free CNN
The Home Foreclosure Woes Of America's Rich And Famous Forbes
Buffett vs Soros: Two Billionaires, Two Strategies BL Video
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Resistance in Berlin -- The Return of the Iron Chancellor Spiegel Tempted, Angela?
Shanghai Home Market Leaves Singles Out, Disrupts Traditions BL
China's bear market lures foreign bids as locals pull out BL
Foreign investment in China declines in July AFP
The bubble that will not burst Saipan Tribune
Online retailers declare cut-throat price war China Daily Appliances price war
China issues 30b yuan in T-bonds Xinhua
BOJ's ballooning bond holdings cause for concern Asahi
The Bank of Japan's holdings of Japanese government bonds have exceeded the balance of banknotes in circulation in the nation for the first time due to a special asset purchase program, according to the bank's data.
Will Japan Ever Become Greece? Atlantic
Canadian home prices drop 2% in July, sales steady: CREA Toronto Star
Got milk? Canadian shoppers get it at U.S. Costco MW
Israeli minister warns of 30-day war with Iran Telegraph
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Industrial Production in U.S. Rises 0.6% on Autos, Utilities BL
US Mortgage Applications Dropped Last Week Reuters
Paulson: 44 percent of its U.S. traded equities tied to bullion
Dreaded Triple Top Approaching? Kass
A star-spangled debt wish Hutchinson
An Update On The U.S. Deleveraging Cycle BCAR
Paulson, Soros Add Gold as Price Declines Most Since 2008 BL
Global Scenarios: Stuck in the mud Danske
Japan's catch-22 Sober Look Reformed Broker - Baker - Panzner - Mish
Yield Forecast Update: Slow growth and monetary easing to keep long rates low Danske
Below Zero: International Bond Investing Gets Harder Schwab
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Buffett's Berkshire Cuts Stake in Kraft and P&G WSJ
JPMorgan's "whale" problem lures hedge-fund sharks Reuters
Obama's $25 Billion Government Motors Lemon IBD
Why Hedge Funds May Not Be Right for You Arends
Standard Chartered's $340m fine is not the last dish on the menu Telegraph
Standard Chartered Faces Fed Probes After N.Y. Deal on Iran BL
For Stabilitys Sake, Reform Money Funds BL
Burglar hit Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' house - prosecutor Reuters
Almost half of the world's fish are now grown via aquaculture, FAO says Inde
Commodity Index Rebounded in July BMO
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When will the euro collapse? Its already dead LynnCommentary: Its just the shell of a real currency
AIG latest to make capital flight from eurozone Telegraph
A Second Wave of Capital Flight Reaches Eurozone Core PIMCO
ECB Right to Ask For More Eurozone Action Rubin
Europe is not fixed. Not by a long shot La Monica
Spain Has Open Mind on Sovereign-Aid Effort, Rehn Says BL
Greece Seeks 2-Year Austerity Extension - Euro Exit Next Month?
Troubled Times - Wave of Suicides Shocks Greece Spiegel
Bank of England minutes leave door open to more QE stimulus AFP
China's Wen says economy still under pressure Reuters
New home sales down 1.6% in first 7 months Shanghai Daily
New China Beige Book Sees Growth Rebounding WSJ
Unlivable Cities FP
China's megalopolises may seem impressive on paper, but they are awful places to live.
Hedge fund titan goes big on Brazil ETF Nasdaq
Israel Plans for Iran Strike, Citizens Fear Worst BL
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Retail Sales in U.S. Increased More Than Forecast in July BL
Longleaf Partners June 2012 Semi-Annual Report via Scribd
Great Expectations Price
The discrediting of reason Bears Lair
World shipping crisis threatens Germany as Greeks win long game Pritchard
Over 100 German ship funds have already shut down as the long-simmering crisis in global container shipping finally comes to a head.
Chinas neo-capitalism beats U.S. free markets Farrell
Stagflation is back, ready or not Kellner
Bond Market Observations Standish
Stunning crimes... Ritholtz Sheehan - P-Fi - Panzner - Smith - Glassman - Chomsky - EB
Random Europe Outside The Box
Private Debt Is Crippling the Economy Reason
Ron Pauls victory over Bernanke WT Legalize Competing Currencies Paul
The One Housing Solution Left Stiglitz Foreclosures on the rise - Fewer affordable homes
It's the Accounting, Stupid NYT
Official calculations of gross domestic product ignore unpaid work, count spending on education as a form of consumption rather than investment and pretend...
IMF Says Currency Flows Reversing as Trade Slows BL
Economic Indicators Review NB Financial
Negative rates and pension pain Saft The victims of low-interest locusts Reuters
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Why US Postal Service deserves to go broke Crudele
Auto Bailout Will Cost $3.4 Billion More Than Expected Reuters
Knight $440 Million Loss Sealed by New Rules on Canceling Trades BL
Carl Icahn Hands Son Brett $3 Billion to Prove His Mettle BL
Paul Ryans plan and the next new normal El-ErianRyans Fairy-Tale Budget Plan NYT Shlaes
Ryans scariest Idea Is About the Federal Reserve Atlantic
Ryan sold shares on same day as private briefing of banking crisis Guardian
Everything Wall St. Should Know About Ryan Sorkin
Bill Gross: Paul Ryan not good for bond market CNN
'I'm sick to my stomach': anger grows in Illinois at Bain's latest outsourcing plan Guardian
On Wall Street, the Rising Cost of Faster Trades NYT
Gartner likely to cut outlook for 2012 mobile phone sales Reuters
Silver Hoard Near Record as Hedge-Fund Bulls Recoil: Commodities BL Embry
Gold Miners Starting to Pan Out Barrons (complete via Google jump)
Gas prices surge, topping $4 in California USAT
Fracking Hazards Obscured in Failure to Disclose Wells BL
Power Hour: Will 2014 be the Year of the Bear? AGWeb
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Euro-Area Economy Contracted in Second Quarter on Spain BLInvestors Prepare for Euro Collapse Spiegel
Cross-border bank lending is falling, asset managers are shunning Europe and money is flowing into German real estate and bonds.
Finnish PM: 'There Are No Simple Tricks to Resolve the Crisis' Spiegel
Hollande's Honeymoon is Over Mish ECB: No free lunch VOX
How Bad Is Greece? Worse Than You Think, Ross Says CNBC
Greece likely to receive further rescue - Germany ready to block Greek aid
U.K. Home-Price Index Falls to Lowest in a Year as Sales Decline BL
A Tax Revolt in Japan, and a Bond Bubble Too BW
Japans Fiscal Crisis Comes of Age Project Syndicate
New home purchases hit lowest Shanghai Daily
Further property curbs expected China Daily
Weapons of Mass Urban Destruction FP
China's cities are making the same mistake America made on the path to superpower status.
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Begging for Trouble Hussman
Investors remain so addicted to the temporary high of monetary intervention that they are practically begging to be shot, mauled by dogs, and diced by a Veg-O-Matic...
The Solutionis the Problem, Part II Sprott
We are now at a point where additional government stimulus measures will have negligible, if not detrimental effects on the economy and long-term growth
Fed's inflation 'solution' FleckIf you think you haven't been paying high enough prices, you're in luck. Some Federal Reserve officials agree with you
Republican VP pick Ryan a critic of Fed policy Reuters
Yellen Must Show How 12 Fed Opinions Become One Policy BW
Fight The Fiat American Spectator
Papering over debts and trade imbalances will take more bills than we can print.
Chinas Economy Falters Acting Man
The resurgence of the low down payment market Dr. HB
Budget fight dims economists' outlook USAT
The failure of supply-side tax cuts Nutting
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John Bogle: Worst Time for Investors He's Ever Seen NYT
-- The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. Speculation Amazon
City fears that Wall Street has the Square Mile in its sights Guardian
Behind shock accusations against Standard Chartered bank may lie a wider American financial agenda
Libor Case Energizes a Wall Street Watchdog Dealbook
Soros Plans Marriage to Consultant Tamiko Bolton at Age 82 BL
G20 plans response as food prices climb - report Reuters
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Finland PM says still against ECB bond buys -magazine Reuters
El-Erian: 'Stunned' at Capital Leaving Eurozone BL Video
Italians use imagination to smuggle 32m cash Scotsman
One of the most bizarre was a man who had concealed €200,000 in €500 notes inside a carton of cigarettes by inserting a note into each cigarette
Japans Economy Grows Less Than Forecast as Exports Slump BL
Two Prisms for Looking at Chinas Problems NYT
The Austrian perspective introduces some scarier considerations
Rebound in China's home prices will not continue, analysts predict Shanghai Daily
China consumers counter economy gloom with travel boom Reuters
Banks can expect more pain, warns City's top enforcer Tracey McDermott Inde
Asian oil buyers help Iran stave off the worst, for now Reuters
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And Then There Is Disaster C Mauldin
The Dog That's Not Barking Noland
Dog Days Schwab Market Perspective
Is the Stock Market Setting Up for a Crash? Harrison
Stock Bear Looming? ZEAL
Reports of the Death of Equities Have Been Greatly Exaggerated GMO
Five years of financial crisis through the eyes of Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Telegraph
Tensions in European Credit Markets Ease, But... Puplava
Will Speculators Rescue the Housing Market? Harding
Bailout: Hanging Washington's dirty laundry USAT
Down With Shareholder Value Nocera
Breaking a Buck, Maybe, but Not Taxpayers Backs Morgenson
A Hopeful Sign: Job Openings Rise Norris
Leaning Into the Headwinds Global Equity Global Views
Weekly Focus: Markets supported by Draghi's vision Danske
Bankstas in the Age of Money Vanity Fair
Thoughts on Volatility and Risk Bill Nygren Baker
Romney Picks Ryan as Running Mate to Press Fiscal Policy BL
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Letting Companies Settle While Denying Guilt Reconsidered by F.T.C. NYT
Standard Chartered Case Casts a Chill Over Banks NYT
Exclusive: Former Barclays trader "has cooperated" with Libor probe Reuters
Be Glad Benjamin Lawsky Can Keep a Secret Weil
RIM Looks to Sell NewBay, Other Assets: Source Reuters
Sub-prime auto ABS starts to make its move Reuters
Need a Nuke-Proof Bunker? Shop eBay CNBC
Commodity Futures Index Trading and Spot Oil Prices FRBSL
U.S. Sees Corn Yields Hitting 17-Year Low, Raising Prices NYT
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More Power to Brussels? - Germany Considers Holding EU Referendum Spiegel
Berlusconi: euro exit would be a 'disaster' for Italy Telegraph
ECB buying Spanish and Italian debt 'makes no sense' says Belgian bank governor Telegraph
Data shows slump in lending in July China Daily
Flight to Canada BMO
Iraq's oil production surpasses Iran's CNN
Israel wants to attack Iran before U.S. vote: Israeli report Reuters
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Import Prices in U.S. Unexpectedly Fell Again in July BL
Investors Should Be Careful What They Wish For Comstock
The 3-Year Rally: It Doesn't Have to End This Way - Or Does It? EW
Five Years On, Central Banks Not Yet Out of Options Reuters
QE Forever and Ever? Acting Man
El-Erian Says Be Wary of Steepening Yield Curve BL
The Zero Lower Bound and the Dual Mandate FRBSL
Nouriel Roubini's Perfect Storm: A Highlight Reel BL Video
Meaning of weakness in Dow transports Hulbert
Schwab Sector Views: Cautiously Cautious Sorenson
Goldman Sachs Leads Split With Obama, as GE Jilts Him Too BL
5 Graphs That Show How Crazy It Is to Compare California to Greece Atlantic
Black - Mish - Ritholtz - EB - Embry - Smith
5-part IQ test to make you a better investor Farrell
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JPMorgan's Mystery Number in Derivatives NYT
Whats Fed to Do as 15 of 18 Banks Fixing Libor Arent U.S. BL
High-frequency trading - Wait a second Economist
U.S. Will Not Prosecute Goldman Sachs, Employees for Abacus Deal Reuters
Worlds Oldest Shipping Company Closes in Industry Slide BL
Chart: Energy, Gold vs Commodities BL
Time to Get Out of Gold? FT
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The government might not want to pile on debt and revert to grand state-led stimulus, but it increasingly appears that there are few other choices
China Easing May Now Come in Days, Instead of Weeks CNBC
China's Brewing Pension Crisis BW
The central government says it has enough money to cover its pension liabilities for now, but theres a debate about how long that will last.
Asian banks prepare for British exit from the EU Pritchard
The Merkel memorandum Economist
Economists Slash Outlook for Beaten Euro Zone Nations Reuters
'Trust No One Over 30!' Euro Crisis Morphs into Generational Conflict Spiegel
Libor could be scrapped after being branded 'not fit for purpose' Inde
Manchester United Raises $233.3 Million, Pricing IPO Below Range BL
Special Report: Canadas Housing Outlook Scotia
Financial crisis, five years on: animation Guardian
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U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall as Labor Market Mends BL
How Long for Low Rates? Rogoff False Breakdown in Treasury Yields?
Flying With Milton Friedman Is a Trip Itself Baum
Bernankes Nightmare Audit Pushed for Romneys Platform BL
Dont get suckered by the Draghi put Lynn
They may well go down as the six most infamous words in the short history of the euro. Believe me, it will be enough
Blink! U.S. Debt Just Grew by $11 Trillion BL
The 12 Most Infamous Economic Conspiracy Theories Nisen (via BI)
Stock stall, higher rates ahead? Brimelow
Sober Look - Sheehan - Salmon
EWave Trading Q&A: Instruction AND Application from Senior Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy EW
The US Housing Market's Long Road to Recovery Reuters
Over 100 Million Now Receiving Federal Welfare Weekly Strandard
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Whitney Is Re-Writing History via BI
Standard Chartered CEO Says No Grounds to Revoke License BL
Rogue Bank or Regulator in Standard Chartered Case BL
Morgan Stanley considers shutting offices, cutting staff: sources Reuters
Paulson Said to Buy 875 Acres of Land at Vegas-Area Project BL
Refinery fire will boost gas prices USAT
High commodity prices are the new normal Finance Asia
China's solar industry is close to the edge of bankruptcy China Daily
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Euro founder admits some nations may be forced to leave Telegraph
Bank of England cuts UK growth forecasts Guardian Mervyn King urges patience
China Consumer Inflation Eases for 4th Straight Month BL
China now top export destination for most of US China Daily
Chinas Slowdown Is So Bad, the Market Is Cheering CNBC
Fixed-asset investment to soar amid new stimulus Shanghai Daily
Korea holds rates steady but may cut soon MW