Job Creation Light, Claims Up, Economy Grows Just 1.9% Reuters
ADP: May payrolls up 133,000 MW
People Will Be Shocked at the Chaos Heading Our Way Embry  On gold price action
Watching A Global Depression Develop In Slow Motion Dent
Was Facebook the Death Knell of Equity Investing? Bear’s Lair
Does Facebook’s Floundering IPO Signal a Market Top? TIME
6 buys, 7 sells for the new Age of Austerity Farrell
Krugman attacks austerity Guardian Keen
U.S. may face another downgrade MW
Foreclosure homes make up 26% of residential sales, report says LAT
J.P. Morgan CIO swaps pricing said to differ from bank's - report Reuters
SEC: Taking on Big Firms is 'Tempting,' But We Prefer Whaling on Little Guys Taibbi
Rockefeller and Rothschild Dynasties Join Forces NYT
Weakness in Facebook Stock Adds to Pause in I.P.O.’s DealBook
Sign of the Times: 20,000 Apply for 877 Auto Jobs CNBC
Gold Poised for Worst Monthly Run in 13 Years BL
Investors fear Spain spiralling toward bailout G&M
“We’re in a situation of total emergency, the worst crisis we have ever lived through”
Ex-premier Felipe Gonzalez
Guardian: Spain's banks can't wait. Bankia is bleeding, and the property-related losses in the rest of the system may mean that as much as €100bn of new capital has to be found...
Spain debt woes spur flight out of risk assets Reuters
How much longer will the ECB refuse to come to the rescue? Warner
"Germany is the safe haven in euros, and the U.S. is the safe haven for people who don't want to be in euros”
Markets will rally when Greece leaves euro MW
Euro-Crisis Response Draws In Top White House Officials Dow Jones
Europe’s debtors must pawn their gold for Eurobond Redemption Pritchard
Ireland's Test Vote on Merkel's Fiscal Pact Spiegel
If the Irish reject the new treaty, it won't just be a major blow to its main advocate Angela Merkel. It could also spark panic on the financial markets.
Ireland Suffers an Alarming Fall in House Prices DailyFX
US slaps taxes on wind towers from China China Daily
BOC has no plan to ease lending policy Shanghai Daily
China's State Grid to buy Brazilian electric power transmission assets Finance Asia

Oil closes below $88 for first time since October MW
Cash Out of Stocks Now: Dennis Gartman   CNBC
U.S. 10-year yield sinks to record low CNN  And May Keep Falling
Pending Home Sales Fall 5.5% in April Reuters
Is America Already Bankrupt? Breakout
Mayday Price
Being There Saut
U.S. Dollar and Euro - Review and Outlook Merk Euro near 2-year dollar low
A Dow Theory sell signal? Hulbert
14 Reasons To Be a Bear in a China Shop Saville
Safe Haven: Could U.S. Markets Rally in a Global Decoupling? Smith
What else did Gupta know? Crudele  Paul - RB - Russell - Keen - Panzner
Economic Indicators Review NB Financial
Fiscal Policy in the Great Recession and Lessons from the Past FRBSL
Insiders may unleash flood of Facebook shares after lock-up USAT Bronte - FB Options
The onslaught of Facebook stock looks like an avalanche.
For Private Equity, Fewer Deals in Leaner Times Dealbook
Why No One May Ever Be Punished For The Financial Crisis Dealbook
At RIM, new signs of trouble G&M
IRS Study: More Than 10,000 Wealthy American Households Paid No Income Tax In 09 HP
Fast-food dividend stock fight: McDonald’s vs. Tim Hortons G&M
Wells Fargo spending $432 million to end lending suit Reuters
Hedge fund 'liar' fined record Ł3m and banned Inde
Sun to Set on Commodities Super-Cycle: Morgan Stanley   CNBC
Gold’s “Contrarian Moment” Casey
Newmont CEO - China Doing Everything It Can to Get Gold King
Europe’s debtors must pawn their gold for Eurobond Redemption Telegraph
Energy Costs & Reshoring in the USA Yardeni
German and Chinese Solar Firms Battle for Survival Spiegel
The Drivers of Global Agricultural Production   Asia Sentinel
Spain up against a wall as borrowing costs soar MW
A level of 7% for Greece and Irish 10-year bond yields prompted bailouts for those countries. 
Why Spain Is Officially Europe's Biggest Crisis
6 reasons Spain will leave the euro first Lynn
Italy 10-Year Bond Yields Top 6 Percent at Auction Reuters
Europe's money contracts again Pritchard
Can Greece muddle through (again)? Samuelson
The Greek crisis: a cautionary tale from Argentina Guardian
Anger over Lagarde's tax-free salary Independent
BOJ signals has done enough for now; calls for government steps Reuters
China’s New Flexibility on Foreign Intervention YALE
Trade war unlikely between China, US China Daily
China Stimulus Unnecessary, Risks Long-Term Damage Reuters
Japan’s Currency Chief Sees Threat From Very Rapid Gains in Yen BL
‘Hitler’ Comes to Japan Fed Up With Status Quo Pesek
Roubini and Bremmer: Russia Is No ‘BRIC’ CNBC


Facebook Shares Retreat Below $30 as Options Trading Begins BL
Homes Prices Drop 2%: Case-Shiller   Reuters Consumer Confidence Falls to 4-Month Low
The Reality of the Situation Hussman
Warning: America’s new Age of Austerity starts now Farrell
Time to bet on the euro Hulbert
Asia Exposed Roach
Monthly Economic Monitor NBF
Debt-Ceiling Deja Vu Could Sink Economy BL
War Pigs - The Fall of a Global Empire JimQ
The New Death-of-Equities Santol
iIdentity crisis for American capitalism Pearlstein
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PIMCO: Into the Great Unknown
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Standish: “...the good news is that the global economy appears to be better  positioned to weather a Greek exit from the euro than it was in either of the last two years.”...
Banks’ Hyper-Hedging Adds to Risk of a Market Meltdown Lowenstein
The Simplicity Solution Nocera
JPMorgan Sells Good Assets to Offset 'London Whale' Reuters
Law firm Dewey files for chapter 11, seeks liquidation Reuters
Prime Mortgages: A Look at Then and Now (Infographic) Movoto
Gold Set for Worst Run Since 1999 as Dollar Strengthens BL
Platinum Glut Diminishing as Bear Market Approaches: Commodities BL
Solar panel glut claims Day4 Energy G&M
Exchange to launch oil contracts Shanghai Daily
Spain runs out of money ~  "An ECB bailout through the back door"?
Rajoy Backtracks on Bankia Bailout Plan BL
Spain's Rajoy fights losing battle to stave off EU rescue Pritchard
Roubini’s Das: Spain Needs a Bailout “Sooner or Later” CNBC
Spain Delays and Prays That Zombies Repay Debt BL
“The problem hasn’t been quantified by anyone...there is huge pressure not to tell the truth.”
Leveraged Loan Defaults May Surge in Europe BL
Moodys: At least 25 percent of the European leveraged buyout companies with debt due by the end of 2015 may default...
Europeans eye safety net funded by a tax on banks G&M
...fundamental reform would take time – time that Greece, Spain and other euro zone countries may not have.
China Has No Plan for Large-Scale Stimulus BL
2 trillion yuan may be invested in stimulus Shanghai Daily
China eyes private cash for banks BBC
Govt to launch incentives for used cars Xinhua
Chinese property developers face liquidity challenges Finance Asia
China to launch yen-yuan trade BBC
Japan Rebound Shows Signs of Cooling as Unemployment Rate Rises BL
Carney-mania in full swing in Canada MW
Powerful "Flame" cyber weapon found in Iran Reuters


U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day
Greece Pours $22.6 Billion Into Four Biggest Banks   Reuters
Will the Euro Misery Give Rise to Another Soros?   Reuters
European Companies Plan for Greek Unrest and Euro Exit   Reuters
Firms are getting ready for everything from unrest to a meltdown of the financial system.
Why Private Equity Firms Like Bain Really Are the Worst of Capitalism Rolling Stone
Q&A: Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser WSJ
Warren Buffett – A Budding Media Mogul? WSJ
Shareholder Activism More Focused, Targeted FOX
U.S.A. 2012: Is This What We've Become? Smith  Panzner
The politics of the underwater homeowner Dr. HB
Wall Street Titans Outearned by Media Czars Cohan
Why Are Emerging-Market Central Banks Stocking Up On Gold? IBTimes
Europe’s Maquina Infernal has crippled Spain Pritchard
Spain May Recapitalize Bankia With Government Debt Reuters
Spanish-German Yield Spread Widens to Record   BL
Crisis draws squatters to Spain’s empty buildings Reuters
Euro Rises, Greek Pro-Bailout Party Leads Polls BL
Bankia’s influence spreads FTA
Lloyd's of London preparing for euro collapse
SNB’s Jordan Says Capital Controls Among Possible Moves BL
Greek Facebook war on Lagarde Telegraph
Is Chinese real estate nearing a tipping point? FTA
Tough times ahead for Bangladesh banks Gulf News
Hong Kong Proposes Class Actions After Bad Share Sale Concerns BL
“There’s less than a three percent chance of getting sued after a listing here compared to a 20 to 25 percent chance in the U.S.”
China Tightens Official Travel to Prevent Flight BL