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Happy Black Monday Friday to you! FTA
Black Monday Echoes 25 Years On as Networks Fail to Restore Trust BL
A Computer Lesson Still Unlearned Norris
Art Cashin On The 25th Anniversary Of 'Black Monday' via ZH
’Black Monday’: Could It Happen Again? CNBC
Get set to buy stocks after a market crash MW
A Final And Total Catastrophe? Hera
Stones ‘Doom and Gloom’ - Is that us? Farrell
The Looming Fiscal Cliff: Little Room for Optimism BrookingsCEOs warn Obama, Congress to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ WP MStanley on the cliff
No Evidence of Fiscal Cliff Slowdown Yet, Union Pacific CEO Says WSJ
The politics of the fiscal cliff WP Fiscal Cliff FAQs NBR
Report: Obama will veto any Republican measure to avoid the fiscal cliff, unless it effectively raises taxes on the rich.
Romney camp slams Obama over 'fiscal cliff' veto threat FOX
Fiscal Cliff Provides Incentive for Selling a Business ASAP Accounting Today
Student loan debt hits new record CNBC
US military sounds alarm over mounting student loan debt Reuters
America R.I.P. Roberts Keen - ‘Open For Offers’
Individual Investors Ring the Register BeSpoke
Helicopters’ faint whirring heard in UK Saft
“As for the specific idea of cancelling gilts or permanent monetization...”
The economy's biggest risks Fortune
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Microsoft Profit Falls Short on Weak PC Demand BL
AMD announces job cuts amid declining PC sales CNN
Google jumps the gun: Falling profit misses mark MW
Goldman Sachs returns fire at former employee Telegraph
Former GE execs get prison for bid-rigging CNN
Hong Kong Firm to Pay $14 Million to Settle Insider Case BL
Jamie Dimon on the Line Vanity Fair
Copper Bears Cede to Bulls as Economy Seen Gaining BL
Gold equities opportunities better-than-ever - Embry Mineweb
Tocqueville Gold Strategy Investor Letter Tocqueville
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Merkel says EU bank supervisor to be built in 2013 Reuters
Poisoned Atmosphere - France and Germany at Odds ahead of EU Summit Spiegel
Greece Nears Aid Revival as Samaras Wins EU Summit Praise BL
China Home Prices Rise in Fewer Cities as Market Stabilized BL Fiscal revenues rise
China January-September FDI slips as officials warn on trade Reuters
Savers' sorrow as it no longer pays to lock away your cash Telegraph
Government to bail out troubled Renesas Electronics Asahi
The capital injection by INCJ means that taxpayers will foot the bill if Renesas goes bankrupt
Murder, Sex and Corruption - The Battle for China's Most Powerful Office Spiegel
Japan PM's vague call for stimulus could backfire Reuters
Dispute With China Hits Japan's Economy Hard BW
China Navy Conducts East China Sea Exercises Amid Japan Row BL
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Index of U.S. Leading Indicators Rose 0.6% in September BL Philly Fed
Weekly Jobless Claims Drop Proves to Be Short-Lived CNBC
U.S. to Get Downgraded Amid Fiscal “Theater”, Pimco Says BL
“The U.S. will get downgraded, it’s a question of when...”
10 greatest market crashes MW
Uncertainty weighing on the global recovery VOX
A Simple Measure of the Distributional Burden of Debt Accumulation AEI
Iran: How long can debt-laden US remain world power? JPost
Summers’ talks cliff - Duy - Yardeni - Smith
The fiscal future? Well, that can wai. Samuelson
On China Currency, Hot Topic in Debate, Truth Is Nuanced Bradsher
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Citigroup’s Pandit and the Selective Use of Facts Weil
Man arrested in alleged Federal Reserve terror plot CNN
Corporations and the wealthy funded party conventions Reuters
Latest Housing Fear: A New Apartment Bubble CNBC
Armstrong Stands to Lose $30 Million as Sponsors Flee BL
$2,200 an ounce gold just around the corner: CIBC G&M
Poor Market Conditions will See 180 Solar Manufacturers Fail by 2015 OilPirce
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China Home Prices Rise in Fewer Cities as Market Stabilized BL
Chinese equities look awfully cheap Pritchard
Don Quixote Is Alive and Well and Living in Spain Lachman
The next euro storm is in Italy Lynn Greece is still on ice CNN
Merkel Urges Tax Cuts to Boost German Economy Reuters
Tucker: 'worst may still be ahead' for banks Telegraph
"There is a tangible probability – not a high probability – that the worst may still be ahead"
Volcker says Vickers' reforms are at risk from the bankers Inde
Soaring won triggers fund outflow worries Korea Times
Big Investors Bet on Regime Change in Cuba CNBC
'You Get What You Pay For' - The Hidden Price of Food from China Spiegel
Japan Risks China Fury as Ministers Visit War Shrine BL
Dispute over Diaoyu Islands China Daily
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Another stock crash like 1987’s is inevitable Hulbert
How the West was lost Price
Currency War: U.S. Attack Merk
Risk Is Back as Fund Managers Turn Bullish on Equities CNBC
Gross: Why Stocks & Bonds Have ‘Plateaued’ CNBC
Rise Up: US Soft Patch Appears to be Ending Sonders
Chances of Going Over Fiscal Cliff May Be Higher Than Experts Think WSJ
If Romney Wins, Expect the End of Quantitative Easing DorschMissing from Romney's tax plan: Reality Fortune
Election can be predicted by stock market, researchers say NBC
Minter: China Loves the Mitt and Barack Show BL
China bashing prevails as U.S. vote nears CNN
Against a Sea of Enemies: China as Currency Manipulator EB
Anheuser-Busch - the “official beer” of the presidential debate Poli
3 places to hide your cash from a market implosion MW Smith
Where Are Consumers Getting Income to Spend? WSJ
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Pandit's $15 million pay still a question mark CNN What Really Happened?
Why Citigroup matters to you Harrison
Boring Bankers Replace ‘Masters of the Universe’ FT
Electric Car Battery Maker A123 Systems Files Bankruptcy BL
Foxconn says underage workers used in China plant Reuters
U.S. Postal Service hits borrowing limit for first time Reuters
Complaints may presage student loan crisis WP
As Money Hides Away, Gold Heads for a Blowoff FTWe don't have the sort of bubble in gold that you see in a real mania...
China’s falling gold imports hint at rally’s end MW
China cooling may seal gold's demise MW
Mexican journalist tracks down his country's gold -- in London GATA
Roman gold coin hoard found in St Albans is 'nationally significant' BBC
BHP warns on slowing global ore demand Spectator
Global Oil Production Set to Skyrocket Asia Sentinel
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Have Canadian monetary authorities shifted their course and are prepared to ease policy and follow the leads of the Fed, the ECB and the Bank of Japan?
French business erupts in fury against "disastrous" François Hollande Pritchard
Moody's affirms Spain rating at Baa3 MW
'We Are Greedy and Asocial' - Corruption Continues Virtually Unchecked in Greece Spiegel
Norway’s Housing Boom Could Lead to Spain-Style Bust CNBC
China Slowdown May Be Tolerated as Job Needs Shrink BL
Chinese Show Deepening Concern Over Corruption BL
China: 'No trade war with anybody' China Daily
Capital Inflows Become Outflows in China WSJ
NHK - Toyota to halt 2 production lines in China via YouTube
Spectacular Art Heist Stuns Rotterdam Museum Spiegel
Meet Mansa Musa I of Mali – the richest human being in all history Inde
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Credit Clips Homebuilder Confidence in October CNBC
Economic Singularity Mauldin
Reinhart, Rogoff: U.S. Recoveries Aren’t Different BL
Doomsday Cycle targets America next Farrell Johnson & Boone
Warning: Money + politics = ticking time bomb
Japan Set to Overtake China as Top U.S. Lender BL
International Demand for U.S. Assets Rises on Europe BL
Fed officials offer divergent views on inflation risks Reuters Lacker
Jim Rogers Sees ‘Serious Problems’ for Stocks CNBC
Global Equity Rally Hangs By A Thread Rithotlz
Foreign Policy in a Naughty World Bear’s Lair
Gold Prices To Soar On Financial Crisis: Bob Wiedemer IBD
“I estimate that in 2014 or 2015, we will begin to see significant inflation over 5% and eventually much higher...” The Aftershock Investor Amazon
The National Debt and Our Children: How Dumb Does Washington Think We Are? Baker
The Future of America Is Japan: Stagnation Smith Panzner
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NY Fed Sends Thousands of Libor Papers to Congress Reuters
Good bean counters? Starbucks has paid no tax in UK since 2009 Inde
Shocker at Citigroup as CEO Vikram Pandit Abruptly Resigns Breakout
17 Frightening Facts About Retirement Savings in America FOOL
If Gold Breaches $1,800 a Big Rally Coming: Chart CNBC
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Rajoy Bets Playing for Time Will Win Easier Bailout Terms BL
S&P Cuts Spain's Largest Lenders on Nation Downgrade BL
Europe Sept. Car Sales Plunge Most in Two Years BL
New home sales hit highest in 15 weeks Shanghai Daily
Beijing offices still hot properties China Daily
Chinese exporters fear grim outlook FT
The missing piece in the puzzle of Japan’s lost decades East Asia Forum
Fighting Deflation in 18th-Century Japan WSJ
Pension schemes face 30-year funding gap FT
This is much longer than the estimate of about 10 years by the UK Pensions...
North Korea rebuffs U.S. at secret meeting in China FP
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Retail Sales in U.S. Increased More Than Forecast BL
Manufacturing in New York Region Contracts for Third Month BL
Passed Pawns Hussman
“Losses?!” Saut
Will central banks cancel government debt? Gavyn Davies (R)
Believe the jobs report or Apple? Fleck
Global Distress 3.0 Looms as Emerging Markets Falter BL
Mr. Global Economy – The Economic & Psychological Prognosis Das Best In Show
The BRIC rescue that wasn’t Samuelson
Consumers Paying Down Debt Helps Boost U.S. Expansion BL
The world is stuck in a vicious cycle Summers Smith - Mish
The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent NYT
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ACLU Accusing Morgan Stanley Of Predatory Lending HP
Stronger Stocks, Weaker Profits Barron’s
Can Morgan Stanley’s Gorman Save Wall Street? Cohan
High-Speed Trading No Longer Hurtling Forward NYT
Gold slips as buyers await clarity over Spain Reuters
Americans Roth and Shapley Win Nobel for Economics Reuters
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Spain to ask for bailout next month Telegraph
German Finance Minister Rules Out Greek Euro Exit Spiegel
Portugal faces suffocating 2013 budget Reuters
Austerity Protests Are Rude Awakening in Portugal NYT
China says its currency close to equilibrium rate Shanghai Daily
China's inflation eases to 1.9% China Daily
China’s economy seeks solid ground MW
China Letters: The disaster that exposed the underside of the boom New Yorker
Iran's Secret Plan to Contaminate the Strait of Hormuz Spiegel
US official visits Tokyo as island questions linger China Daily
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Alarm on Wall Street Grows as 'Fiscal Cliff' Nears CNBC
A Little Chronic Deflation Mauldin (Shilling)
The Myth of Deleveraging Noland
Hard to be Easing Roubini
Teetering on the edge? Schwab Market Perspective
How Black Monday sowed the seeds for the current financial crisis Guardian
Consumers And Investors Confident Even As Global Recession Threatens Anew! Harding
Percent Buy Index (PBI) Gives Sell Signal Swenlin
Believe the jobs report or Apple? Fleck
Mutual fund casinos still skimming billions Farrell
Economy and Markets Continue to Improve Puplava
A Global Perspective: More Economic Slowing NYT
Geithner defends Obama as deficit again tops $1 trillion TheHill
Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO
Weekly Focus: Room for easing in China Danske
New $100 bills stolen en route to Fed facility - FBI CNN
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Enough about the "fiscal cliff." What about the dividend cliff? WSJ
Profit Pessimism at 2009 High on Intel, FedEx Forecasts BL
Fed actions to reduce mortgage rates may be helping banks more than borrowers WP
Advanced Micro Devices Said to Plan Up to 2,340 Job Cuts BL
University Endowments Face a Hard Landing NYT
Turning Point for Suits Over Chinese Drywall NYT
Gold’s primed for a breakout, but where to? MW
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Research Euro: Hard data beats soft data - which is right? Danske
Spain, U.S. fiscal cliff may spark market correction: BlackRock's Fink Reuters
In Spain’s Housing Bust, Sell-Off Brings Bargains NYT
ECB Says Euro-Area Banking Supervision May Not Start Until 2014 BL
A Third Weapon to Save the Euro NYT
China Exports Exceed Estimates, Easing Concern Over Slump Risk BL
China's yuan hits record high amid US pressure AFP
Bentley, Lamborghini may delay SUVs Reuters
U.S. Stocks Fall Most in Week Since June on IMF, Profits BL
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Wholesale Prices Jump 1.1% in September AP
The Bad News Has Not Been Discounted Comstock
Investors 'wait and flee': $10 billion yanked from stocks CNN
That brings the total 2012 outflow from U.S. mutual funds to more than $100 billion.
Global banks bet on green shoots, defy IMF gloom Pritchard
G-7 Discusses Potential Fiscal Measures If Growth Falters BL
After Turning Bullish, Market Bear (Rosenberg) Returns to Gloomy Views WSJ
US Fiscal Cliff is 'Major Concern' for World: IMF's Zhu CNBC
Geithner has phone friend at BlackRock FT Sign of influence
BlackRock declined to comment on Mr Fink's conversations with Mr Geithner
Japan May Intervene on Yen Without U.S. Support WSJ (via Google)
“If we judge that the yen has become excessively strong, even if we have held prior talks, it's true that Japan may intervene on its own”
U.S. dollar winning 'race to the bottom' amid rising tensions G&M
Regulating shadow banking Xiao Gang
“Unsurprisingly, although Chinese banks' non-performing loans are at a low level of 0.9 percent, the potential risks are worse than the official data suggest...”
China slams US on human rights - Condemns US solar ruling
Moral Hazard, Unintended Consequences & Dysfunctional Markets G. Long
On Merkel’s Gamble Krasting Krugman - SL - Mish - Blodget
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Big banks still a legal nightmare CNN
Facebook 'immoral' for paying tax bill of £238,000 Telegraph
Lenovo beats HP to top PC spot Shanghai Daily
US Long Way From Housing Recovery: Home Depot CEO Reuters
Al Gore has thrived as green-tech investor WP
Gold flat, but on course for biggest weekly loss in 2-months Reuters
The World’s First 3D-Printed Guitar BL How 3D Printers Are Reshaping Medicine CNBC
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Top German Economists Say Greece Is Lost SpiegelGreece: Unemployed Will Overthrow Government Useless... IBT
Another Extension for Greece Now Seems a Sure Bet CNBC
Lagarde is the latest high-profile figure to say that Greece should be given two more years to reach its budget goals.
Insight: Greek central banker's big pay-off Reuters
The scale of the pay-off, previously unknown to most Greeks, is likely to prove controversial...
Guardian: “Coca-Cola Hellenic, which makes up a fifth of the Athens stock market, said it was ditching Greece...”
FAGE announces Greek exit as financial crisis deepens DReporter
Economist: Samaras...must also push the measures through parliament before Greece can draw down a long-overdue €31.2 billion loan...
ECB sees "severe distortions" in bond markets Reuters
Moody's: Japan political impasse a concern for debt outlook Reuters
Bank of China executive warns of shadow banking risks Reuters
China’s Banks Said to Resist Cutting Lending Rates BL
Shanghai keeps No.1 spot for FDI Shanghai Daily
China plans dumping duties on Japan, U.S. Spandex MW
Singapore proves pessimists wrong: technical recession averted SBR
Softbank Founder Has 300-Year Plan in Pursuit of Sprint BL
Japan and China Agree to Hold Talks on Rift After Noda Call BL
Will China's auto boycott backfire? CNN
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall to Four-Year Low BL
Trade Deficit in the U.S. Widened in August as Exports Dropped BL
Beware the ‘central bank put’ bubble El-Erian
Huntington was right. The global trading system is under pressure... Black Swan
Welcome the U.S. relative decline Hadan
Merk Gold Report: Six Reasons to Buy Gold Today Merk
Memo To Investors: Bernanke And Obama Are Your Business Partners Forbes
The case for a 40% drop in the markets MW
Reformed Broker - Sober - Smith - Panzner
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What CEOs know that you don't Mirhaydari
JPMorgan CEO says he should have caught "London whale" trades Reuters
Why Home Refinancing Boom Is Different This Time CNBC
Huawei could trigger a major crisis Fortune
Goldman Sachs Doesn’t Need More Deposit Funding, Cohn Says BL
Twinkie maker Hostess files reorganization plan Reuters
A Premature Eulogy for Public Companies? Wharton
Cash-strapped farmers feed candy to cows CNN
Food inflation to surge, Goldman warns via ZH
US upholds high tariffs on solar panel imports China Daily
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Back to the Brink for the Eurozone? Project-SyndicateS&P Cuts Spain Credit Rating to Near Junk Reuters
Spain keelhauled by Germany and AAA chicanery Pritchard
Lagarde Says Greece Needs More Time to Meet Targets B 25.1%
Why the IMF has got it so hopelessly wrong on the euro crisis Warner
Greece's Biggest Company Quits Country Reuters
Brazil Cuts Interest Rates for a Tenth Straight Time Reuters
Chinese confidence in economy drops Shanghai Daily
Shanghai IPOs remain subdued despite stimulus Finance Asia
Dubai Losing Billions as Insecure Expats Send Money Abroad BL
As Arctic Melts, Business As Usual YALE Global
45 Years of Oil Under Disputed Islands Split China, Japan BL
China Auto Buyers Shun Japanese Cars in Islands Tiff BL
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Facebook Fought SEC to Keep Mobile Risks Hidden Before IPO BL
Central banks, faced with paltry bond returns, buy more stocks Reuters
There is also a degree of irony in their finding scant attractiveness in low-yielding fixed income, which they themselves helped engender with rock bottom interest rates...
Beyond the Fiscal Cliff: the Dollar At Risk? Merk
Bear market may have begun yesterday Hulbert
Best Bond Firms Split on Year-End Storm BL
U.S. Downgrade Seen as Upgrade as U.S. Debt Dissolved BL
IMF Says European Banks May Sell $4.5 Trillion in Assets BL
-- Global Financial Stability Report IMF
-- WSJ: Safe-haven flows into the U.S. and Japan are pushing interest rates down and lulling investors and policy makers into complacency...
CNN: Money managers surveyed are most worried about contagion from Spain...
Deficit cuts: Whose belt will be tightened? Kellner
Shades of the Yellow Peril Asia SentinelUS turns a suspicious eye to Chinese foreign direct investment
U.S. panel to probe fresh complaints against Huawei, ZTE Reuters
Caixin: Another Chinese company encountered a similar problem recently.
Russell - Gold & China’s Plan To Take Over The World King
Global yuan trade settlement continues to rise China Daily
The Renminbi Challenge Eichengreen
Will Printing Money Do It? via YALEGlobal
The sound of rumbling from the student debt bubble MyBudget Smith
Global Economic Recovery Hits the Ropes via Brookings
Vital Signs Chart: Paychecks Losing Ground WSJ
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Government sues Wells Fargo for reckless lending practices WP
Reserve Fund Lied About Losses on Lehman, SEC Lawyer Says BL
US supreme court rejects Chevron appeal in Ecuador pollution case Guardian
When fiscal policy is in chaos, companies cannot plan for the future Economist
Jack Welch Leaves Reuters After Twitter-Post Backlash BL
“Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can’t debate so change numbers”
Jack Welch: I Was Right About That Strange Jobs Report WSJ
20% of US Firms Cook Books During Earnings: Report CNBC
Scratched IPhones Said to Cause Shortages as Controls Rise BL
Milk-Cow Drought Culling Accelerates as Prices Jump: Commodities BL
Gold investment could double on economic woes - Coutts AFPThe Average Forecast for Gold: $1,900 by Q4 2013 via PragCap
Patience Pays as Gold Prices Probably Set to Rise TheStreet
Gold Seen Declining as a Stronger Dollar Curbs Demand BL
Will Iraq’s energy boom postpone Peak Oil yet again? Pritchard
Total warns over ‘inaccurate’ benchmarks FT
“several times a year, estimates of market prices on key [energy] indices ... are out of line with our experience of the day”
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Should Merkel's Green Jacket Make Greeks See Red? CNBC
Depositors Fleeing Euro Get Negative Rates at State Street BL
That means money managers, insurance companies and pension funds must pay the bank to hold their cash.
RBC Offers Negative Interest Rates on Danish Krone, Swiss Franc BL
Crisis-stricken Spaniards turn to Red Cross for help Inde
Debt Crisis Gives European Separatists a Boost Spiegel
China IMF Group Led by No. 2 Officials Amid Tensions With Japan BL
Shanghai's consumer confidence drops Shanghai Daily
”Titanic” Defaults Loom on Restructured India Bank Debt BL
Record home prices raise bubble specter Standard
Iran currency rates blacked out online as rial suffers AFP