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sausageStuff I’m Reading this Morning…

Stocks fall ahead of Bank of England, EU rate decisions.  (Bloomberg)

European banks join the Robber Baron train, remember how to make money again.  (NYT)

My fave post of the day: The inside scoop on the guys who got it right.  (DailyIntel)

Not just the dollar, gold prices are surging in all currencies.  (InvestmentPostcards)

This is the foundation of trading:  Learning from losses.  Good stuff.  (AbnormalReturns)

A look at the price war between Amazon and Wal-Mart.  (EconomistsView)

If Goldman Sachs didn’t exist, Felix Salmon would have to invent them.  (Reuters)

Senator Dodd‘s plan for a Super-Regulator, another brilliant idea.  (TBP)

The unauthorized history of The Simpsons, as written by an uber fan.  (NYT)