Hot Links: The Harry Potter Empire

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning…

Look what that Moodys warning on US debt has done to world markets:  (Reuters)

Colin Barr on JPMorgan’s earnings this morning.  (Fortune)

Barry: Trading’s mad hard, y’all.  (TBP)

On the new Amazon tablet that seeks to battle the iPad.  (WSJ)

Italian bonds sell at highest interest rate in 15 years, analysts weigh in.  (ZeroHedge)

Matt Taibbi’s latest – why do we hate pensioned police retirees more than Stephen Schwarzman?  (RollingStone)

Sino-Forest fraud update: Yeah, it’s not getting any better.  (FTAlphaville)

The Felix Salmon/Scott Bell tag-team on how hard it is to be a financial advisor (and a client).  (Reuters)

Ron Paul to ben Bernanke: “Is gold money?”  Hilarity ensues.  (TBP)

No reason to hit the bank and broker panic switch just yet, but let’s watch…  (Bespoke)

El Jefe on Google+.  (PointsAndFigures)

The Harry Potter Empire is worth $21 billion and counting to Warner Bros.  (DeadlineHollywood)

Don’t miss my daily linkfest for financial advisors!  (WSJFA)

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