What I'm reading this morning:
- Putin vows to punish the speculators who've driven down the Ruble. (Bloomberg)
- The rising dollar is hurting overseas, exacerbating the struggles of foreign economies (Wall Street Journal)
- Dr. Copper has been replaced by Dr. Semiconductor (AThrasher)
- Don't feel bad, every major strategist was wrong on rates this year (except Gundlach, who is a freak of nature) (Business Insider)
- An activist mistakenly believes that Jim Cramer's daily two hours' worth of free commercial time is somehow bad for TheStreet.com (DealBook)
- David Merkel's take on the Cramer thing is worth a read (Aleph Blog)
- For the first time (ever?), college's are being squeezed by cost-savvy tuition payers (Quartz)
- Have you cast your vote for Financial Charlatan Of The Year yet? (Google Docs)
- Zenefits is coming for the insurance industry. “All of the existing brokers today are all fucked.” (Fortune)
- New James Bond film announced - cast, crew and car revealed! (Reuters)
- Ex-financial advisor and all-around professional scumbag Paul Greenwood sentenced to 10 years for fraud (ABC News)
