Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Getting ready for the big bad jobs data coming this morning. (Bloomberg) The growling of the bears is getting louder in the blogosphere. (EconomyBeat) Merrill Lynch‘s trading floor looks like a neutron bomb hit it. (TBP) Obama‘s deficits are making Bush look like a piker. (TheAmerican) New Yorkers sound off…
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Hot Links: Bear-baiting & Billboards
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Is a new National Sales Tax coming? Econophile says yes, it’s inevitable. (ZeroHedge) Should Moody’s get the Arthur Anderson Treatment? (Newsweek) Great first line: “Yeah, so all that business about Roger Penske stepping in and rescuing clown car manufacturer Saturn? Not so much.” (LOLFed) Cramer‘s baiting the bears…
Hot Links: Live From New York
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Topsy turvy: Banks rescue the FDIC with massive prepayment of assessments. (NYT) Morning Markets: Dollar Down, Stocks Up, That’s the Way We Like to ____. (Bloomberg) The trashing of Alan Greenspan‘s rep, book by book. (FloydNorris) This one seems like a stretch: The Goldman memo on naked shorting was turned…
Hot Links: Wild Street
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Andrew Ross Sorkin: We ♥ Mergers. (DealBook) Mr. Juggles translates Las Vegas Sands‘ conference call from corporatespeak to English. (LongOrShortCap) Guess which pro athlete just nudged himself over the billion dollar mark in terms of career earnings? (Forbes) Byron Wein’s making a comeback…sees the rally continuing. (Bloomberg) 50 Common Mistakes…
More Hot Links: World's Longest Bridge
More Hot Links for Weekend Reading… Legendary Las Vegas impresario Bob Stupak has passed. (WSJ) Is NBC really a core business for GE or is it, in fact, up for sale, along with CNBC? (ZeroHedge) Cool: The legendary trading culture of Susquehanna International. (InfectiousGreed) A behind the scenes look at Andrew Cuomo, the New York…
Hot Links: Warren G, Bill Clinton & the Facebook IPO
Hot Links for Weekend Reading… What agreements and tangible progress came out of the G-20? More than you think. (DealBook) News to me! Those who are dying to get in on the Facebook IPO have an extremely early and expensive option. (Clusterstock) Talking capitalism and entrepreneurship with Bill Clinton and friends. (Forbes) Gangsta Rap legend…
Hot Links: McDonaldland
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… A Fed official talks about the potential for aggressive interest rates hikes when necessary. (Bloomberg) Trader Mark on the Julian Robertson Armageddon interview. (FundMyMutualFund) Yes, Twitter is worth 74 kajillion dollars, haters. (NYP) Rumors of a Blackstone LBO for Sea World. Somebody warn Shamu! (LOLFed) Jesse is still agnostic on…
Hot Links: Pulp Tinkerbell
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… The agenda for economic regulation reform at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh isn’t looking too promising. (Economix) A tale of tragic heroism in the Bronx. (NYP) The Healthcare Debate rages on…in an Iron Man comic book. (Ecocomics) My fave post of the week so far: Imagine If Lehman Brothers Had…
Hot Links: Marc Faber, Doug Kass & R2D2
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Pay attention! What to expect from the FOMC statement today. (Bloomberg) Great interview: Marc Faber on Tech Ticker discussing why emerging markets will surpass the West. (TechTicker) In Soviet Russia, Kalashnikov Bankrupts You! (LOLFed) The unintended consequences of Sen Dodd‘s aggressive push for one super-regulator will be that this will…
Hot Links: Bizarro FDIC
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Dollar down, stocks and commodities _____? Yeah, yeah, you know the rest. (Bloomberg) Story of the Day: Bizarro FDIC to borrow money from…The Banks! (NYT) This was fascinating: World economies and where we are on the productivity curve. (Clusterstock) Maryland is the most moneymaking state in the US. (CNNMoney) John…
