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Hot Links: Under the Microscope

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Passport Capital makes the case for the agriculture investment theme.  (MarketFolly)  The unsinkable Whitney Tilson on housing’s non-bottom.  (TechTicker) Like the rich kid paying off bullies in school, Goldman is set to give a big charitable donation to deflect our attention from $23 billion in bonuses.  Andrew Ross Sorkin has…

Hot Links: CNBC, Fox Biz & Larry Summers

Hot Links for Weekend Reading… Bronte Capital takes on these phony baloney explanations of how Goldman Sachs could have made $22 billion in High Frequency trading.  (Bronte) Speaking of Goldman, how has Warren Buffett fared with his stake?  (Hint: he kicked ass so far).  (DealBook) I thought this faux-CNBC homepage artwork was hysterical. (TBP) Even…

Hot Links: Goodbye Walter Cronkite

Hot Links for Weekend Reading… Yeah, they’re beating earnings estimates, but the revenues?  Not so much.  (TBP) The truth about all those vacant apartments in NYC.  (Mises.org) Economy upgraded from “Catastrophe” to “Sucks” by Larry Summers.  (Andy Borowitz) A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR WALTER CRONKITE‘S PASSING AT 92.  (NY POST) A pie chart of how…