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U.S. Exposure to Europe – Unknowns Unknowns

As Eurocrats dissemble, ratios that quantify U.S. financial system exposure to European insolvency are dated, even as they are published

The ABCs of Re-hypothecation in Gold and Securities Markets: What You Need to Know

The downfall of MF Global has exposed yet another patch of the underbelly of the brokerage industry. Practices that are routine and legal – and hitherto largely unknown to most investors – can leave a company vulnerable when abused

News Links: Corzine Rebuffed Internal Warnings on Risks at MF Global

Financial news links for 6 December 2011 featuring stories on MF Global, Facebook, class divides and retail sales