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FT.com – SEB back in black as Baltics stabilise
Return to profits. Again, all is seemingly well in banking

FT.com – China must keep its eyes fixed on the exit
"While we have avoided the worst recession since the Great Depression, we are probably heading for another asset bubble and more financial turbulence."

Compromise Bill Could Block States on [...]

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Android 2.0 gets Facebook integration and a car mode
With the 4G iPhone coming, will it be enough?

FT.com – Apple leaps ahead with 47% profits surge
No one’s complaining about this, are they?

RUMOR: Verizon and Apple Already Testing 4G iPhone
Wow. I’d like to see this phone. Big news. AT&T is unhappy.

FT.com – Greece vows action to cut [...]

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Supply-Side Economics, R.I.P. | Bruce Bartlett
Repudiation of Bush. Not all tax cuts are created equal.

How Hillary Clinton Was Reborn As Secretary of State — New York Magazine
Is her star rising?

Another Goldman executive named to key government post as its profits skyrocket – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com
This is a 29-year old in a key regulatory position.

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(H/T Prieur du Plessis)

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Breaking the last racial taboo – Ben Smith – POLITICO.com
Bill de Blasio puts interracial marriage on display

Google Brings Back The Growth In The Third Quarter.
It looks like Google’s firing on all cylinders.

Obama wins first financial reform victory in months
Committee clears OTC derivatives bill in 43-26 vote.

Money well spent? | Free exchange | Economist.com
The Chinese have [...]

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This photo from Yves Smith’s antidote du jour was too good to pass up. You can think of the cat as the recovery stalking its prey and the bear as, well, a bear. The cat looks pretty tame though. Let’s hope this bear doesn’t come right back down and maul it.

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FT.com – John Gapper – A credibility problem for Goldman
pre-earnings thoughts on Goldman

AT&T Continues Its Attack Against Google Voice With A Second Letter To The FCC
More on the Google threat

World Cup, Group Six: England 3-0 Belarus
Crouch should have a bigger role for England.

Calvin Trillin’s Theory – James Kwak
Statistical evidence supporting the smart guys blew us [...]

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Easter Island: Rapa Nui déjà vu | The Economist
Too many tourists like in Machu Pichu

As Facebook Nears 100M U.S. Visitors, Twitter Falls Further Behind In The Rear-View Mirror
Is Facebook winning? I am skeptical.

Kunden räumen Konten leer – holländische DSB-Bank Pleite (UPDATE!) | egghat’s blog
A Dutch bank run. More later.

BizWeek Emblematic of the Fall of Print [...]

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You Know You’re A Cool Geek When….
Are you a geek? C’mon. you know you are.

FT Alphaville- Mystery Meredith Whitney Goldman downgrade – update
It’s price: my rationale as well

Gold price hits fresh high
Silver above 15-month high

Goldman Sachs Cut to ‘Neutral’ by Meredith Whitney – Bloomberg.com
Sounds like basis was price. This was her only buy.

When Asked Whether [...]

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