The casino is open for business.

This is good. H/T Michael Panzner.

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GM puts Opel sale signing on hold
"European Union concerns that Germany rigged the sale to Magna to save jobs"

Despite the recession, Westfield London is celebrating its first anniversary
Same thing is happening in the states

What a U.S. Decline Means for Investors – WSJ.com
Don’t run out and trade away from US assets just yet

Avoiding a U.S.-China Trade [...]

US Treasuries: "Risk free" for How Long? – Megan McArdle
This is the widely-believed default canard. Latin America nations defaulted because of foreign currency debt. Japan issue debt in their own currency. They cannot default. Hello?

CRE Refinance Pressure to Continue for Months : HousingWire
Peak middle of net decade

South-South Trade Tensions – Crisis Talk – The World [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

Facebook [...]

(H/T Prieur du Plessis)

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 [...]

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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