I have to apologize for so many links this week but there are just so many good stories that broke this past week I could not condense the list without removing some good quality articles and videos. Enjoy!
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America. New best seller by columnist Matt Taibbi (famous for his article last year attacking Goldman Sachs) The book was just released last week.
THE EARLY EVIDENCE: QE DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD
Deficit Reduction Proposal
EarthLink: Low P/E, But Diverted Earnings
Michael Steinhardt: Hedge Fund Legend – Zing Talk
Junk-Bond Sellers Find Risk Too High
China Assails Monetary Easing, Citing `Imported Inflation,’ Bubble Risks
Contango ORE: An Intelligent Gold and Rare Earth Speculation?
John Hussman: Bubble, Bubble, Crash, Crash
Bruce Berkowitz Has More Plans for The St. Joe Company Investment
Chinese Plan to Buy Stake in GM
Low Interest Rates and Equity Valuations: EasyLink Case Study
BULLISH SENTIMENT SOARS THROUGH THE ROOF
Top 5 Graphs of the Week – China Update
Klarman Tops Griffin as Investors Hunt for ‘Margin of Safety’
GREENSPAN: WE NEED MORE REGULATION
Gary Shilling Sees `Significant’ Stock Selloff Within 12 Months
Jeremy Grantham Interview
OpenTable’s 230% Surge Lures Short Sales After Best U.S. IPO
IMF Is `Ready’ for Any Request From Ireland for Support, Strauss-Kahn Says
BULLISH SENTIMENT SOARS THROUGH THE ROOF
Estimated California state budget deficit reaches $25.4 billion
US, South Korea trade talks stall
SECRET PAPERS DETAIL U.S. AID FOR EX-NAZIS
Greek commandos board Gaza-bound aid ship, hold crew
Gaza Residents Enraged Over Hamas IEDs In Densely Populated Areas
Myanmar Frees Democracy Leader
Is Facebook about to offer email? Reports say it plans a ‘Gmail…
US postal service delivers less mail, loses $8.5 billion…
Taliban stealing U.S. Army uniforms
Iran, Venezuela plan to build rival to Panama Canal…
On this week’s Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, part two of WealthTrack’s series, “The New Retirement Reality” focuses on how to boost retirement income and guarantee a stream of income for life with Kiplinger’s retirement guru, Mary Beth Franklin and award winning Financial Planner Mark Cortazzo.