Citigroup close to reaching deal with government: report – Reuters
The Banks’s Rigged Stress Test – Dean Baker
Renters Lose Edge on Homeowners – WSJ.com
TARP Said to Be Ripe for Fraud – WSJ.com
£650,000 pension for former RBS chief Sir Fred Goodwin – Times Online
Still waiting for Helicopter Ben – Simon Johnson and James Kwak, Guardian
Bernanke rejects total bank buyouts – FT.com
All the President’s zombies Paul Krugman, NY Times
Barack Obama test limits of rhetoric – Telegraph
The New N Word: Nationalization
Saving Eastern Europe before the contagion starts – voxEU
Teed Off at Northern Trust – Deal Book (This is completely idiotic. Northern Trust is one of the better run banks and these know-nothings are slamming it because it was forced to take TARP money and wants to continue doing legitimate business? Nonsense. Go after Citi.)
A Hands On Look at Safari 4’s (Crashy) Eye Candy – Life Hacker
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