Unemployment in Spain: Two-tier flexibility – The Economist
"How the burden of adjustment in Spain falls on the underprivileged"
A special report on Texas: : The red and the blue – The Economist
"Whisper it softly, but Texas looks set to become a Democratic state"
Google Voice
This application seems promising. Don’t have to pay for a telephone number like Skype.
The Ultimate Armageddon Stock – EconomPic
Family Dollar is your stock if you’re thinking financial catastrophe.
The Importance Of Being Ivy League – Ta-Nehisi Coates
This post is about race in America. You may not agree with this, but you should read it.
Tremors On Southern San Andreas Fault May Mean Increased Earthquake Risk – Science Daily
Markets need rules – Rolfe Winkler
Self regulation is to regulation as self-importance is to importance
Alberto Gonzales Finds A Job – Karen Tumulty, Swampland
He is now working at Texas Tech
Politics Done Right: Oh No, Ohio? – FiveThirtyEight
Obama’s approval rate is tanking there.
Swine flu sweeps the southern hemisphere – New Scientist
"pandemic is intensifying."
The real Gordon Gekko – Daniel Berger
Milton Friedman as the real Gordon Gekko.
State of the Art – Bing, the Imitator, Often Goes Google One Better – NYTimes.com
Hat tip Scott.
Catching The Gold Bug – WSJ.com
Many are buying physical gold. There are risks.
Massachusetts Sues U.S. Over Definition of Marriage – WSJ.com
"Massachusetts sued the federal government Wednesday, seeking to overturn a key part of the U.S. law that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman."
Time For the Third Stimulus Package – L. Randall Wray
Good arguments for stimulus.
Alcoa Earnings Wrapup: Bad News for Commercial Construction? – MarketBeat – WSJ
Some stabilization, no more.
New York Times to decide how to charge for its website by August – Telegraph
They need the cash. But, I won’t be paying, so I won’t be reading.
Madoff accepts 150-year sentence – BBC News
He will not appeal.
Warren Buffet Supports Second Stimulus for Economy – ABC News
"I think that a second one may well be called for." See video.
BofA, JPMorgan move cardholders to variable rates | Reuters
Looking to get this done before consumer protection comes.
White House Ponders Bernanke’s Future – WSJ.com
This article has a short list of replacements.
Swiss Bank Accounts, the U.S. and Me — Bruce Krasting
There is much more to the UBS-IRS situation than we think.
Chinese bought almost 50pc more cars in June – Telegraph
Stimulus is gaining traction.
Costco sales down an in-line 6 percent – Reuters
This is another U.S. economy bellwether
Shipping flashes early warning signals again – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Baltic Dry ships in China and OZ has turned down again
Bing Now Bigger Than Digg, Twitter and CNN – Mashable
Microsoft’s new search is hot.
11 Undocumented Features Of Google Chrome OS
This is a funny, sarcastic take on the new Google OS