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News from around the web: 2009-08-19

By Edward Harrison on 19 August 2009

This is a long list of posts from around the web. Yesterday, I had pretty limited Internet access, so I doubled up on my links today.

Enjoy.

Edward

United States Inequality in the Recovery Period – The Baseline Scenario

PIMCO’S El-Erian: U.S. stock rally has hit a wall | Reuters

Does Language Shape What We Think?: Scientific American

James Pethokoukis – America’s new love affair with Treasury bonds

Twenty Percent of Spanish Mortgages Now Considered To Be High Risk – Edward Hugh

Future Angst? Brain Scans Show Uncertainty Fuels Anxiety

Economist’s View: "Odd WSJ Story on Vermont"

Germany braces for second wave of credit crunch – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Department stores had terrible July | The Japan Times Online

GM raises production as clunker sales rise | Reuters

Why we need to regulate the banks sooner, not later – Kenneth Rogoff

Personality Traits Associated With Stress And Worry Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

Securitization, Deregulation, and Financial Crisis – Levy Economics Institute

Vermont, Texas, and Subprime Loans – The Baseline Scenario

Chinese shares tip into a bear market – Telegraph

California to get $1.5-billion loan from JPMorgan Chase — latimes.com

Is it 1930? | Free exchange | Economist.com

Warren Buffett – The Greenback Effect – NYTimes.com

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