- Economist’s View: "China and the American Jobs Machine" (And don’t fall into the Blame Asia Meme https://bit.ly/pseaY)
- 买黄金! | egghat’s blog (This German post says that owning gold was illegal in China six years ago. Now the message to get into gold is everywhere there.)
- Toddlers insensitive to fear go on to commit crimes – New Scientist
- Lack of Open Seats Could Complicate GOP Math – Roll Call
- General Electric Pursues Pot of Government Stimulus Gold – WSJ.com
- How To Prevent the Next Financial Crisis – CBS MoneyWatch.com
- The one thing depleting faster than oil is the credibility of those measuring it
- Get tough with China how? | Free exchange | Economist.com
- Pension deficits in Britain underestimated by £268bn – Telegraph
- FT Alphaville – Bringing it back on balance sheet, by the numbers (Will this make return on assets lower?)
- A Minsky Recovery? – Arnold Kling | EconLog
- Canadian homes sales hit record high; outlook upgraded
- You’re Backing Up Your Data the Wrong Way – Lifehacker
- Digital Domain – Apple Wouldn’t Risk Its Cool Over an Ad Gimmick, Would It? – NYTimes.com
- U.K. Home Sellers Cut Asking Prices 1.6% in November – Bloomberg.com (Is this a sign of seasonal weakness or more?)
- Capital One, Discover credit card defaults lower
Distraction of the Day: People are stealing everywhere
It reminds me of this post: If you can’t afford food, steal it: lessons from Japan