- Fed asks U.S. banks to submit TARP repayment plans | Reuters
- FT.com – Obama knows chest-thumping and China don’t mix
- BBC News – US consumer confidence edges up but remains subdued
- Gallup Economic Weekly: Spending Up Pre-Black Friday
- Achtung! Google Analytics is illegal, say German government officials
- Bill Moyers Journal – LBJ’s Path to War (Good historical with tape recordings to boot.)
- Greg Craig and Obama’s worsening civil liberties record – Glenn Greenwald
- Why Niall Ferguson is still bearish – The Globe and Mail
- Information Arbitrage: Rethinking The Wall Street Business Model (Part 1)
- Goldman/AIG Conspiracy Theories: There’s a Reason They Won’t Go Away « naked capitalism
- Scare-Mongering Over Fed Oversight Bill – Yves Smith (More on protecting banks’ interests)
- Pollster.com: Obama and Independents
- Bail-outs would imperil democracy, warns IMF – Telegraph
- FT.com – E-mail tirade boosts climate sceptics’ cause (Doesn’t mean there is no warming. But it does give a black eye to environmentalists)
- Apple And Android Now Make Up 75 Percent Of U.S. Smartphone Web Traffic
- FT Alphaville – Why refinery shutdowns matter
- Why is Obama Championing Bush’s Financial Wrecking Crew? – William Black
Distraction of the Day: Woman, Listed as Dead, Denied Credit – MyFoxBoston.com (video embedded below)