Links: 2010-03-12 – Yellen for Fed Vice Chair, Bank failure Thursday and more

  • Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair:source| Reuters
  • BBC News – Rove ‘proud’ of US waterboarding terror suspects
  • Walmart vende la Barbie negra a mitad de precio que la blanca ¿discriminación? – elConfidencial.com
  • Examiner sees gimmicks in Lehman demise| Reuters
  • FDIC: Failed Bank Information – Bank Closing Information for LibertyPointe Bank, New York, NY
  • Americans’ Global Warming Concerns Continue to Drop – Gallup
  • Compromise would shield payday lenders, pawnbrokers and car dealers from oversight – washingtonpost.com
  • Man allegedly uses West Valley City Walmart merchandise to steal other store goods | Deseret News
  • JP Morgan and Citigroup contributed to Lehman’s collapse, says US examiner – Telegraph
  • Baseline Scenario: The Book, Arnold Kling | EconLog
  • The Coming Greek Debt Bubble « The Baseline Scenario
  • Economist’s View: Is This the Best Congress Can Do for the Unemployed?
  • Recession damage to Ireland is permanent, says OECD – Irish, Business – Independent.ie
  • Defaults Signal Bursting Muni Junk Bubble After Surge – Bloomberg.com
  • BP, Devon to develop oil sands project – The Globe and Mail
  • Rajiv Sethi: On Asymmetry, Reflexivity and Sovereign Default
  • immobilienblasen: Cramer´s Bull Case For Banks….. I Can Smell A Top… ;-)
  • Median Net Worth of Single Black Women in Prime Working Years: $5 « naked capitalism
  • Man Dies In Freak Gas Pump Fire Caused By Static Electricity – The Consumerist
  • Google Gains, Apple Stays Steady, And Palm Loses In Smartphone Share
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