Links 08/17/2011

I will be blogging very sporadically over the next two weeks. But other writers will fill in some of the gaps in my absence.

• Part-time Britain hits record high as unemployment soars – Telegraph

• Staatsbank: Hypo Alpe Adria kommt bei Sanierung voran – Banken – Unternehmen – Handelsblatt

• Die wunderbare Welt der Wirtschaft!: Das US-Steuersystem ist komplett pervers …

• Paul, its time to update your textbook | Bill Mitchell – billy blog

• Regulators Lack Key Tool to Unwind Banks – Bloomberg

• Les avocats de DSK contestent le rapport médical de Nafissatou Diallo – L’EXPRESS

• HTC Sues Apple, Seeks To Ban Sale Of Apple’s Products In United States – Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

• Buying is cheaper than renting in most U.S. cities – Aug. 16, 2011

• How The Financial Crisis Compares To The Great Dow Panic Of 1907

• Fitch affirms U.S. at AAA, outlook stable | Reuters

• The wrong solutions to fixing our economy – latimes.com

• How Canada’s TD Bank Is Invading U.S. Market – WSJ.com

• THE VERDICT: Google-Motorola Will Be A Colossal Disaster*

• UK inflation rises more than expected – Telegraph

• King Says ‘Severe’ Market Stress Could Threaten U.K.’s Economic Recovery – Bloomberg

• Phone hacking: News of the World reporter’s letter reveals cover-up | Media | guardian.co.uk