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Welcome to the working week, new decade version! Me? Still thinking it’s 2009, though. Just changed the date to 2010. Seesmic acquires Ping.fm - The Next Web Yahoo Can Relax a Little (But Just a Little)–This Year’s BoomTown…

Peru Confirms 25-Year Sentence for Alberto Fujimori, AFP Says - Bloomberg.com BBC News - Historic Antarctica plane remains 'found' by expedition Islendinger vil ikke betale for bankkollaps | E24 ("Islanders do not want to…

I almost wrote the date as 2009 yet again. Sheesh. For those of you who took it easy over the weekend and haven’t read any CW material yet, welcome to the next decade. See the 160-story tower that awaits you in Dubai below. Must read A…

BBC News - China and Asean free trade deal begins The Dean Martins of Peak Oil | Gregor.us UK house prices end decade 117pc higher, says Nationwide - Telegraph New Year's Blogging Resolutions, Arnold Kling | EconLog (I…

This post originally read 2009. Obviously, I am still living in the past. WaMu says tax refund may double, shares soar| Reuters Reviving Confidence in the American Economy China, Investment and the Deficit Hawks - naked capitalism…

Which states are facing the worst budget deficits in 2010? / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com (Hat tip Yves Smith) The Twelve Most Tarnished Brands in Tech|Technologizer Harsh lessons we may need to learn again -…

Initial jobless claims of 432,000 for the week ended 26 Dec 2009 were the lowest since July 2008. The 4-week average is now 460,250, the lowest since September 2008. If you look at the following two graphs, you can see that initial claims…

Finance Business Spectator - Was the GFC a mathematical error? - Blog - Steve Keen (hat tip Rolfe Winkler) Keep a "Clean" Credit Card to Dig Out of Debt - Debt - Lifehacker GM ups discounts to sell Pontiac, Saturn inventory|…

42 year-old banker fired for being too old wins age discrimination case - Telegraph FT.com - Obama under fire on national security  (This charade only helps beat the drum for further foreign wars. Dems are always beaten up for…

Calculated Risk: Government Housing Support Update Quantifying Eurozone Imbalances and the Internal Devaluation of Greece and Spain | Claus Vistesen Consumer Groups Lobby FTC To Block Googles Acquisition Of AdMob Calculated…