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FT.com - SEB back in black as Baltics stabilise Return to profits. Again, all is seemingly well in banking FT.com - China must keep its eyes fixed on the exit "While we have avoided the worst recession since the Great…

Obama's approval rating back to 50 - POLITICO.com This is tied for the lowest yet. Calomiris: Maybe He Slept Through 2008 -- Seeking Alpha Debunkng certain economies of scale arguments for TBTF Volcker Has Obamas Ear, but Not on…

Android 2.0 gets Facebook integration and a car mode With the 4G iPhone coming, will it be enough? FT.com - Apple leaps ahead with 47% profits surge No one's complaining about this, are they? RUMOR: Verizon and Apple Already…

BB&T report slumps as credit issues weigh | Reuters And they are generally considered better managed. More investors overweight equities: Citigroup | Reuters Even more evidence of an asset-based recovery Government banks…

Supply-Side Economics, R.I.P. | Bruce Bartlett Repudiation of Bush. Not all tax cuts are created equal. How Hillary Clinton Was Reborn As Secretary of State -- New York Magazine Is her star rising? Another Goldman executive…

Breaking the last racial taboo - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com Bill de Blasio puts interracial marriage on display Google Brings Back The Growth In The Third Quarter. It looks like Google's firing on all cylinders. Obama wins first…

FT.com - John Gapper - A credibility problem for Goldman pre-earnings thoughts on Goldman AT&T Continues Its Attack Against Google Voice With A Second Letter To The FCC More on the Google threat World Cup,…

Easter Island: Rapa Nui déjà vu | The Economist Too many tourists like in Machu Pichu As Facebook Nears 100M U.S. Visitors, Twitter Falls Further Behind In The Rear-View Mirror Is Facebook winning? I am skeptical. Kunden räumen…

You Know You’re A Cool Geek When…. Are you a geek? C'mon. you know you are. FT Alphaville- Mystery Meredith Whitney Goldman downgrade - update It's price: my rationale as well Gold price hits fresh high Silver above 15-month…

FT.com - Thomas Palley - A second Great Depression is still possible A reminder of the downside FT.com - Swedbank hits out at Latvia’s mortgage plan Of course they do. Latvia agrees budget cut goal Large spending cuts and tax…