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Here it is, my daily smörgåsbord of links from around the web. As usual, these links spathe world of economics, finance and politics. But, I will also start inserting a few links on technology as well because I am a bit of a technophile.…

Here are some worthwhile contributions from the econblgger world I think you should definitely read.

Animal Spirits Depend on Trust - Robert Shiller, Wall Street Journal Geithner enlists lobbyist as top aide - Jeanne Cummings - Politico.com (Hat tip Marshall) Argentina’s B- Rating Affirmed by Standard & Poor’s Ratings - Bloomberg.com…

I am out of commission for most of the day, but here are a few articles that I ran across last night and early this morning. I should be posting more later tonight. Cheers. Ed Bad news: we're back to 1931. Good news: it's not 1933 yet -…

'Drug money flowed into banks' - Fin24 South Africa (This is a must-read article) California’s First Centennial Bank Shut by Regulator - Bloomberg.com (Another FDIC Friday night special) Older workers escaping the ax - MSN Money (Very…

As I write this, stock markets in the U.S. are in their final hour of a rather poor session. Selling seems to have been brought on by Microsoft's announcement that it is cutting jobs en masse for the first time ever. If you recall, Fred…

Yesterday was both an historic and eventful day. In the United States, we were celebrating the inauguration of a new President. I did my part over the past few days to bolster the economy by going to a number of parties and balls and…

Today's links are dedicated to the banking crisis in the U.S. and Western Europe and to posts from my econblogging brethren. Below are my links for the day divided into three sections. Enjoy.

Crunch 'cost Arabs $2.5 trillion' - BBC News Ireland's financial sector is 'no Iceland', says minister - Telegraph Illinois-based National Bank fails: FDIC - Reuters Pimco’s Gross Buys U.S. Debt for First Time in Year - Bloomberg.com…