Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
Why Be a Nation of Mortgage Slaves? - WSJ
AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers - AP
Stiglitz Criticizes Bad Bank Plan as Swapping ‘Cash for Trash’ - Bloomberg
Obama readies road map for new bailout spending - AP
Rerating gold - upwards momentum building? - MineWeb
Wall St face moment of truth over pay, perks - Reuters
Following Clues the S.E.C. Didn’t - NY Times
Inflationism: The Bane of Capitalism - Noland, Prudent Bear

MARKETS/INVESTING
Stocks: New month, more fears - CNN/Money
Staying in stocks a test of sanity - LA Times
Gas prices start February higher - CNN/Money
US should increase its Gold reserves to 107,153 tons - Commodity Online

ECONOMY
Preview: Joblessness Probably Rose to 16-Year High - Bloomberg
Our Love Affair With Malls Is on the Rocks - NY Times
U.S. Economy May Keep Sliding After Shrinking Most Since 1982 - Bloomberg
Hard times give government jobs greater allure - Reuters
US Senate braces for stimulus package debate - AFP

INTERNATIONAL
Violent unrest rocks China as crisis hits - Times Online
No answer at Davos forum to global meltdown - AP
Gulf Shares Drop on Economy, Oil Price; Kuwait’s Index Advances - Bloomberg
Thousands protest across Russia - BBC
Strikes spread across Britain as oil refinery protest escalates - Guardian
China issues citizens coupons to boost spending - LA Times
PM says 'no clear map' for crisis - BBC

HOUSING
Housing market looks to rebound - Fay Observer
New Obama strategy could lower mortgage costs - MarketWatch
Your new and improved FICO score - CNN/Money
Home Prices Fell in 24 U.S. Metro Areas as Foreclosures Rose - Bloomberg

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Lacker Says Fed Should Avoid Favoring Specific Credit Markets - Bloomberg
US set for ‘big bang’ financial clean-up - Financial Times
Davos loses its confidence - MarketWatch

INTERESTING
Fewer fans are splurging on Super Bowl bashes - LA Times
'Human error' hits Google search - BBC
Japan sewage yields more gold than top mines - ChinaDaily