Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
• G-20 Pledges to Restore Growth, Tackle Toxic Assets - Bloomberg
• AIG pledges to revamp bonuses - CNN/Money
• Jon Stewart puts spotlight on CNBC and meltdown - AP
• Roubini: "Reflections on the latest sucker’s rally" - Calculated Risk
• What do those who called the downturn think? - MarketWatch
• Obama to unveil proposals to help small businesses - AP
• Rep. Maxine Waters defends her work for minority-owned banks - LA Times
• Is It Time To Turn Out The Lights? - Contrahour

MARKETS/INVESTING
• OPEC yet to decide on compliance or more cuts - Reuters
• Silver ETFs in big demand; Gold coins in short supply - Commodity Online
• Bear's end? Wishing won't make it so - MSN Money
• Gold Bulls No Bugs at All - Minyanville
• Seeing Wall Street for what it is - LA Times
• Wall Street: The rally test - CNN/Money

ECONOMY
• Preview: Production, Home Building Probably Fell - Bloomberg
• Obama: 'I'm very confident' we'll be OK - CNN/Money
• SF Chronicle union staffers ratify concessions - MarketWatch
• California budget faces new $8-billion shortfall - LA Times
• Cities Once Immune Now Suffering in Recession - Time

INTERNATIONAL
• Obama: China can have confidence in America's economy - CHINADaily
• G20 ministers push for more regulation - CNN/Money
• Job centre crisis as ten bid for each vacancy - Guardian
• G20 summit approves IMF cash boost - Telegraph
• LA Port Import Traffic Collapses in February - Calculated Risk
• Japan Vows More Spending, Backing American Stance - NY Times
• Merkel, Brown minimize G20 differences - MarketWatch
• Leaving it to the 'experts', who don't know what they're doing - Telegraph

HOUSING
• Trump Sued by Condo Buyers Over Abandoned Baja Luxury Resort - Bloomberg
• Some Miami Valley agents see positive signs in housing market - Dayton News
• Plan to cut mortgage interest deduction stirs opposition - LA Times
• Baby Boomers ‘Under Water’ - NY Times

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• Treasury soon to offer details on toxic-asset plan - Reuters
• Q4 2008 Flow of Funds - Noland, Prudent Bear
• If Fed eased liquidity, why's the economy still a basket case? - MarketWatch
• At A.I.G., Good Luck Following the Money - NY Times

INTERESTING
• Jon Stewart can be funny -- until he's interviewing you - LA Times
• Monkey 'kills cruel owner with coconut thrown from tree' - Telegraph
• Stewart/Cramer: Who's This Song About? - Time

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