Monday morning links

TOP STORIES
• GM told to prep for bankruptcy filing - Reuters
• Gross Raises U.S. Debt Holdings to Highest Since 2007 - Bloomberg
• Schwarzenegger Debt Defies Academics as Negotiations Trump Bids - Bloomberg
• Goldman Sachs Raises $5.5 Billion Private-Equity Fund - Bloomberg
• Tanzanian Royalty CEO Provides Clarification On Barron's Article - Business Wire
• Russell 2000 Rising 36% Flashes Warning for S&P Rally - Bloomberg
• Commodities follow stock market but demand is key - Reuters
• Gas prices: Up 5% in three weeks - CNN/Money

MARKETS/INVESTING
• Oil falls below $50 on IEA demand forecast - AP
• Gold Premiums firm to 2-month high, Indian festival eyed - Reuters
• Greed, fear and the US dollar - Commodity Online
• The pitfalls of short-selling - Fleckenstein, MSN Money
• Green Shoots over Thin Ice - Hussman Funds
• Awake and Sing! - Rich, NY Times

ECONOMY
• Manufacturing, Retail Reports May Disappoint - Wash. Post
• Why We're Not at the Beginning of the End - Robert Reich Blog
• In this recession, sin is a loser - MSN Money
• More companies meet virtually as conventions canceled - USA Today
• US charities take double blow as economy slows - AFP

INTERNATIONAL
• China’s Lending Surge ‘Cause for Worry,’ UBS Says - Bloomberg
• Japan Producer Prices Fall at Fastest Pace Since 2002 - Bloomberg
• China Slows Purchases of U.S. and Other Bonds - NY Times
• Thai protest violence mounts as army cracks down - MarketWatch
• India's gold exports to Dubai boom - Commodity Online
• China Mulls New Stimulus to Boost Consumption - Bloomberg
• The thoughts of Governor Zhou - MarketWatch
• The dark side of Dubai - The Independent

HOUSING
• Generation Y: Bullish on U.S. Housing Market - Earth Times
• Foreclosure Sales Stalled by Red Tape - Wash. Post
• Housing Slump Begins to Hit Manhattan & the Hamptons - ForexHound
• Haven't First-Time Homebuyers Heard of Roubini? - Seeking Alpha

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• Bernanke Bet on Keynes, Meltzer Sees 1970s-Style Inflation - Bloomberg
• Treasurys gain ground ahead of Fed purchases - MarketWatch
• Bailed-out banks face probe over fee hikes - Reuters
• Fed’s Flood May Leave Democracy Needing Bailout - Bloomberg

INTERESTING
• Celeb Realty Realities - ABC News
• Goldman Sachs hires law firm to shut blogger's site - Telegraph
• In Boston, Paper’s Peril Hits a Nerve - NY Times

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