Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
• Finance ministers encouraged but wary over economy - AP
• Four banks closed by regulators, credit crunch shakes out - MarketWatch
• Swine flu outbreak declared 'public health emergency' - LA Times
• FACTBOX: Economic costs of a flu pandemic - Reuters
• Spread of Bubonic Plague, 1347-1351 - Infectious Greed
• After an Off Year, Wall Street Pay Is Bouncing Back - NY Times
• Markets Cheer Stress Test Double Speak - Naked Capitalism
• World Gold Council: Gold conspiracy would dwarf Madoff - Investigate

MARKETS/INVESTING
• Oil at $50 not enough for investment-OPEC head - Reuters
• India’s gold and silver imports begin to thrive - Commodity Online
• UP AND DOWN WALL STREET: Shareholders Be Damned! - Barron's
• The China gold announcement is not that significant - Credit Writedowns
• OPEC, Asia Ministers Call for Oil-Market Oversight - Bloomberg
• The Restructuring of Global Oil Demand - Gregor

ECONOMY
• Preview: GDP Probably Shrank as Companies Cut Back - Bloomberg
• Recession, Far From Over, Already Setting Records - NY Times
• Some Make Do in the Recession by Moving In With Dad and Mom - Wash. Post
• Better Than Expected Economic Data? - Beat the Press
• How a 5% drop in GDP can look good - MarketWatch

INTERNATIONAL
• First-time British home buyers still absent - MarketWatch
• The capital well is running dry and some economies will wither - Telegraph
• IMF Considers Bond Issue to Raise Funds for Lending Programs - Bloomberg
• Trichet, Lagarde Question IMF Estimate of Bank Writedowns - Bloomberg
• British economy shrinks at fastest pace for 30 years - Telegraph
• Spain's unemployment rate leaps to record high - Times Online
• Taiwan, China in landmark financial services deal - Reuters
• Can science save the oil sands? - Globe & Mail

HOUSING
• Spring Home Sales Damp, But Young Buyers Bloom - NPR
• No recovery seen for housing until late 2010 - O.C. Register
• More Cold Water for U.S. Housing Marke - Seeking Alpha
• Home Builders, Preparing for a Thaw - NY Times

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• Fed to stay aggressive, but prepare for recovery - AFP
• Musings on Structural Challenges to the Financial System - Naked Capitalism
• Investors Comment on Fed Model for Stress Tests - Bloomberg
• Who Else Did Hank Paulson Push Around? - Clusterstock

INTERESTING
• Nancy Pelosi fires back at Jon Stewart - LA Times
• Susan Boyle on South Park (Video) - Mashable
• Basis for Male Promiscuity Questioned - Live Science

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