Monday morning links

TOP STORIES
• Insiders Exit Shares at the Fastest Pace in Two Years - Bloomberg
• California’s Solution to $24B Budget Gap Is Going to Bring Pain - NY Times
• IMF gold sales clearance welcomed by World Gold Council - Mineweb
• Xstrata’s Davis Moves on Anglo to Compete With BHP - Bloomberg
• Iacocca: GM, Chrysler should repay US loans fast - AP
• Soros says worst of global crisis is "behind us" - Reuters
• Goldman to make record bonus payout - Guardian
• Inflation sparks glowing on the horizon - Reuters

MARKETS/INVESTING
• Oil price fears following rebel attacks on Shell - Telegraph
• Gold Declines as Stronger Dollar, Weaker Crude Oil Curb Demand - Bloomberg
• Investor Sentiment: Losing Conviction - Technical Take
• Long-Horizon Risk Aversion Creates Headwinds - Hussman Funds
• Money in your 50s: 8 moves to make - MSN Money
• What are investors waiting for? Consumers. - AP

ECONOMY
• Recovery's Missing Ingredient: New Jobs - Wash. Post
• Manufacturing survey sees 2010 hiring rebound - Reuters
• Gasoline prices and consumer sentiment - EconBrowser
• Budget crisis forces deep cuts at Calif. schools - AP
• Will economy's 'green shoots' wither? - MSN Money

INTERNATIONAL
• World Bank Cuts Forecast for Global Economy - Bloomberg
• China: Economic Catastrophe Unfolding - Phil's Stock World
• Chinese shares hit 11-month high, driven by financial stocks - CHINADaily
• S&P Says India Budget Deficit May Reach 19-Year High - Bloomberg
• There are still serious structural weaknesses in the UK economy - Telegraph
• Signs of the times improve, but Japan investors still wary - MarketWatch
• New loans may reach 6.5t yuan in H1 - CHINADaily
• German firms' confidence rises - BBC

HOUSING
• Leader of NAR sounds an optimistic note - Star Telegram
• Echo boomers a lifeline for embattled U.S. housing - Reuters
• US housing meltdown was not a result of errors - Economic Times
• Roubini: Obama banking reforms get it 75% right - BlownMortgage

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• Fed Faces A Tough Balancing Act - Wash. Post
• Bernanke Must Reassure ‘Confused’ Market - Bloomberg
• Fed to stamp out idea of early rate hike: analysts - AFP
• Derivatives Get Second Look From U.S. Congress - Bloomberg

INTERESTING
• Gold for high-flying bullionaires - Sydney Morning Herald
• Fox News Anchor Draws Ire of Conservative Critics - NY Times
• Financial collapse of luxury-resort owners - SF Gate
• Men-only train cars sought in groping fears - Reuters

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