Sunday morning links
Sunday, June 07, 2009
TOP STORIES
• Indiana Funds Ask Supreme Court to Delay Chrysler Sale - NY Times
• Economic stimulus carries potential of creating new problems - KC Star
• Some Wonder If Bond Market Has Reached Its Tipping Point - Wash. Post
• Consumers perking up, but spending's still limited - MarketWatch
• Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo is target of federal lawsuit - LA Times
• Poking Holes in a Theory on Markets - NY Times
• Staying Rich in the New Normal - Gross, Pimco
• Regulators shut Illinois bank - AP
MARKETS/INVESTING
• Gold: Headed For A Bubble? - WSJ
• Treasuries and Stocks, in a Role Reversal - NY Times
• Stocks' rally could find more fuel through June - MarketWatch
• Market rally hits 3 months, raising questions - AP
• Reality check for U.S. bond binge - LA Times
• Gas prices above $2.60 - CNN/Money
ECONOMY
• Retail Sales Probably Rose on Auto Demand - Bloomberg
• Government jobs serve as recession shield - AP
• Trapped: It's hard to get a job if your credit is bad - LA Times
• Helping the Job Seeker Without Hurting Yourself - NY Times
• Airline execs say industry outlook still grim - Reuters
INTERNATIONAL
• Report predicts 10 years of pain for Scotland - BBC
• China influence to grow faster than most expect: Soros - Reuters
• Merkel's inflationary fretting may wake bears from hibernation - Telegraph
• Canadians angered over "Buy American" rule - Reuters
• Mervyn King battles for control of his court - Telegraph
• Ukraine's premier says coalition talks collapse - AP
• Plunging assets cast gloom over UK pensions - FT
• Iceland to repay £2bn UK savings - BBC
HOUSING
• Why Home Prices May Keep Falling - NY Times
• The Five Waves Of The Housing Collapse - ClusterStock
• Refinancing 30-year mortgage may not pay - LA Times
• Can't refinance? Try your congressman - AP
FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• Market Frowning on Federal Reserve and Uncle Ben - Seeking Alpha
• U.S. bailout repayment seen bigger than expected - Reuters
• Traders Begin to Speculate Fed Will Need to Tighten - Bloomberg
• Regulators Push for Change at Two Troubled Big Banks - NY Times
INTERESTING
• As business slows, brothel seeking to add male prostitutes - Las Vegas Sun
• Fans gather for launch of "iPhone killer" Palm Pre - Reuters
• Lawyer takes a stand from his cell - LA Times
• NY man arrested buying drugs with slaughtered pig - AP