Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
• At Group of 8 Talks, Geithner Defends Stimulus - NY Times
• BRIC summit watched for signals on dollar - Bloomberg
• Public debt: The biggest bill in history - Economist
• The paper gold marketer is afraid to look in the vault - GATA
• Obama eyes tighter controls on banks, Wall Street - AP
• Government debt: The big sweat - Economist
• California running out of $10,000 tax credits - CNN/Money
• Six Flags files for bankruptcy protection - MarketWatch

MARKETS/INVESTING
• Oil prices likely at $90 in 2010: Algerian minister - AFP
• Mint moves to halt possible 'run' on gold - Ottawa Citizen
• Dow Industrial Average Erases 2009 Decline on Economic Recovery - Bloomberg
• John Embry Expects $1,500 Gold, Early Hyperinflation by Year End - 24h Gold
• Commodity Trends:Momentum loss on dollar gains - Commodity Online
• Caught short - Economist

ECONOMY
• Preview: Production Probably Fell, Housing Gained - Bloomberg
• A recession so deep even teens are feeling the pain - MarketWatch
• Paul Krugman's fear for lost decade - Guardian
• Waiting for Work - Wash. Post
• Deflation v. Inflation - Sudden Debt

INTERNATIONAL
• Iran sees violent protests and claims of vote fraud - MarketWatch
• Kudrin Says Russia Has Full Confidence in Dollar - Bloomberg
• China's Economy in Turmoil: Bubbles in a Downturn - China Stakes
• Europe Is Out Front in Overhaul of Global Financial System - Wash. Post
• Pakistan Seeks $4 Billion IMF ‘Insurance’ to Cover Budget Gap - Bloomberg
• Flaherty sees U.S. deficit as biggest threat to recovery - Globe & Mail
• Young people 'giving up on the property dream' - Guardian
• Canada decries "rising tide" of U.S. protectionism - Reuters

HOUSING
• US cities may have to be bulldozed - Telegraph
• Second mortgages: Lines of danger? - OC Register
• Subprime Bloodletting Continues at Fitch - HousingWire
• PIMCO: Fed to "engage again" in Treasury buys - Reuters

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• No Conundrum, Again - Noland, Prudent Bear
• Debts Coming Due at Just the Wrong Time - NY Times
• Just who bought all those Treasuries recently - Setser, CFR
• Regulators Feud as Banking System Overhauled - NY Times

INTERESTING
• America's life-settlement industry - Economist
• Checkmate at the Yellowstone Club - NY Times
• Steve Jobs’ health status in 13 words - CNN/Money
• The Loneliest Woman in New York - NY Times

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