Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
• Tehran clashes grow more violent - LA Times
• Treasury’s Got Bill Gross on Speed Dial - NY Times
• N.C., Georgia, Kansas Bank Seizures Cost $363M - Bloomberg
• Moody’s Joins S.& P. in Warning on California Debt - NY Times
• Obama: Proposed Agency Will Protect Consumers - Bloomberg
• Small group of GM bondholders object to sale - Reuters
• Q1 2009 Flow of Funds - Noland, Prudent Bear
• The Coming Oil Crisis - NewsWeek

MARKETS/INVESTING
• Wall Street looks to refuel rally in week ahead - CNN/Money
• Despite Relatively Low Demand, Oil Prices Spike - NPR
• IMF gold sale plan gets US Congress approval - Commodity Online
• Broker Fiduciary Plan Favors Investors, Roper Says - Bloomberg
• Gartman: ‘Warren Buffett Is an Idiot’ - WSJ MarketBeat
• Moves away from safe havens hit dollar - AP

ECONOMY
• Preview: Spending, Home Sales Probably Increased - Bloomberg
• Payrolls drop across the U.S., fewer states report losses - MarketWatch
• Don't believe the hyperinflation hype - dare to make cuts - Telegraph
• Romer roundtable: Debt will keep growing - Economist
• Why Inflation Isn’t the Danger - Blinder, NY Times

INTERNATIONAL
• EU Sees Signs of ‘Sustainable’ Recovery - Bloomberg
• ECB's Trichet says no room for more debt - Reuters
• Fear the Dark Side of China's Lending Surge - Caijing.com
• Xie: Chinese Banks Funding Commodities Speculation - Naked Capitalism
• China Should Have ‘Moderately Loose’ Monetary Policy - Bloomberg
• Investors shun North Sea despite rebounding oil prices - AP
• Nigeria militants say attack Shell oil pipelines, field - Reuters
• Is this the death of the dollar? - Telegraph

HOUSING
• Fire moves into houses abandoned by foreclosures - AP
• Despite programs, stabilizing housing market may be difficult - Philly.com
• Signs Of Life In a Housing Market Far From A True Recovery - Courant.com
• Housing market shows signs of life - UPI.com

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• Too Big to Fail, or Too Big to Handle? - NY Times
• Fed District Bank Staff Count Shrank 5.3% in 2008 - Bloomberg
• House panel subpoenas Fed over BofA/Merrill merger - Reuters
• Too big to fail FAIL - Krugman, NY Times

INTERESTING
• Best advice: Gates on Gates - CNN/Money
• Slump Dashes Oregon Dreams of Californians - NY Times
• Apple's Steve Jobs reportedly has a new liver - MarketWatch
• Strip clubs feel recession's pinch - MSN Money

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