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Tuesday morning links

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

TOP STORIES
Spotlight on Goldman as hearings begin - MarketWatch
To ease price swings, US may limit energy trading - AP
Regulator report blames speculators for oil price swings - Reuters
Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Fell 17.1% From Year Ago - Bloomberg
Bond analyst skeptical of California's new budget - AP
BofA planning to cut 10 percent of branches - Reuters
Deutsche Bank Raises Bad-Loan Provisions - Bloomberg
SEC rule on 'naked' short-selling now permanent - AP

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil inches higher, adding to gains of 3-week rally - AP
Gold consumption: China may beat India for top slot - Commodity Online
High Frequency Traders: Speed Works to Everyone’s Advantage - Bloomberg
Insiders more bearish than at any time in nearly two years - MarketWatch
“Déjà vu All Over Again?!” - Saut, Raymond James
Is 2009 Like 2002? - Safe Haven

ECONOMY
GDP: Don't believe the hype - CNN/Money
U.S. home prices see first rise in three years - Reuters
Encouraging signs of an improving U.S. economy - Seattle Times
Credit card debt rises faster for those 65 and older - USA Today
New home sales: 'Really good news' - CNN/Money

INTERNATIONAL
Bank of China Aims to Continue Lending Expansion - Bloomberg
King May Raise Rates First as U.K. Inflation Tops G-7 - Bloomberg
Pensioners in UK have fourth highest level of poverty in EU - Times Online
South Korean Manufacturers’ Confidence Rises to 14-Month High - Bloomberg
China hopes US will cut budget deficit - CHINADaily
Clouds gather over struggling high street - FT
British economists send apology to queen - AP
China's hidden debt problem - CNN/Money

REAL ESTATE
Housing officials push lenders for aid - Reuters
Foreclosures Are Often In Lenders' Best Interest - Wash. Post
A tale of two housing markets - Time
U.S. Housing Has Bottomed - Seeking Alpha

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Bernanke's protests on too-big-to-fail ring hollow - MarketWatch
Bernanke Sought to Avert a ‘Second Great Depression’ - Bloomberg
Politicians Accused of Meddling in Bank Rules - Times
Janet Yellen for Fed Chair? - Econospeak

INTERESTING
Ancient Lava Flow Photographed from Space - LiveScience
Stanford feels the heat in Texas jail - CNN/Money
The Best of San Diego Comic-Con, and Goodbye to All That - Time
In Study, Texting Lifts Crash Risk by Large Margin - NY Times

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