Monday morning links

TOP STORIES
Obama looking at all options for creating jobs - AP
Report finds new wrinkle in U.S. bankruptcies - Reuters
This Week's Earnings Blitz Will Test Market's Strength - CNBC
U.S. Said to Target Wave of Insider-Trading Cases After Galleon - Bloomberg
Armageddon in Alabama Proves Parable for Local U.S. Governments - Bloomberg
Clinging to Misguided Monetary Mentalities - Noland, Prudent Bear
Bubble in Bubbles Means It’s Time to Close Bar - Bloomberg
Obama Aides Go on TV to Criticize Wall Street - NY Times

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil jumps above $79 to 2009 high before retreating - AP
Gold little changed, pressured by firmer dollar - Reuters
Stock Market Has Never Been This Overbought - Hussman Funds
Gold at $2,000 Becomes Inflation-Adjusted Bullseye - Bloomberg
Charts: Gold Could Rally to $1,350 in 6 Months - CNBC
Could rising oil prices stunt stock rally? - USA Today
Stock Markets Face 'Meltup': Strategist - CBS News

ECONOMY
Frugality falling out of fashion? - Wash. Post
Retail Sales Rebound, Shares Show Consumer Not Dead - Bloomberg
Toys "R" Us offers layaway plan for holidays - Reuters
In Dollar’s Fall, Upside for U.S. Exports - NY Times
Why saving is for suckers - MSN Money

INTERNATIONAL
A sterling crash is a godsend - Telegraph
Still early days in UK economic recovery - AP
Is the Canadian dollar overvalued? - Globe Investor
London house prices surge past 2007 record high - Guardian
Homebuyers face new mortgage checks in clampdown on reckless lending - Telegraph
London Agents ‘Sold Out’ as Home Prices Reach Record - Bloomberg
China growth more than 7 pct in January-September - AP
Nigeria offers ‘revolutionary’ delta deal - Globe Investor

REAL ESTATE
Change in appraisals causing uproar - AJC
Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters - NY Times
15% price cuts move million-dollar O.C. homes - O.C. Register
Positive news expected in housing reports - MarketWatch

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Will Fed Listen to Barron's and Hike Rates? - CNBC
Crisis shows need to right imbalances: Bernanke - Reuters
Bernanke Frets Over Sherlock Holmes’s Next Stop - Baum, Bloomberg
Central banks fuel risky assets - Financial Times

INTERESTING
Bernard Madoff's Montauk beach house sells for nearly $9.5M - USA Today
Jay Leno's new time slot wreaks havoc for NBC affiliates - LA Times
Greenwich Jewelry Turns to Cash as Gold Reaches $1,000 an Ounce - Bloomberg
Four sites that can tell you what you want to read - Pingdom

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