Monday morning links

TOP STORIES
CIT Files for Bankruptcy - Reuters
Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight? - NY Times
Federal regulators close 9 banks, mostly in West - AP
World Risks Depression if Stimulus Is Pulled: Economist - CNBC
Stiglitz: U.S. Paying for Failure to Nationalize Banks - Bloomberg
The Newest Abnormal - Noland, Prudent Bear
The Nanny State - The Burning Platform
Be Prepared for the Worst - Forbes

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil hovers near $77 ahead of US economic reports - AP
Gold Advances in London as Dollar Declines - Bloomberg
Gold and Economic Freedom: GATA Interview - Western Standard
Risk Management and Convex Return Profiles - Hussman Funds
Do Saudis have the clout to destroy NYMEX? - Telegraph
After stock market slide data take on new urgency - AP
Dollar Could Surprise in 2010 - Research Recap

ECONOMY
U.S. employment losses expected to moderate - MarketWatch
October retail sales look to capture fall momentum - Reuters
Seriously, Stop Worrying About Hyperinflation - The Atlantic
Ford’s Plan to Cut Costs Falls Short in Union Vote - NY Times
As jobs vanish, factory towns slow to see stimulus - AP
Supply-Side Ideas, Turned Upside Down - NY Times

INTERNATIONAL
Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust - FT
UK manufacturing grows at fastest pace in two years - Telegraph
China survey suggests sustained industrial expansion - Reuters
It is Japan we should be worrying about, not America - Telegraph
More quantitative easing is on the way – and that's a good thing - Telegraph
China Warns of World Slump If Stimulus Withdrawn - Bloomberg
A U.K. property is repossessed every 11 minutes - Telegraph
U.K. house prices rise 0.2% in October - MarketWatch

REAL ESTATE
13 spooky trends that haunt real estate - O.C. Register
How Goldman secretly bet on the U.S. housing crash - McClatchey
Foreclosures Growing in Suburbs and Secondary, says RealtyTrac - HousingWire
Disappointed Homeowners Torture Loan Modification Agents - Blown Mortgage
Loan aid firms skirt ban on advance fees - O.C. Register

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Fed seen on hold as outlook uncertain - Reuters
Zero Discount Value of Gold in the Total Banking System - Mises
Federal Reserve Policy Audit Legislation ‘Gutted,’ Paul Says - Bloomberg
Geithner: Economy rebounding, but job growth lags - AP

INTERESTING
NH restaurant sets meatball record - AP
Delaware beats Switzerland as most secretive financial center - Reuters
Madoff documents reveal incredulous, unfocused SEC - Reuters
Cashing in Memories, at $1,000 an Ounce - NY Times

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