Monday morning links

TOP STORIES
Currency rift casts shadow on Obama's China trade hopes - Globe & Mail
GM reports $1.2 billion 3Q loss, says it shows progress - AP
Obama Gets Earful on 5-City Economic Road Show - Bloomberg
China has now become the biggest risk to the world economy - Telegraph
Weak companies raise risk for U.S. pension agency - Reuters
Live Blogging Obama’s Shanghai Town Hall - WSJ
Whistling Past the Deficit - NY Times
Getting in on the rush - NY Post

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil rises above $77 as traders eye dollar, demand - AP
December gold futures climb above $1,133 - MarketWatch
Dollar becomes focus of many investors' strategy; here's why - USA Today
To The Barkers: Answer This Question - Market Ticker
10 Years Later, a Much Less Expensive Dow 10,000 - NY Times
If stocks tank, will gold soar? - Pragmatic Capitalist
Gold bugs say it's not over - Bloomberg

ECONOMY
U.S. retail sales rise faster-than-expected in October - Reuters
Unemployed Americans should hunker down for more job losses - Daily News
Inflationary armageddon? Not yet, but come 2011 it's another story - Telegraph
Would the Government Start a War to Try to Stimulate the Economy? - Washington's Blog
Several other states facing fiscal troubles almost as bad as California’s - Research Recap
Recession intensifies GenX discontent at work - AP

INTERNATIONAL
China cool to stronger yuan as IMF calls for rise - Reuters
China-U.S. discord on currencies clouds Obama visit - Reuters
Japan economy grows more than expected in July-Sept - MarketWatch
Bankers warn laws on pay and bonuses will scare off talent - Telegraph
Venezuelans Tweet in Traffic in BlackBerry Revolution - Bloomberg
Eurozone consumer prices down 0.1 percent in Oct - AP
Japan may add $30-billion to stimulus - Reuters

REAL ESTATE
The FHA's nose dive - Washington Post
"Should Come as No Shock to Anyone" - Hussman Funds
Seasonal Lull as Housing Market Prepares for Christmas - PR Newswire
Home Builders (You Heard That Right) Get a Gift - NY Times
The new flipping: short sales - Herald Tribune

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Arrogant Fed hasn't learned a thing - MSN Money
Frank, Dodd Will Fix Banking Regulation But Good - Baum, Bloomberg
Bernanke Lunches on Wall St. as Jobless Rebound Buoys Stocks - Bloomberg
Bair’s chutzpah - Salmon, Reuters

INTERESTING
TSA is secretly watching you - NY Times
How Gold Parties Rip People Off - Business Insider
Nicolas Cage loses 2 homes in foreclosure auction - CNN/Money
Humans Still Evolving as Our Brains Shrink - LiveScience
Internal CNBC Guest Memo Leaked! - The Big Picture

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