Friday morning links

TOP STORIES
Study: States must fill $1 trillion pension gap - AP
Discount-Rate Hike Signals End to Emergency Measures - Bloomberg
Bleak Economy Pushing Health Insurers to Raise Rates, Analysts Say - NY Times
Politics in America: What's gone wrong in Washington? - Economist
Banks: We'll give you money to save money - CNN/Money
Senate panel mulls watered down "Volcker rule" - Reuters
Wall Street's Bailout Hustle - Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Debt-tastrophe - Hoenig, NY Post

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil falls to near $78 on US dollar rally - AP
Gold falls, reverses gain after Fed rate move - Reuters
Bank Profits Ready to Tumble, Stocks to Fall: Whitney - CNBC
Fed action lifts dollar, unsettles global stocks - Reuters
Gold futures drop as much as $19 an ounce - MarketWatch
Americans doubt their stock-market savvy: survey - Reuters

ECONOMY
Consumer prices rise less than expected - Reuters
Recovery: A long bearish road ahead - CNN/Money
Rethinking economics: Radical thoughts on 19th Street - Economist
Philly Fed Factory Activity Index up in Feb - ABC News
Leading indicators rise 0.3 pct in January - AP

INTERNATIONAL
In Greece, the people carry on - Fortune
Asia Leads the Global End to Cheap Money - NY Times
Economists back Darling on delaying U.K. spending cuts - MarketWatch
Germany and the euro: Let the Greeks ruin themselves - Economist
China Still Set for Asset Bubble After Reserve Rise, CLSA Says - Bloomberg
More Chinese find homes priced beyond reach - MyDigitialFC
Sovereign-debt theories: Domino theory - Economist
Greece replaces head of debt management agency - AP

REAL ESTATE
Mortgage rates fall to near-record lows - O.C. Register
In D.C., more evidence that CRE headed for foreclosure crisis - Washington Post
Short sales grow as a cheaper alternative to foreclosure - LA NY Times
How lenders decide whether to modify your mortgage - MarketWatch

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Fed hikes discount rate buy not tightening policy - Reuters
Silver lining for stock futures' post-Fed fall - MarketWatch
Fed challenge: Can markets handle a tilt toward tighter credit? - LA Times
Fed's Next Step Is to Withdraw Liquidity: Meyer - CNBC

INTERESTING
Don't Fall For The Scam On Pages 60 and 61 - Consumerist
German luger chips a tooth biting his medal - Yahoo! Sports
After the Bubble, Beauty Is But Fleeting for Greenspan Portraits - WSJ
Which is Worth More - The House or the Marijuana Inside? - ZillowBlog

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