Sunday morning links
Sunday, July 27, 2008
TOP STORIES
U.S. regulators seize two more banks, engineer sale - Reuters
Sweeping housing relief bill sent to Bush after approval by Senate - LA Times
Oil Shock: This Time, It's Different - Washington Post
The Way We Live Now: No Free Bubble - NY TImes
Money can't fix Fannie and Freddie - Globe & Mail
MARKETS
Gold options point to $1,200 - Reuters
Gasoline drops below $4 a gallon on average, AAA says - Reuters
The Dow: Three reasons why it may be time to buy - Globe & Mail
ECONOMY
The Blessings of Living in a 'Mental Recession' - Washington Post
It’s Bad, but Remember We’re Dodging the Worst - NY Times
GDP, Employment Data Due This Week - Washington Post
HOUSING
$625,000 house on a street wrecked by subprime loans? - OC Register
How housing rescue bill can help you - CNN/Money
Stockton No. 1 in foreclosures - Recordnet.com
How One Borrower Beat the Foreclosure Machine - NY Times
FED/TREASURY
Too Big to Fail, or to Survive - NY Times
Obama gives Bernanke vote of confidence - Reuters
Can Hank Paulson Defuse This Crisis? - NY Times
INTERNATIONAL
Central bank to take riskier assets as collateral - Gobe & Mail
Treasury plan to rescue mortgage lenders - Telegraph
Controlling inflation remains top priority - CHINADaily
The state of the U.K. economy needs to be put in its proper perspective - Telegraph
Post-Olympic investment, consumption face challenges in Beijing: report - CHINADaily
INTERESTING
Would You Drive 55? - Time
Why Beijing Olympic medals are worth their weight in gold - Telegraph
Toyota raises Prius price by $500 for 2009 in U.S. - AP