Monday morning links

TOP STORIES
Show Us the E-Mail - Spitzer, Partnoy, Black, NY Times
Taxpayers Help Goldman Reach Height of Profit in New Skyscraper - Bloomberg
Goldman May “Move” 20% of UK Staff to Spain to Escape Supertax - Naked Capitalism
Will the new frugality born of the recession reshape a generation? - Washington Post
Deflationary myth is poor excuse for irresponsible policy excesses - Telegraph
Regulators shutter 2 big Calif. banks, 5 others - AP
Some year-ahead prognostications - Globe Investor
To Borrow or Not to Borrow - Dollar Collapse

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil hovers above $73 ahead of OPEC meeting - AP
Gold steady, restrained by recent dollar strength - Reuters
Meet The Doomsayers Who Just Won't Give Up - BusinessInsider
OPEC to keep oil supply unchanged: Algeria - Reuters
Investors cash out of money funds in droves - USA Today
For stocks Santa's bag may be light - Reuters
Clarity and Valuation - Hussman Funds

ECONOMY
Stiglitz Warns US Economy May Contract Next Year - CNBC
Labor Data Show Surge in Hiring of Temp Workers - NY Times
Storm forces many stores to close, shoppers to stay home - Washington Post
Senate OKs filing extension for jobless - CNN/Money
Midnight in the food-stamp economy - Reuters

INTERNATIONAL
China’s Export of Labor Faces Scorn - NY Times
China Is Targeting 8% Economic Growth Next Year - Bloomberg
Euro 'Diktats’ risk terrorist response across Southern Europe - Telegraph
India Must Tighten Monetary Policy, Former Governor Jalan Says - Bloomberg
London Exodus to Geneva Runs Into Housing, School Shortages - Bloomberg
UK recession to be declared over – but recovery remains distant - Telegraph
Japan’s Exports Fall at Slowest Pace in 14 Months - Bloomberg
Dubai World poised to press for loan extensions - Reuters
Macau keeps the dice rolling - MarketWatch

REAL ESTATE
Housing Crash Leads to a Falloff in Divorces - WSJ
Strategic default and the duty to shareholders - Interfluidity
Investors emerge from housing market rubble - NJ Star Ledger
Commercial real estate on shaky foundation - SF Gate

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Why Bernanke Must Go - Wall Street Pit
Fed's approach to regulation left banks exposed to crisis - Washington Post
TIPS Give Way to Inflation as Deflation-Adjusted Yields Decline - Bloomberg
Skies darken for Bernanke bid - Politico

INTERESTING
Mercer’s Little Alaska Problem - NY Times
Bar set low for lifetime job in L.A. schools - LA Times
Technology becomes friendlier to older generations - LA Times
Tiger Woods, Person of the Year - Rich, NY Times

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