Tuesday morning links

TOP STORIES
Economic Growth at 2.2%; Well Below Original Projections - CNBC
U.S. Commercial Property Falls to Lowest in 7 Years - Bloomberg
Seeing Public Subsidy (Not Public Option) Investors Flock to Health Insurers - HuffPost
Don't Blame Citigroup For The Latest Outrage--It Was Geithner's Fault - Business Insider
Year's best business books to make sense of financial crisis - USA Today
US trader rakes in $2.5bn as bet on banks pays off - Telegraph
Collapsed Lehman Pays Big Bonuses: Report - CNBC
Blue Christmas - Kunstler, CFN

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MARKETS/INVESTING
OPEC holds output steady - AP
Gold rises on weak dollar, buying - Reuters
Is the U.S. dollar rally for real? - StockHouse
Gold prices steady above six week low on technical rebound - Mineweb
Art Cashin: What's Driving the Market Rally - CNBC
Gold at $1,400 in 2010 - Commodity Online
Turning Point? - Saut, Raymond James

ECONOMY
U.S. Economy Grew at 2.2% Annual Rate - Bloomberg
Small-business bankruptcies rise 81% in California - LA Times
States' jobless funds are being drained in recession - Washington Post
Ford: Buyouts, Early Retirement Offered To All 41,000 Hourly Workers - HuffPost
Retail Sales Slow as East Coast Storm Keeps Shoppers at Home - Bloomberg
Heinz CEO sees changed consumer habits - Reuters

INTERNATIONAL
UK economy remains in recession - BBC
Middle classes hit hard by recession - Telegraph
WTO: China unfairly restricting American products - AP
Sovereign wealth fund may get $200b cash injection - China Daily
UBS, Credit Suisse Said to Face Tougher Rules on Liquid Assets - Bloomberg
Auto sales in rural markets boost China to No. 1 - AP
Greece debt rating downgraded by third agency - BBC
Russia's richest man sets up oligarch's bank - Telegraph

REAL ESTATE
Borrowers with modified loans falling into trouble - USA Today
US Mortgage Industry Grapples with New Disclosures - CNBC
Serious U.S. mortgage delinquencies up 20 percent - Reuters
More prime mortgages default in 3rd quarter - LA Times
Why U.S. housing will continue to suffer - StockHouse

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Mr. Geithner's Challenge - Washington Post
Fed's Evans says low inflation gives Fed breathing room - Reuters
More bailed-out community banks failing to pay U.S. dividends - Washington Post
Bernanke Debate Intensifies - CNBC

INTERESTING
Brrrr: The Buzz on Winter Solstice - Yahoo! Buzz
Boston mom calls 911 over son's video game habit - AP
The Shortest Day: The Science of the Winter Solstice - LiveScience
A Dark Matter Breakthrough? - WSJ

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