Some morning reads to end your week:
• The Speech:
…..-Obama Proposes $447 Billion Jobs Stimulus Plan (Bloomberg)
…..-Obama’s Bid to Spur Growth (WSJ)
…..-Obama Challenges Congress on Job Plan (NYT)
• Ray Dalio Returns 25% as Markets Convulse (Bloomberg)
• If 4.12% Mortgages Don’t Spur Home Buying, What Will? (MarketBeat) see also Record Low Mortgage Rates, Rising Pessimism on Housing (CNBC)
• Is making less becoming the norm? (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Google Buys Zagat to Bolster Local Services (Bloomberg) see also Zagat Gives Google Street Cred (WSJ)
• For Medicare Savings, Send a Negotiator to the Pharmacy (Bloomberg)
• Fed Chief Describes Consumers as Too Bleak (NYT) see also Economics fails to resolve exceptions to the rule (FT.com)
• What if Newton was a Trendfollower? (World Beta)
• How AT&T conquered the 20th century (Ars Technica)
• Ten Years after 9/11: United in Remembrance, Divided over Policies (Pew Research Center)
What are you reading?
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The newest flavor from Ben & Jerry’s, via NPR:
• Yes, It’s True: Ben & Jerry’s Introduces ‘Schweddy Balls’ Ice Cream Fl (NPR)
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