10 Friday AM Reads

October 14, 2011 9:30am by Barry Ritholtz

Our early morning roundup:

• Bonds Show 60% Odds of Recession (Bloomberg)
• Fitch: More Than Dozen Banks May Get Rate Cut (Bloomberg) see alsoFitch Places Bank Of America’s ‘A-‘ Viability Rating On Rating Watch Negative (Zacks)
• J.P. Morgan Rattles Street (WSJ)
• Greece’s Bondholders Brace for Bigger Losses to Solve Crisis (Bloomberg) see also Europe eyes bigger Greek losses for banks (Reuters)
• HFT is Insatiable – its Hidden Costs (Nanex)
• Did Fannie Cause the Disaster? (NY Review of Books) see also Plan Floated to Spread Risk in Mortgage Bonds (WSJ)
• A Look at Apple’s iCloud (NYT)
• Politics:
…..-Obama: What Do You Call a Jobs Bill That Begets No Jobs? (Bloomberg)
…..-Bachmann: ‘I Want To Adopt The Reagan Tax Plan’ (Psst…Those Taxes Were Higher!) (TPM)
• Who Really Owns The NYPD? Turns Out It’s Not Such A Rhetorical Question (Crooks And Liars)
• Never Ask a Busy Person to Lunch. Here’s Why (Both Sides Of The Table)

What are you reading?

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment. The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client. References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. The Compound Media, Inc., an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers Please see disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/

twitter

facebook