10 Thursday AM Reads

November 10, 2011 9:45am by Barry Ritholtz

Good to be back at my desk. Here are the items that caught my eye this morning:

• S&P 500 Fails Second Time to Stay Above 200-Day Average After Jumping 20% (Bloomberg) see also Fear of Contagion Rocks Markets (NYT)
• Economy, lack of engineers could hinder U.S. innovation (USA Today)
• Hard evidence: Bailed out banks take more risk (Credit Writedowns)
• China’s elite have new international outlook (FT.com)
• MERS Update: Multidistrict litigation decision (Calculated Risk)
• MF Global’s Customer Assets STOLEN – Is Anything You Hold In This System Safe? (Jesse’s Cafe)
• Solar Glut to Worsen After Prices Plunge 93% on Rising Supply (Bloomberg) see also Solar is getting cheaper, but how far can it go? (Washington Post)
• Michael Lewis: The King of Human Error (Vanity Fair)
• Good news, and bad, from insiders (Market Watch)
• Where to find new scholarly research papers: 30 key, free websites (Roddy Macleod) see also Google’s Chief Works to Trim a Bloated Ship (NYT)

What are you reading?

French Fried Pizza anyone?

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