10 Tuesday AM Reads

December 27, 2011 9:00am by Barry Ritholtz

What? You are working this week? That sucks. Let these reads ease your work-related troubles:

• S&P Index in 2011 Moves Least Since 1970 (Bloomberg)
• Consumer, business spending point to slower growth (Reuters) see also For Hollywood, There’s No Happy Ending (WSJ)
• 2012: Stocks up 10% — or Doomsday scenario? (Market Watch)
• China’s local governments are taking on a lot of debt (Washington Post) see also Provincial borrowers defer loan payments (China Daily)
• America becoming a nation of renters (MSNBC)
• A Daily Beast two-fer:
…..-Wall Street has destroyed the wonder that was America. (Daily Beast)
…..-More pushback against The Big Lie (Daily Beast)
• America: What to Do with North Korea? (Credit Writedowns)
• WTF? Trump changes registration to ‘independent’ (Politico) see also Gingrich Applauded Romney’s Health Plan (WSJ)
• The Definitive Post On Why SOPA And Protect IP Are Bad, Bad Ideas (Tech Dirt)
• Top 10 Discoveries of 2011 (Archaeology)

WTF are you doing at work reading?

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