My morning reads:
• Wall Street isn’t that worried about the fiscal cliff. Is it savvy or stupid? (Wonkblog)
• Tax the Traders! It Would Solve Economic Crisis and Stop Reckless Trading. (Slate) see also Dark Trading on Public Exchanges (Social Science Research Network)
• Health Stocks a Port in Market Storm (WSJ)
• It’s a record! And other thoughts on the consumerism frenzy (Business Journalism)
• Demand for Miami Real Estate Intensifies Further in October as Pending Sales Spike 67% Over Last Year (World Property Channel) see also Toll Brothers Rings Up Profits in Housing Comeback (The Daily Beast)
• Summers Opposed as Fed Chairman by Almost 50% in Survey (Bloomberg)
• How Republicans Put Elizabeth Warren In The Senate — And On The Banking Committee (The National Memo) see also Bankers on Warren: What, us worry? (Politico)
• Steve Ballmer’s Nightmare Is Coming True (Yahoo Finance)
• Republicans not handling election results well (Public Policy Polling)
• The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2012 (BuzzFeed)
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