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12/16

In His Defense, Kenneth Lay Actually Has a Point Bloomberg / Ann Woolner

TX: Houston adds jobs but can't keep up Houston Chronicle / L.M. Sixel

NV: LV condos toppling before they start Las Vegas Sun / Jennifer Shubinski

U.S.: Successful WTO Talks Still Possible AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Foster Klug

Dow Industrials as underachiever Marketwatch / Mark Huilbert

No end in sight for copper prices Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett

U.S. Treasury bonds finish on high note AP via NJ Post

Beware the yield Grinch Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram

What if we don't curb spending? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Do you think you are smarter than the expert bear or bull? St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

It's make or break time for many stores Marketwatch / Jennifer Waters

Christmas lists groan with toys made in China Washington Times / Jen Haberkorn

Seattle lawyer to chair Fed bank board Seattle Post Intelligencer / Dan Richman

Oil Falls on Forecasts for Warmer Weather in the Northern U.S. Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

Gold down more than $24 on week Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

U.S. deficit totals $195.8B in 3rd qtr. AP via NJ Post / Martin Crutsinger

Brokerages to push options trading in 2006 AP via Clarion Ledger

The genial risk-manager $ FT / Sundeep Tucker

Japan: Sense of shame is not enough $ FT / David Pilling

Is GM a buy? CNN / Chris Isidore

Dow Closes Down 6, Nasdaq Finishes Down 8 AP via Washington Times / Ellen Simon

AOL Nears Major Deal With Google AP via Forbes

TX: More jobs but state's unemployment rate unchanged Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Jim Fuquay

Ariz. job growth soaring, state says Arizona Republic / Mary Jo Pitzl

PA: 22% more families locally without heat Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Gelles

CA: Report: Economy slows in San Diego San Diego Union Tribune / Dean Calbreath

Canada: Home sales set for record Financial Post / Garry Marr

CA: Southland Housing Sustains Solid Gains LA Times / Bill Sing

WTO shows that democracy can be a messy thing IHT / Donald Greenlees

BoE warns investors of risks in financial system FT / Peter Thal Larsen

WTO talks hover on brink of breakdown FT / Guy de Jonquières and Frances Williams

Surprise fall for euro inflation BBC News

EU Trade Chief Says WTO Talks in Trouble AP via Forbes

German business confidence leaps to five year high FT / Ralph Atkins

Yen surge finally runs out steam FT / Steve Johnson

Statement by Chairman Greenspan regarding departing Fed President Anthony Santomero Federal Reserve Board

Philadelphia Fed President to Leave Bank Next Year Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Fed Chief Santomero to Leave in March Bloomberg / Andrew Ward and Craig Torres

Future could be on the road to gold Denver Post / Al Lewis

Dow Average Rises as Oil Drops; Albertson's, Adobe Shares Gain Bloomberg / Dune Lawrence

CA: O.C. housing prices back near peak Orange County Register / Matthew Padilla

CO: Foreclosure fraud targeted Denver Post / David Olinger

What's in Jeff Bezos's bag? CNN / Erick Schonfeld

U.S. Economy: 3rd-Qtr Current-Account Gap Narrows Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Creative credit Christmas CNN / Matthew Boyle

Citigroup sees branch expansion overseas in 2006 Reuters via San Diego Union Tribune

Schwab Leaving NYSE for NASDAQ CFO.com / Stephen Taub

CA: Cheaper gas brings Southern California little inflation relief Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen

NY: Area economy seen favoring job-seekers Newsday / Randi F. Marshall

Are Corporate Bondholders Chopped Liver? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Karisel

Main Street Believes Whatever Wall Street Tells It Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

The Grand Illusion Kirby Analytics via Safehaven / Rob Kirby

Will Bernanke Create Hyperinflation? Merk via Safehaven / Axel Merk

Goldman Pays Paulson $37 Mln Bonus After Record Earnings Year Bloomberg / Adrian Cox

Staid Old Annuities Primed to Become a Star Again Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Where Is Gold Headed? Daily Reckoning via Lew Rockwell / Bill Bonner

Oil prices still under $60 a barrel  AP via NJ Post / Gillian Wong

U.S. 3rd-Qtr Current Account Gap Seen at $205 Bln, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Price Index Shows Big November Drop NY Times / Louis Uchitelle

The US Trade Deficit: to worry or not to worry? Safehaven / Antony Mueller

Benefit Cuts Are Job One at Ford, GM CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Shining Light on Corporate Political Gifts $ NY Times / Floyd Norris

Most Expensive Home Sales In The U.S. 2005 Forbes / Sara Clemence

Though revenues up, states stay thrifty Christian Science Monitor / Daniel B. Wood

TX: Low pay still plagues Hispanics San Antonio Express Courier / William Pack

House Passes Bill to Fortify Pension Plans NY Times / Mary Williams Walsh

EU: Rocky start to EU budget summit BBC News

BOJ Keeps Policy Unchanged, Maintains Reserve Target Bloomberg / Mayumi Otsuma

UK: Bank fears financial threat from reckless lending and investing Guardian / Ashley Seager

WTO and Its Protesters Failing Stiglitz Test Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

Taiwan: Polaris says economy will grow by 4.18% next year Taipei Times / Jackie Lin

WTO Negotiators Swap Blame as Talks Hit Halfway Point Bloomberg / Warren Giles

Wimping Out Forbes / James Grant

Poorest nations to unite AP via Toronto Star / Rajesh Mahapatra

Yen Headed for Biggest Weekly Gain in Six Years on BOJ Policy Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto and Chris Young

100 Years of Fill ‘Er Up Tech Central Station / Ralph Kinney Bennett

12/17

Boom Daily Reckoning via Lew Rockwell / Bill Bonner

Jupiter's star manager has a yen for Japan Telegraph / Richard Lander

CA: Housing market helps build job growth in state San Diego Union Tribune / Dean Calbreath

Why Nissan scares Detroit's Big Three Dallas Morning News / Terry Box

Late shoppers get benefit of bargains Washington Times / Jen Haberkorn

Paper-run Web sites prosper Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Paul Gores

China's auto show debut: A $10,000 car Detroit Free Press / Michael Ellis

Russia: Putin Plays Headhunter for Oil Company NY Times / Andrew E. Kramer

RadioShack misses target Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Heather Landy

Treasury 10-Year Notes Have Biggest Weekly Gain Since November Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Al Yoon

CEO has a cure for the crisis in manufacturing Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin

Condo conversion craze makes finding apartments harder Contra Costa Times / John Pain

We're still too exuberant CNN / Geoffrey Colvin

Accounting Red Flags Hide in Footnotes AP via LA Times / Ellen Simon

Time Warner to Sell 5% AOL Stake to Google for $1 Billion NY Times / Saul Hansell and Richard Siklos

CA: Slim job growth in November Mercury News / Chris O’Brien

The Time Warp of Christmas Past NY /Times / Eduardo Porter and Ken Belson

Street is Sweet as CEO Pay Rises 30% NY Post / Roddy Boyd

Budget Deficit Getting You Down? Just Take a Look at the Trade Gap NY Times / Floyd Norris

World trade negotiations are going backwards, says Peter Mandelson Guardian / Larry Elliott

Trade Officials Haggle on Issues From Lower Tariffs to Cotton Subsidies NY Times / Keith Bradsher

Pressure mounts for Italy's central bank governor to quit Guardian / John Hooper

12/18

PA: Home prices in region undervalued, study says Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Ron DaParma

The Hong Kong Debacle Tech Central Station / Alan Oxley

Rate watchers want to ask the Fed: Are we there yet? Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

UK inflation expectations stay little changed - BoE poll AFX via Forbes

WTO dispatches - Trade is important, but it's not the whole pie Seattle Times / T. M. Sell

Bernanke faces tough first year at the Fed $ FT / Andrew Balls

What Fed's Latest Mumbo Jumbo Means Wall Street Journal / Michael A. Pollock

US housing binge will have inflation hangover $ FT / Stephen Cecchetti

DC: Agents Aplenty Washington Post / Sandra Fleishman

Malls full but sales not spectacular AP via NJ Post / Anne D’Innocenzio

Implausible behaviour $ FT / Plender

Be wary of performance-chasing financial advisers Marketwatch / Jonathan Burton

Albertsons sale may ignite heated battle Dallas Morning News / Maria Halkias

Cubes get Googled; is Spider next? Marketwatch / John Spence

FL: There's a gap in the boom St. Petersburg Times / Tom Zucco

NY: Bus Drivers and Their Economic Leverage NY Post / Terry Keenan

Oil-drilling game a bit of a bore Boston Herald / Darren Garnick

Goods Orders Rise, Consumer Spending Up: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Housing markets to provide rate clues FT / Chris Flood

High rates weigh on housing budgets South Florida Sun Sentinel / Paul Owers and Kathy Bushouse

It's time to pay the piper for adjustable-rate loans Knight Ridder via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Jeff Brown

From the feared bubble to posh kitchens, we look at the trends of 2005 Detroit Free Press / Suzette Hackney

NY: Bonds to finds plans for New York City's Far West Side Bloomberg via Journal News / Martin Z. Braun

Diverging rates near point of reckoning LA Times via Chicago Tribune / Tom Petruno

What do they have that the 30-year fixed doesn't? LA Times / Lew Sichelman

Big Three May Be Shrinking but U.S. Auto Business Isn't LA Times / John O’Dell

Nuggets of advice for gold investors Boston Herald / Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine

Gold's back, in all its flighty glory Chicago Tribune / Gail MarksJarvis

20M Hispanics in U.S. don't have bank accounts AP via Clarion Ledger

WTO Negotiators Reach Last-Minute Deal AP via Newsday / Foster Klug

WTO Negotiators Clear Major Obstacles to Agreement Bloomberg / Warren Giles and Mark Drajem

UK: America is in retreat and so is Gordon Brown Independent / Christopher Walker

Gold in Central Bank Reserves - The Future - Why? The Gold Forecaster via Safehaven / Julian D. W. Phillips

Do Trade Deficits Matter? Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

Expelling the Ghost of A.I.G. Past NY Times / Jenny Anderson

The Boss Actually Said This: Pay Me Less $ NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

Start With a Stock Index. Now Try to Turbocharge It. NY Times / Jack Egan

WTO Negotiators Pan Revised Proposals on Farm Aid Bloomberg / Warren Giles and Mark Drajem

Talks at W.T.O. Meeting Yield Little Progress NY Times / Keith Bradsher

UK: A degree of equality now, Gordon? Guardian – Observer / William Keegan

UK: So tonight we're going to party like it's 1998 Independent / Jason Nissé

UK: Why Stock Exchange needs US gameplan Guardian – Observer / Frank Kane

 

12/19

Costly commodities spark global change BBC News / Jorn Madslien

IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Welcomes Progress on Doha Round IMF

Bond investors can score with these possible plays Reuters / Linda Stern

Crude Oil Prices Edge Up AP via LA times / En-Lai Yeoh

Commodities: a year of record Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Global economy still rising AP via Chicago Tribune / Viorel Urma

NY: Spitzer fines gas stations over price gouging Reuters via MSNBC

Alaska Files Suit Against BP, Exxon Mobil AP via LA Times / Matt Volz

Bush slows growth in costs of regulations Washington Business Journal via St. Louis Business Journal / Kent Hoover

Economy cars go upscale Detroit Free Press / Michael Ellis

U.S. consumer slowdown ahead? Globe and Mail / Roma Luciw

Despite what you hear, inflation is growing MSN via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / Bill Fleckenstein

New rules don't lessen need for bankruptcy AP via NY Daily News

CA: Housing prices foil firms' bids to recruit Contra Costa Times / Kiley Russel

You can survive ARM increase Knight Ridder via Charlotte observer / Jeff Brown

UK: Rulebook torn up as link between energy price increases and wage rises is broken Telegraph / Stephen King

Canada: Outside investors buy bonds CP via Globe and Mail

Dutch Treasury won’t issue index-linked bonds Investment and Pensions Europe

UK: Pension costs could hit UK rating, says S&P Investment and Pensions Europe

A Friend at the Fed? National Review / Larry Kudlow

Bond guru Bill Gross sees lower returns ahead from all kinds of assets CNN / Pat Regnier

Ford Debt Cut to Junk by Fitch, to Leave Lehman Index Bloomberg / Mark Pittman

Real Estate: Is the party over? CNN / Ellen Florian Kratz

Is it time to cash out? CNN / Ellen Florian Kratz

Italy: Fazio shamed out of office at last The Economist

Hong Kong Phooey Tech Central Station / Carlo Stagnaro

Hard truths in Hong Kong The Economist

Chinese blame game $ FT / Victor Mallet

Holders of taxable mutual funds beware Scripps Howard via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Mary Deibel

Upstream oil $ FT / Lex

National Update Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Alan D. Viard

The real reason why Paramount bought DreamWorks Slate / Edward Jay Epstein

Middle-market Finance Forecast: 2006 CFO.com / Marie Leone

An Innovation Roadmap Tech Central Station / Dominic Basulto

Japan to cut government bond issue by 10% FT / David Pilling and Mariko Sanchanta

US Treasuries ease amid talk of debt issuer hedging Reuters

Bank of Italy's Fazio Quits Post Amid Probe of Bank Oversight Bloomberg / Andrew Davis

Analysts see economic slowdown CNN

What has made gold so precious? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Troubled airlines see silver lining Chicago Sun Times / Dave Carpenter

Stocks may gain, but big risks loom USA Today / Adam Shell

Nacchio indictment could come quickly Rocky Mountain News / Jeff Smith

Circuit City reports larger 3Q profit AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Stephanie Stoughton

Euro slips back under $1.20 AP via NJ Post

Gold rallies as Japanese buyers return FT / Neil Dennis

Gas prices rise for first time since early Sept. Reuters via Boston Globe

Schwab Leaving NYSE for Nasdaq CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Wrong Package NY Post / Roddy Boyd

Sleeping on the job Seattle Times / Melissa Allison

House votes to open refuge to oil drilling Houston Chronicle / David Ivanovich

U.S. House Wraps Up Budget With Defense Plan, Spending Cuts Bloomberg / Catherine Dodge

Federal Reserve plays major role in fate of 2006 market USA Today / Tim Dillon

Crude futures rise, recouping some of Friday's loss AP via San Diego Union Tribune / George Jahn

Chinese growth to top 9% in 2005 BBC News

Treasuries Head for Fourth Straight December Rally Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton

Dollar May Drop on Speculation U.S. Rates Are Approaching Peak Bloomberg / Kabir Chibber

Yen May Gain on Speculation Government to Say Growth Quickening Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto and Chris Young

Far more than meets the eye in WTO deal Scotsman / Fordyce Maxwell

China expected to get official economic status AFP via Taipei Times

Taiwan: Interest rates to be raised soon, analysts predict Taipei Times / Amber Chung

Ayn Rand vs Korean Rice Farmers in Hong Kong Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

Trade Officials Agree to End Subsidies for Agricultural Exports NY Times / Keith Bradsher

12/20

Banks raise credit card payments USA Today / Kathy Chu

Southwest’s Kelleher exercises whopper option award St. Louis Post Dispatch / Tim McLaughlin

Fitch downgrades Ford debt rating AP via St. Paul Pioneer Press / Dee-Ann Durbin

Stores Cut Back on Holiday Help NY Post / Suzanne Parker

CA: Rosy glow clear when looking at big picture Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner

Calpine Files for Bankruptcy Protection LA Times

Hong Kong airline ready to order 40 Boeing planes Tacoma News Tribune / John Gillie

Big Oil expected to go on spending spree Knight Ridder via Kevin G. Hall

Rising revenue turns states' fiscal tide in '05 Staeline.org / Kathleen Hunter