04/23 Links
4:05 pm - April 23, 2012
Links roundup for Monday, April 23rd (below the jump).
04-23 Monday
- Illinois ‘Treads Water’ as Unpaid Bills Top $9 Billion – Bloomberg
- Le Pen shocks France as far right hits historic heights
- French Election: How Democracy Could Destroy the Euro
- Hollande and Sarkozy Head to Runoff in French Race – NYTimes.com
- 14 Reasons France Is Under Fire – Business Insider
- Dutch Prime Minister Resigns – WSJ.com
- Czech Premier Seeks Confidence Vote to Avoid Snap Elections
- Global Markets Veer Lower on Turbulence in Europe – NYTimes.com
- Europe anxiety spurs sharp drop; Wal-Mart slides | Reuters
- Stocks and the Economy, Singing Different Tunes – NYTimes.com
- Rosenberg Roasts The Roundtable Of Groupthink | ZeroHedge
- The Exter Inverted Pyramid – A Refresher | ZeroHedge
- Watch out! Is the Fed pushing us into another bubble?
- Yellen Revealing Twists With No Turns – Bloomberg
- Economic Forecast to Hint at Fed’s Next Move – WSJ.com
- 1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed – Yahoo! News
- Upon Review, Jobs Picture Not So Pretty | Fox Business
- College Graduates, You Need to Start Saving Now – WSJ.com
- England Student Debt Unprecedented as Government Shifts Funding
- Is Stanford Too Close to Silicon Valley? : The New Yorker
- Europe Caught in Vise as Austerity Weakens Economy – NYTimes.com
- Backlash against eurozone austerity – FT.com
- Eurozone Manuf PMI Hits 34 Month Low; German Manuf 33 Month Low
- Eight of Ten Largest Stocks in Spanish Ibex Index Below Liquidation Value
- Wal-Mart’s Mexico probe could lead to departures at the top | Reuters
- Walmart Statement in Response to Recent New York Times Article
- Crazy Facts About Walmart – Business Insider
- 9 Biggest Banks = $228.72 Trillion in Derivative Exposure | The Big Picture
- Small Banks Get a Freer Hand – WSJ.com
- Only 2% Of Investors Are Bullish On Treasuries – Business Insider
- Strong Yen Puts Pressure on BOJ – WSJ.com
- BOJ Likely to Ease Further, Cautiously – WSJ.com
- Wall Street Gets Lean – WSJ.com
- Mutual Funds That Are Too Big to Succeed – SmartMoney.com
- China Invests in Germany Amid Uncertainty – NYTimes.com
- I.M.F. and World Bank Meetings End With Little Agreement – NYTimes.com
- New Jersey Drops Out of National Ozone Standards Lawsuit – Bloomberg
- New York City Rent Limits Left Intact by Supreme Court – Bloomberg
- Kansas City Complex Becomes a Budget Hole – WSJ.com
- Oil Declines as Manufacturing Shrinks in China, Euro Area – Bloomberg
- Rusal’s $43 Billion Seven-Year Glencore Deal Feeds Fued – Bloomberg
- Conoco Profit Falls on Lower Production, Refining Earnings – Bloomberg
- Exclusive: CEO’s sales of well stakes raise questions at Chesapeake | Reuters
- In Bangladesh, Strong Promise of Economic Growth – NYTimes.com
- In Indonesia, Suharto Son in Dispute Over Shipping Company – NYTimes.com
- Santander Prepares Record Mexico IPO – WSJ.com
- American Airlines fires opening shot in court battle with workers | Reuters
- Nestle wins pricey battle for Pfizer baby food unit | Reuters
- GM to Add 600 China Dealerships – WSJ.com
- China Grows Its Dairy Farms With a Global Cattle Drive – WSJ.com
- China’s Biggest Banks Are Squeezed for Capital – NYTimes.com
- Facebook pays Microsoft $550 million for AOL patents | Reuters
- Microsoft Deal May Give Facebook Heft in Yahoo Patent Fight – NYTimes.com
- NFL star kills himself after lifetime of depression ‘brought on by concussion’
- Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni is ‘barely recognisable’ | Mail Online
- Your Next Laptop Is Worth Waiting For – WSJ.com
- James Cameron, Google Founder Back Space-Mining Venture – WSJ.com
- How Physics and Neuroscience Dictate Your “Free” Will: Scientific American
