Sneak Peak at Weekend Reading
Here is a sneak peak at some links from my Weekend Reading column over at the TheStreet/RealMoney this weekend:- Oodles of unease about collateralized debt obligations (FT)
- U.S. oil demand dipped 1.1% in 2006 (O&G Journal)
- $2/gallon gas being seen around the U.S. (EIA)
- Record warmth in North Atlantic waters (Reuters)
- Bernanke: Budget action needed before retirement "storm" (Reuters)
- Self-service ad agencies set to transform the advertising business (AdAge)
- Bullishness about technology abounds despite this week's speed wobble (Globe & Mail)
- Microsoft's power is waning, the relative indifference about Vista shows it (Economist)
- Enhanced index funds are getting lots of attention -- and critics (NY Times)
- New IPCC climate change report set for Feb 2 contains dire warnings (NY Times)
- You are what you expect: Optimism and pessimism are crucial drivers of behavior (NY Times)
- How Steve Jobs blew his iPhone keynote (ComputerWorld)
- The number of Americans with traditional phone lines continues to drop rapidly (AP)
- Research: Macroeconomic impacts of aging in the U.S. (FRB)
- Research: Climate change and the insurability of disasters (NBER)
