Readings: iPad, Termites, Frugality, Rome, Bonds, etc.

A few links from my weekly Weekend Reading roundup:

• Munster: Apple sold 600-700 thousand iPads the first day (Source)
• Inside the iPad: Samsung, Broadcom snag multiple wins (Source)
• Termite gangs tunnel into third French bank (Source)
• The Age of Frugality takes a holiday (Source)
• U.S. Decline, Sloth Look a Lot Like End of Rome (Source)
• A special report on America’s economy: Time to rebalance (Source)
• Corporate Bond Default Risk: A 150-Year Perspective (Source)

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