10 Friday Reads

October 7, 2011 10:15am by Barry Ritholtz

Here are some reads to end your week:

• Tired of Ups and Downs, Investors Say, ‘Let Me Out!’ (WSJ)
• What Is Obama’s Actual Record on Creating Jobs? (Hint: Not very good) (Pro Publica)
• BOE Loses Faith in Europe, Announces Stimulus (Bloomberg)
• Cheat Sheet: Details of the Long-Awaited Volcker Rule (American Banker) see also The Multibillion-Dollar Leak (WSJ)
• With Time Running Short, Jobs Managed His Farewells (NYT) see also Book Business Sees a Bonanza in a Forthcoming Biography (NYT)
• How well do AM Futures correspond with closing prices? (Managed Futures)
• Ghosts Could Be Lurking in Banking Machines (WSJ)
• 7 Top Republicans Who Taxed the Super Rich (The Fiscal Times)
• Is JP Morgan Getting a Good Return on $4.6 Million “Gift” to NYC Police? (Like Special Protection from Occupy WallStreet?) (Naked Capitalism) see also The Case for Using Predator Drone Strikes Against Wall Street Executives (Rude Pundit)
• WTF?! Oral Sex May Cause More Throat Cancer Than Smoking in Men, Researchers Say (Bloomberg)

What are you reading?

via the New Yorker

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