Economy:
Warren Buffett: “We’re still in a recession” – Reuters
Bernanke Says U.S. Economic Growth Too Slow Even With Fed Bond Purchases – Bloomberg
Irish Double Dippyness Fuels Debt Market Worries – Wall Street Journal
The China Superpower Hoax – TruthDig
That ‘Official’ Poverty Rate? It’s Much Worse than You Think – Alternet
Markets:
Silver Hits 30-Year High as Gold Tops $1,300 – Money News
China grapples with a huge potential export: its currency – Economist
Politics:
The Biggest Issue of 2010, In One Chart – Political Calculations
On the Secret Committee to Save the Euro, a Dangerous Divide – Wall Street Journal
Budget Gap Means Extending Tax Cuts a Bad Idea, Greenspan Says – Bloomberg
Banks
New Proof Wall Street Knew Its Mortgage Securities Were Subpar: Clayton Execs Testify – Huffington Post
Volcker Says the ‘Financial System Is Broken’ – New York Times