Economy:
How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work – New York Times
3 Huge Recent Economic Developments You May Have Missed – Motley Fool
What the Top 1% of Earners Majored In – New York Times
Markets:
Stocks up on upbeat economic reports – US Today
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares, euro stabilise, economic data eyed – Reuters
Will Emerging Markets Fall in 2012? – Project Syndicate
The mathematics of markets – Economist
Currencies, Prices, and Mike Mussa (A Bit Wonkish) – New York Times (Krugman)
Politics:
Corn Subsidies** in the United States totaled $77.1 billion from 1995-2010 – Environmental Working Group
The Dangerous Notion That Debt Doesn’t Matter – New York Times
Banks:
New Normal on Wall Street: Smaller and Restrained – DealBook
Economic Data Lift Wall Street, But Banks Drag – Fox Business
UK Banks Navigate Challenging Economy in 2012 – MarketWatch