Economy:
Financial States of America – MoneyChoice
U.S. jobless claims fall, mid-Atlantic manufacturing expands – Reuters
A Unifying Theory of Why Women Earn Less – Freakonomics
Tabulating the Underground Economy, and the DEA’s Pathetic Attempt to Map the Marijuana Trade – GeoCurrents
Closing the books on the U.S. budget… for now – Northern Trust
Markets:
What We’ve Learned from the Financial Crisis – Harvard Business Review
Physicists and the financial markets – Financial Time
Stop Being Wrong About China Buying Our Bonds – Slate
S&P 500 Extends Record Amid Stimulus Bets as Google Jumps – Bloomberg
Politics:
Stanley Druckenmiller: How Washington Really Redistributes Income – Wall Street Journal
Alan Greenspan still thinks he’s right – Washington Post Opinions
Top economist tells Bill Moyers: ‘The debt ceiling should be eliminated’ – Raw Story
U.S. debt jumps a record $328 billion — tops $17 trillion for first time – Washington Post
Banks:
U.S. housing regulators seek over $6 billion from BofA: FT – Reuters
