Economy:
76% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck – CNN Money
Graduate outlook best since 2008 – Independent
Why Are So Many College Graduates Driving Taxis? – Bloomberg
Chinese Manufacturing Gauges Fall as Slowdown Persists: Economy – Bloomberg
US economy’s growth rate gets a trim – NBC News
Markets:
A New Period of Uncertainty and Volatility Has Begun – Slate
Asian Stocks Outside Japan Decline; Topix Climbs on Yen – Bloomberg
Student loan rates doubling on Monday – CNN Money
Health care in America is ludicrously expensive – Economist
Politics:
Property taxes: An unexploited resource – Economist
Obama has short list of potential Bernanke successors – Reuters
Banks:
Irish bankers ‘hoodwinked’ government over bailout, secret recordings show – The Guardian
‘Poor English saved Japan’s banks from crisis’ – Telegraph