Economy:
Why So Glum? Economic Optimism Dims – NPR
Bridge Comes to San Francisco With a Made-in-China Label – New York Times
Why the Jobs Situation Is Worse Than It Looks – US News
How it went so wrong in America – Salon
Markets:
How the mortgage industry lies with statistics – Reuters
Coughs and sneezes: A Greek default could precipitate defaults in other euro-area countries – Economist
Asian Stocks Fall, Led By Banks – Bloomberg
Politics:
Enter the dragon ‘to save the euro’ – The Telegraph
All hail the progressive consumption tax! – Economist
To default, or not to default? – Economist
Banks:
The Magnetar Trade: How One Hedge Fund Helped Keep the Bubble Going -Propublica
Bigger, Safer, More Regulated – Slate
Central bankers: Big banks must keep more capital – MarketWatch
