Economy:
Retailers’ Black Friday Arms Race Backfires – Wall Street Journal
Meet the modern American family – Switchboard
Skills Don’t Pay the Bills – New York Times
Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased Last Week to 410,000 – Bloomberg
Markets:
Micro stars, macro effects: Meet the economists who are making markets work better – Economist
Misconstruing Germany Will Prove to Be Death of the Euro – Bloomberg
$100 Bills Make Up 80% of All U.S. Currency—but Why? – The Atlantic
Politics:
Merkel rival warns of impact of Greek default – Telegraph
Economists, Obama administration at odds over role of mortgage debt in recovery – WashingtonPost
Global Report by PwC 2013. Taxes in Italy? Oh my Gosh! – Italian Allegro
Banks:
Banking must not be left in the shadows – Financial Times
