Economy:
Two Top Economists Predict Gloomy Start to 2013 – Fiscal Times
Spain’s Pain Seen Intensifying as Slump Deepens Plight – Economist
Highly Educated Have Biggest Debt Problems – Time
Five million paid less than living wage, says KPMG – BBC.uk
‘Gangnam Style’ Tells Economic Truth of Our Day – Bloomberg
Markets:
The Plot to Destroy America’s Beer – Bloomberg
IMF study: Peak oil could do serious damage to the global economy – Washington Post
Politics:
Robert Samuelson Takes on NYT Editorial Board: Government Does Not Create Jobs! – Center for Economic and Policy Research
Will the Czech government fall next week? – Economist
U.S. Set to Sponsor Health Insurance – New York Times
Banks:
UBS Cutting Investment Bank Seen Freeing Investors Cash – Bloomberg
9 More Banks Subpoenaed Over Libor – Wall Street Journal