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  • Definitely, just followed and added 2 RSS RT @tylercowen: Sober Look is an underrated, underdiscussed economics blog, http://t.co/aewQejQX Jan 17, 2012
  • DOL Makes Nice on Investment Advice http://t.co/1PDeFbDg Offers defined contribution plan sponsors new options 4 participant invt advice $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • How will the world live with $100 oil? http://t.co/xW7LofrK Demand destruction begins at a level north of there $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Marc Faber Favors Equities, Forecasts World War III http://t.co/A9V0rC2E Middle East will blow up; new regimes will be less Western-friendly Jan 17, 2012
  • Heads I win, tails you pay http://t.co/ZXCklpAw State DB pensions gamble on high risky asset returns; need >10%/yr to meet 8% targets $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Natural Gas Prices Are Plummeting http://t.co/RBljqGIM Fracturing shale leads to a temporary glut of natural gas. $$ #shalestorm Jan 17, 2012
  • Market Shrinks First Time Since ?09 on U.S. Buybacks, Sales http://t.co/p1VyvjXi Bullish for equities if debt levels stay in check. $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • @BloombergGov Sorry about last tweet deleted. BRK has large deferred tax liabilities. Let it stop avoiding having GAAP income taxed $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • @BloombergGov I will agree after Warren Buffett sells his BRK shares, and pays tax on the capital gain. $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Low interest rates keep exchange rate down &imports asset bubble RT @edwardnh: Robert Shiller: “Sweden has a bubble” http://t.co/K1pFg300 $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Supermarkets Cater to Food Stamp Recipients http://t.co/q9pcJSoc Demand surges when food stamps arrive, requires planning $$ #dependency Jan 17, 2012
  • Electricity Prices Decline 50% as Shale Spurs Glut http://t.co/4CzVKh9n 2nd order effects of the shalestorm grow, power plants deferred $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Investors Ignore Nordic House Bubble Risk http://t.co/hX8aDAgB Low interest rates keep exchange rate down & imports asset bubble, until $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Wiring the Brain, Literally, to Treat Stubborn Disorders http://t.co/sx2QOipi Welcome to the cyborg era. New meaning2 “All in your head” Jan 17, 2012
  • Mapping My Genome, Peeking Into a Scary Future http://t.co/ajxT6zmp A nervous reporter decides to peek behind the curtain of his DNA $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Fitch Examines Global Credit Growth Figures http://t.co/Yqw7Vci4 Question marks over mid-sized banks in Russia, Brazil and Turkey $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • A New Weapon in the Fight Against Superbugs http://t.co/bSCq5DNS Use viruses 2 invade bacterial cells & make sensitive 2 antibiotics $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • A Gut Check for Many Ailments http://t.co/Ot0DTY0p Growing body of research shows gut affects bodily functions far beyond digestion $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • What if the Doctor Is Wrong? http://t.co/JpbbVXOS Some Cancers, Asthma, Etc., Can B Tricky 2 Diagnose, Lead 2 Incorrect Treatments $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • The Rally That Wouldn’t Die! http://t.co/pAOfwrqu Only thing that bothers me about owning the long bond is that it is getting popular $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • @davidgaffen I’m not sure, David. Economics is never linear. Fits and Starts. As for the end, simply that someone leave the Eurozone. $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • More US Catholics take complaints to church court http://t.co/hYOvEncF As a kid I wanted to study canon law, now it’s interesting $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • The Unintended Reformation http://t.co/EyCGC1FG A good review of what seems to be a lousy book. My comment presently is the last one $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • S&P Cuts Rating on Europe’s Bailout Fund http://t.co/ki7arbBr The collapse of leverage backed by leverage continues. End is coming $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Greek Default Fears Grow as Debt Talks Stumble http://t.co/0Zmmp63w Enough debt held by private investors hedged by CDS to stymie it $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Sarkozy Dealt Rating Blow 100 Days Before Poll http://t.co/693BKrTb He is more in trouble for defending the Euro than losing the rating $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • China: Get Ready for Turbulence http://t.co/1qShQatv Much Investment in China is a waste, because there is no demand for what is created $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • China Investment Boom on the Edge http://t.co/EQT2tdt7 Shadow banking and other types of leveraged lending are reaching extreme levels $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • China Data, Part 2: Slowing Growth http://t.co/b9JiEEw6 Deceleration in China’s GDP growth is almost certain, but how deep will it be? $$ Jan 17, 2012
  • Iran to Give ?Firm? Reply to Scientist Murder http://t.co/S3Wk495D Bluff and Counter-bluff. No one will do much of anything here. $$ Jan 17, 2012
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