{"id":8161,"date":"2010-03-11T07:18:46","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T12:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=8161"},"modified":"2010-03-11T07:18:46","modified_gmt":"2010-03-11T12:18:46","slug":"links-for-march-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/11\/links-for-march-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"Links and Reading for March 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the more interesting and important items for March 11th :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/Watchdog-GMAC-bailout-could-apf-3397118710.html?x=0\">Watchdog: GMAC bailout could cost taxpayers $6.3B<\/a> &#8211; he Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable &#8212; a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion, a new watchdog report says.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/google-seeks-cities-for-high-speed-hookup-2010-03-11\">Google seeks cities for high-speed hookup<\/a> &#8211; The Goog&#8230;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/35799381\/ns\/us_news-environment\/\">U.N. climate panel faces major review &#8211; Climate Change- msnbc.com<\/a> &#8211; The world&#039;s biggest scientific guns are being called in to mop up after a trickle of unsettling errors in the reports written by the U.N. climate panel.&lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\n&lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\nThe United Nations and the beleaguered Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said Wednesday that a Netherlands-based group of 15 national academies of science will study how the warming panel does its job.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/best-buy-seeks-first-mover-advantage-with-3d-tv-2010-03-10?siteid=rss&amp;rss=1\">Best Buy seeks first-mover advantage with 3D TV<\/a> &#8211; Aiming to steal a beat on competitors, Best Buy Co. has tied up with Panasonic Corp. to exclusively sell the Japanese electronics giant&#039;s first three-dimensional TV home-entertainment system bundle in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=a.wzL0Ko8DfM&amp;pos=6\">Turkish Bond Scam Diverted Funds to Cryogenics, Porn, SEC Says &#8211; Bloomberg.com<\/a> &#8211; An Illinois estate-planning firm raised more than $20 million for Turkish Eurobond investments, then diverted money to a stamp collection, Internet pornography and cryogenically frozen umbilical cords, U.S. regulators said.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6293QQ20100310?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=businessNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Business+News%29\">Wider Volcker rule bill unveiled in Senate | Reuters<\/a> &#8211; Legislation that would write into law and widen the proposed &quot;Volcker rule&quot; to limit proprietary trading was unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday with the support of five Democratic senators.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/jobless-aid-on-track-for-passage-in-senate-2010-03-10?siteid=rss&amp;rss=1\">Senate approves extension of jobless benefits &#8211; MarketWatch<\/a> &#8211; The bill would extend through the end of the year jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, and would also extend through Dec. 31 a 65% subsidy of health-insurance premiums for jobless workers. &lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\n&lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\nThe bill costs about $140 billion, a number that makes some lawmakers nervous as they try to grapple with the $12.5 trillion national debt.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/Unemployment-rises-in-30-apf-1676881351.html?x=0\">Unemployment rises in 30 states in January<\/a> &#8211; Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.&lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\n&lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\nThe data is somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher unemployment rates, but worse than November, when rates fell in most states.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/35764783\/ns\/politics-capitol_hill\/\">Massa details &#8216;salty&#8217; talk, slams Dem leaders &#8211; Capitol Hill- msnbc.com<\/a> &#8211; A New York lawmaker who resigned from Congress Monday accused Democratic leaders of using an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint to force him to step down before the House holds a close vote on health care legislation that Massa has opposed.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/35773999\/ns\/business-the_new_york_times\/\">Public pension funds are &lsquo;going to Vegas&rsquo; to keep up<\/a> &#8211; NYT: States and other government bodies are making riskier investments to get higher returns in an attempt to pay all the benefits promised to retirees<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/finance\/news\/rss\/story\/*http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/Retail-gasoline-prices-match-apf-1325393814.html?x=0\">Retail gasoline prices match 2010 high<\/a> &#8211; Going higher, but we think oil going lower<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/9dfbc7fc-2ad7-11df-886b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&amp;nclick_check=1\">Currencies &#8211; Trading in forward renminbi surges<\/a> &#8211; Speculation that China will soon allow its currency to rise against the US dollar has triggered a surge of activity in the opaque but influential offshore renminbi forwards market, dealers say.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aGaNbSiY7BuU&amp;pos=5\">Papandreou Warns Crisis May Spread Beyond Greece Without Speculation Curbs<\/a> &#8211; How much are these guys willing to lie? It is your out of control lending!!!!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/enf\/rss.asp?guid={61B285CC-4CE6-48EF-A5BB-A0E8E2A5A84F}&amp;siteid=rss&amp;rss=1\">Peter Brimelow: Is gold on the move again? Bugs say yes<\/a> &#8211; GOLD!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/2010\/03\/07\/business\/business-us-iceland.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss\">Iceland Seeks Swift New Anglo-Dutch Debt Accord<\/a> &#8211; The small guy is dictating the rules&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/23\/hot-coal-companies-in-a-cold-winter-pcx-cnx-btu\/\">Hot Coal Companies in A Cold Winter (PCX) (CNX) (BTU)<\/a> &#8211; Coal Companies that may be hot<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/23\/debt-bomb-the-enormous-exposure-to-pigs\/\">Debt Bomb &ndash; The &ldquo;Enormous&rdquo; Exposure to PIGS<\/a> &#8211; Extraordinary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the more interesting and important items for March 11th : Watchdog: GMAC bailout could cost taxpayers $6.3B &#8211; he Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable &#8212; a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion, a new watchdog report says. 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