Hello. Markets are getting a bit of “stability” after the plunge on headlines that ECB is ready to buy Italian and Spanish bonds. Here’s a collection of articles worth your attention:
- Basta Bunga Bunga: Have Italians had enough of Silvio Berlusconi—and the culture he embodies? (New Yorker)
- The euro crisis, part 394: Rearranging the deckchairs (The Economist)
- The Environmental Impact Of Computing (Infographic) (Smashing Apps)
- Explaining How The Just Announced ECB Market Rescue Pledged 133% Of German GDP To Cover All Of Europe’s Bad Debt (ZeroHedge)
- Japan Earthquake Vibrations Nearly Reached Space (National Geographic)
- Shock and awe in the Eurozone (FT Alphaville)
- El-Erian: Making Sense of Thursday’s Violent Market Selloff (CNBC)
- 15 Things You Need To Know About Internet Porn (Business Insider)
- The Wrong Worries (NY Times)
- The ECB throws Italy and Spain to the wolves (Telegraph)
- Now What? (Macro Man)
- Goldman On The NFP Number: “Good Not Great” (ZeroHedge)
- Napkinomics: The Tax Treatment (Boiler Room)
- ECB’s bond buying: How not to intervene (MarketWatch)
- ‘Fed Model’ Creator warns of Breakdown (TheSquareMile’s Blog)
- 15 Most Heavily Taxed Countries In The World (The Big Picture)
- Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage Breaks Down (CNBC)
- It is time to get serious about the real crisis (Pragmatic Capitalist)
- Scientists find evidence of salt water flowing on Mars (Chron)
- Magic of Makeup (12 pics) (AcidCow)
- Things That Kill More People Than Sharks (Damn Cool Pictures)
Enjoy your weekend






