Sunday Links 8/21/11

Hello. Here’s a list of interesting articles to make your weekend even better.

• Something for the weekend: Quants The Alchemists of Wall Street (IQ Market Space) – Very interesting documentary on quants, well worth the 45 minutes viewing time.
• France and the euro: Dancing with danger (The Economist)
• Strength of Swiss Franc Roils Saint-Tropez and Other European Cities (WSJ)
• Don’t panic in reaction to stock market swings (LA Times)
• Moody’s Analyst Breaks the Silence: Says Ratings Agency Rotten To Core With Conflicts (Business Insider)
• HP: Grow UP, Already (ZeroHedge)
• Innovate or die (MacroBusiness)
• Dear Fellow American… (ZeroHedge) – well put!
• Bear Market Far From Over (Comstock Partners)
• European Roundup: Germany Nixes Eurobonds Once Again, So Does EU President Herman Van Rompuy; Belgium Wants Eurobonds and Bigger Bailouts (Mish’s GETA)
• The trend is your friend — until that nasty bend at the end (The Big Picture)
• The world by its resources (Awesome Infographics) – h/t Ritholtz
• European debt summit: Germany is using financial crisis to conquer Europe (Mail Online)
• The Republicans’ new voodoo economics (The Washington Post)
• The 5 Weirdest Things That Influence How Your Food Tastes (Cracked)

Greed

 

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