Money & Markets – Week of 5.2.10

Germany Backs Greek Aid as Merkel Urges EU Discipline
Bloomberg.com (7 May 10)

John Taylor: “Dead Man Walking…The Euro Is Finished”
Zero Hedge (6 May 10)

Congress Members Bet on Fall in Stocks
The Wall Street Journal (3 May 10)

Long-Term Unemployment: 80 Percent Of People Jobless Last Summer Still Out Of Work
The Huffington Post (4 May 10)

Banks Closed in Puerto Rico, Mich., Mo., Wash.
Yahoo Finance (30 April 10)

The World’s Biggest Debtor Nations
CNBC (May 2010)

Hugh Hendry: The Greek “Bailout” Is Really A Bailout Of French Banks
Prison Planet (6 May 10)

Swiss Too-Big-to-Fail Bank Rules Seek to Avert Icelandic Ending
Bloomberg.com (6 May 10)

Recalculating The Cost of Big Layoffs
Yahoo Finance (5 May 10)

Angela Merkel: EU Future at Stake in Greek Crisis
Telegraph.co.uk (5 May 10)

ECB Announces Change in Eligibility of Debt Instruments Issued or Guaranteed by The Greek Government
European Central Bank (3 May 10)

Guest Post: A Double Dip Recession? A View from the Consumer Metrics Institute
Jesses Crossroads Cafe (4 May 10)

The Great Reflation: Investing During an Age of Uncertainty
Financial Sense (3 May 10)

European Re/Insurers On The Hook For E100 Billion In PIIGS Losses, Munich Re Leads List Of Greek Exposure
Zero Hedge (4 May 10)

Greek State Workers Escalate Protests at Budget Cuts
Bloomberg.com (4 May 10)

Confessions Of A Wall St. Nihilist: Forget About Goldman Sachs, Our Entire Economy Is Built On Fraud
uruknet.info (30 April 10)

The Asset-Pricing Implications of the Great Bailout
Financial Sense Observations (3 May 10)

Banks Buying Treasuries Help Keep Borrowing Rates Low
Bloomberg.com (3 May 10)

JSE Mining Shares Down On Back Of Australian Mining Tax
BusinessDay (3 May 10)

United, Continental to Merge, Forming Biggest Airline
Bloomberg.com (3 May 10)

Australia Considers 40% Tax On Mining Profits
GATA (2 May 10)