Weekend Reading: Inflation Woes Flit

Finally, here are some articles and papers worth reading:

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• Avian influenza shows signs of evading Tamiflu (Reuters)
• Ski resort bookings are up markedly already this year (Arizona Republic)
• Stock research lawsuits are not paying off (CFO)
• Barron's picks Suncor, interviews a bullish Jim Paulsen, and pans GM (Barron's)
• The U.S. dollar (and investment income) is at a tipping point (Bloomberg/Berry)
• New U.S.-bound hurricane formed in Gulf of Mexico (NOAA)
• Ads in online games is a marketplace set to explode (Los Angeles Times)
• State-run Gazprom's growth is turning Russia into an oil powerhouse (Los Angeles Times)
• Alan Greenspan's legacy: a crazy housing market, overextended consumers and a burst stock bubble (Forbes)
• Why U.S. stockmarkets are languishing will others aren't (Economist)
• Retirement benefits are about to become a crippling force for companies, especially in the U.S. (Economist)
• Pressure from Carl Icahn is just what Time Warner needs (Economist)
• Fascinating interview with Stanford economist Michael Boskin (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Southwest's stumble proves it's fallible too (New York Times)
• The U.S. is presenting China today with a plan to open its markets (New York Times)
• Gardening companies worried that the market is set to wilt (Washington Post)
• Time Magazine has a cover profile of Apple: Oh-oh (Time)
• Homebuilder Toll Brothers gets a skeptical cover profile (New York Times Magazine)
• The flattening yield curve has many people worried (CS Monitor)
• Research: Will China eat the U.S.' lunch? (NBER)
• Books: Anti-P&G (and anti RFID) book has leaped into Amazon's top ten (Amazon/Adage)

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