Weekend Reading: Crisis Control

Good Sunday afternoon, and welcome to another edition of Weekend Reading. Today's column is abridged; we'll go straight to the articles that are worth reading. If you're feeling a bit deranged from the current financial crisis, please note that not all of my selections are crisis-related.

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• Wall Street: How economic statistics lead us awry. (Fortune)
• Ex-Drexel chief talks crisis. (IDD)
• Sovereign funds retreat from Wall Street banks. (BusinessWeek)
• Fact sheet from Treasury with Saturday night revisions allowing foreign banks into program. (Treasury Department)
• Toughest part politically for new plan may be non-business media focus on foreign banks. (Politico)
• Wells Fargo(WFC) sees opportunities in economy woes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
• How author Ian Rankin manages his money. (Telegraph)
• The housing meltdown: Why did it happen in the United States? (BIS)
• Telephone users are finally tossing their landlines overboard. (The New York Times)
• Robert Shiller on the the Mortgages of the Future. (The New York Times)
• Major media only telling half the story: It's not just Wall Street's fault. (Time)
• Fascinating Donald MacKenzie essay on Libor. (London Book Review)
• Retailers face worst holiday in years. (Reuters)
• Uphill climb for stocks even with relief plan. (Reuters)
• What next for financial capitalism? (The Economist)
• Estimating hedge fund leverage. (BiS)
• Citigroup (C) - Above the Fray? (The New York Times)
• We came within minutes of plunging to Dow 8,300, according to some traders. (New York Post)

1 What would best describe your stance heading into the coming week of trading? Bullish Bearish Neutral 2 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move up in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities 3 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move down in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities View the results without voting

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