18 July 2013

Linkfest: Bernanke signals flexibility; Reform eludes troubled European banks; Economics: science or religion?

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Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here.

1. Bernanke Says Fed May Delay QE Taper If Economy Misses Forecasts

Bloomberg

shared by @GTCost, Crossing Wall Street

2. Regulatory Rift Develops Globally Over Financial System

Wall Street Journal

shared by Naked Capitalism, @nasiripour, @AmerBanker

3. Is Economics a Science or a Religion?

Bloomberg

shared by @Noahpinion, Economist’s View, reddit/Economics, @MarkThoma, @Alea_

4. Sexism Clouds the Fed Succession Saga

Bloomberg

shared by @markgongloff, reddit/Economics, @JustinWolfers, @AmyResnick and 3 more

5. Misfit Borrowers Attracting Lenders as Housing Revives

Bloomberg

shared by @LaurenLaCapra, @MattGoldstein26, @nasiripour, @AmyResnick

6. In Tourré Trial, S.E.C. Wages Battle Against Its Own Witness

New York Times

shared by @carney, @markgongloff, @kairyssdal, FT Alphaville, Here Is The City and 5 more

7. Gupta Ordered to Pay $13.9 Million in SEC Insider-Trading Case

Bloomberg

shared by @JohnLothian, NYT Dealbook, Here Is The City

8. Republicans, White House in Talks Toward Big Fiscal Deal

NationalJournal

shared by @kairyssdal, @BuzzFeedBen, @reddy

9. JPMorgan in Talks to Settle Energy Manipulation Case for $500 Million

New York Times

shared by @LaurenLaCapra, @johngapper, @TheWolf_EB, Here Is The City and 3 more

10. Bubbles Forever by Robert J. Shiller

Project Syndicate

shared by @pkedrosky, Business Insider, @Noahpinion, @prieur, @Richard_Florida and 3 more

11. (bonus) Sweaty Wall Streeters Skip Booze for Spin-Class Meetings

Bloomberg

shared by NYT Dealbook, @volatilitysmile, Here Is The City, @JohnLothian and 3 more

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Tags: Bank reform, Bernanke, bubbles, Debt limit, Fed, Fiscal Cliff, Sequester, Yellen

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About the Author(s)

Druce Vertes, CFA

Druce Vertes, CFA, is the founder of StreetEYE, a social news aggregator for financial market news. He previously worked as an analyst, consultant, and IT manager at several major sell-side firms and hedge funds.