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How the Middle Ages Handled “Too Big to Fail”

Adrian Bell’s research has found systemic risks and financial crises dating back to medieval Europe.

Yellen’s confirmation; Managers swap positions in 13F roundup; Blodget’s redemption offensive

Today’s most shared: Yellen sails through first day of questions, posturing, and foolishness… Merkel’s conservative partners want a process for countries to ‘temporarily’ exit euro… Blodget’s PR offensive as Business Insider surpasses CNBC’s Web reach…… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: Jobs report beats expectations; Twitter pops, but doesn’t party like it’s 1999; NY Fed chief says banks lack respect for law

Today’s most shared: Jobs report beats expectations: redefining ‘rosy’ downward… Labor force leavers, loss of experience and human capital take long-term toll on potential growth… Food stamps cut, but on the plus side subprime auto loans… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: Strong economic recovery MIA amid financial market recovery; Flawed punditocracy; JPMorgan too big to manage?

Today’s most shared: So far, strong global economic recovery is the dog that didn’t bark amid financial market recovery… Did China kill your dog (literally)? …. Shades of Internet bubble with hot IPOs, raised price targets, silly season…… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: House GOP balks at Senate deal; A financial markets Nobel; China steel binge resumes

Today’s most shared: Tea party faction dislikes compromise deal…Steel boom suggests China maybe not rebalancing so much…Shiller of ‘irrational exuberance’ fame shares Nobel with unrepentant housing-bubble-denying Fama (plus Hansen)…the Nobel committee could have just used Niall Ferguson’s Twitter… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: Pork; Cyber-Criminal Crypto-Currencies; Quantitative Easing; Debt

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 READ MORE ›

Linkfest: $102b, Bloomberg’s new TBTF bank subsidy estimate; Goldman busts Bloomberg data snoops; Bubbles reinflating?

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 READ MORE ›

Talks Are Open, but America is Still Shut Down

Editor’s note: the daily Linkfest is experimenting with new formats, coincident with the relaunch of Streeteye, the front page of the internet for serious investors. We’d love your feedback! Tweet @Streeteye or comment below if you have… READ MORE ›