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S&P on Europe: still pretty much hopeless — Reformed Broker
Bernanke sees his shadow, may keep cheap money around for two more years — WSJ (paywall)
Meanwhile, Bloomberg releases all his 2007-2009 emergency lending data — Bloomberg
Low holiday prices should terrify retailers about the future — NYT
AIG’s CEO would like to hang around a while longer — WSJ (paywall)
FT Alphaville’s New York team present their awards video — FT Alphaville
What it was like to run a bar in Baghdad during the Iraq war — The Atlantic
Buzzfeed’s 50 funniest headlines from 2011 (two strange ones to follow) — Buzzfeed
Handsome accordian maker is North Korea’s kingmaker — Reuters
‘Gay Robot’ Heckles Bachmann At Iowa Event (VIDEO) — TPM
More links at Counterparties.com and across the pond. I’ll be off next week, so your Counterparties posts will be by OG Felix Salmon himself. Thanks so much for reading, enjoy your holidays, and I’ll see you in the New Year!
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Thanks Nick. Love the Counterparties. Job well done!
“What it was like to run a bar in Baghdad during the Iraq war.”
Somehow the phrase “everybody comes to Rick’s” is running through my mind.
> Somehow the phrase “everybody comes to Rick’s” is running through my mind.
My first thought was ‘Club Scud’.