Noteworthy Financial Stories for January 15

Strengthening U.S. Recovery May Intensify Fed Debate on Exit
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aDWlxYGoEGDA&pos=5

Trading-Pit Glamour Dims as Chicago Computers Ascend in Film
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aVuWpivMV_2s&pos=14

’Russiaphile’ Funds Push Inflows to 2-Month High; Micex Rallies
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=aMTLKYXgUQMg

The Return of Gordon Gekko
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/02/wall-street-spotlight-201002

4 pros: Investing in the next decade
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/fortune/1001/gallery.next_decade.fortune/index.html

Crisis chart of the day: The correlation between severity and probability
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/01/14/crisis-chart-of-the-day-the-correlation-between-severity-and-probability/

The Best Bets in the Oil Patch
http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/stocks/the-best-bets-in-the-oil-patch/

Five Ways Banks Will Make Money in 2010
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10660554/1/five-ways-banks-will-make-money-in-2010.html

Q4 earnings preview: Analysts see improvement in earnings, credit trends (subscription may be required)
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-10580674-12846&KPLT=4

UPDATE: TARP redemptions: It's payback time (subscription may be required)
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-9322516-10602&KPLT=4

Think Tank Warns on Impact of Debt Cuts
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002942158168532.html

U.S. REITs outperformed other equities over last decade
http://www.investmentinternational.com/news/property/us-real-estate-investment-trusts-outperformed-other-equities-in-last-decade-report-shows-3270.html

CEOs of commercial REITS optimistic for a 2010 recovery
http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/ceos-of-commercial-reits-optimistic-for-a-2010-recovery

Building a Network of Gen Y Entrepreneurs: A Story of Optimism
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/building-a-network-of-gen-y-entrepreneurs-a-story-of-optimism-marcy-shinder

Separating Your Personal and Business Finances - And Keeping them Separate
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/separating-your-personal-and-business-finances-and-keeping-them-separate-trent-hamm

"Pub Power" equity buy signal
http://econompicdata.blogspot.com/2010/01/pub-power-equity-signal-turns-negative.html

Stop buying stocks and start buying businesses.
http://nickgogerty.typepad.com/designing_better_futures/2010/01/stop-buying-stocks-and-start-buying-businesses.html

The Myth of 2009's Great Consumer Deleveraging
http://business.theatlantic.com/2010/01/the_myth_of_2009s_great_consumer_deleveraging.php

More on bubble spotting
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2010/01/more_bubble_spotting