Noteworthy Financial Stories for January 19

Henry Ford Raising Wage May Give China Tip on Worker Prosperity
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=au7tdjzgHks8&pos=10

Yen Carry Trade’s Appeal Shows Japan Is Losing Mojo
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aaI0MlomfFe4&pos=13

No New Normal on Wall Street as Economists Dismiss Pimco’s GDP
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=apfl_Mic9Dns

Paul McCulley Discusses PIMCO’s Cyclical 2010 Outlook
http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/PIMCO%20Spotlight/2009/Cyclical%20Outlook%20Paul%20McCulley%20December%202009.htm

Sitting Is a Silent Killer, Swedish Medics Warn Couch Potatoes
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=apXovl_vpFZQ

Earnings Growth Drives Me to These Five Stocks: John Dorfman
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aSh_wbbbsCjM

Record Cash Means S&P 500 at Half its 2007 Valuation
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=adOHivHjKMGA

U.S. Stocks ‘Can Only Surprise on Upside,’ Says HSBC
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=aWn.tzD5e7mw

2010 Investment Strategies: Six Areas To Buy, 11 Areas To Sell
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/2010-investment-strategies-six-areas-to-buy-11-areas-to-sell/

Why stock markets are still undervalued
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/jeremy-warner/7021437/Why-stock-markets-are-still-undervalued.html

The 10 Best Collaborative Web Tools for Business
http://www.businesspundit.com/the-10-best-collaborative-web-tools-for-business/

(Ir)rational enthusiasm, emerging markets edition
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/01/18/128551/irrational-enthusiasm-emerging-markets-edition/

What Google says about inflation
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/01/18/128316/what-google-says-about-inflation/


The Risky Rich Nouriel Roubini
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/roubini21/English

Hedge funds set to grab larger slice of the investment cake
http://www.hedgefundsreview.com/hedge-funds-review/news/1587572/hedge-funds-se-grab-larger-slice-investment-cake

IMF head in 'double-dip' global economy warning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8464774.stm

Yield Junkies Return to Bond Market
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703626604575011420313005744.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

How to Succeed By Building Your Body of Evidence
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/how-to-succeed-by-building-your-body-of-evidence-pamela-slim

The Complete Guide To Investing And Making Money Off The MAVINS
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-invest-in-the-mavins-2010-1

Rosenberg: Surprise, Surprise, Everyone At The Barron's Roundtable Is A Bull
http://www.businessinsider.com/rosenberg-surprise-surprise-everyone-at-the-barrons-roundtable-is-a-bull-2010-1

Foreign demand for US assets rises in November
Foreign demand for long-term US financial assets jumps sharply even as China holdings dip
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Foreign-demand-for-US-assets-apf-802326289.html?x=0


Tablets take off in 2010 but solar power may struggle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8467654.stm

Steven Cohen's Hedge Fund SAC Capital: Portfolio Update
http://www.marketfolly.com/2010/01/steven-cohens-hedge-fund-sac-capital.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MarketFolly+%28Market+Folly%29


Another Method Of Stock Market Valuation
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/another-method-of-stock-market-valuation-3450.html

Tobin’s Q: Valuation Back At Parity
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/tobins-q-valuation-back-at-parity-3473.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TradersNarrative+%28Trader%27s+Narrative%29

Worry Over the US$ and PIIGS
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/01/worry-over-us-and-piigs.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis+%28Mish%27s+Global+Economic+Trend+Analysis%29

S&P500 MACD
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sp500-macd/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBigPicture+%28The+Big+Picture%29

CNN Money On Small Business Lending
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/01/cnn-money-on-small-business-lending.html

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Risk Appetite at Four-Year High as Investors Embrace Equities
http://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/index.php?s=43&item=8619