Best Business Stories for Oct 27, 2010

Real Estate
REITs posting strong earnings for the third quarter
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2527622520101026

Vornado's recent stake in J.C. Penney is very telling
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303891804575576440975185392.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Commercial Real Estate Index Shows Promising Signs
http://www.reit.com/Articles/Commercial-Real-Estate-Index-Shows-Promising-Signs.aspx

Mortgages to Drop Below $1 Trillion to Low Since 1996
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFV4tBHWAxPU

CMBS and loan defaults: moving on up
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/27/382341/cmbs-and-loan-defaults-moving-on-up/



Economy
Scope of Fed’s QE2 comes under scrutiny
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/674df89e-e128-11df-90b7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Job Losses Outweigh Obama’s Successes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/business/economy/27leonhardt.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Did a Small Stimulus Doom the Democrats?
http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/10/did-small-stimulus-doom-democrats?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Why Has America’s Economic Recovery Stalled?
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/feldstein29/English?wpisrc=nl_wonk



Banking
Banks Turn Their Reserves to Profit
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303891804575576504018521856.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Shrinking Bank Revenue Signals Worst Decade of Growth
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aKNFRTuXhEo0



Equity Market
Insider Selling Volume at Highest Level Ever Tracked
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39850796

Brokers Flee Brokerages as Assets Show Broken Model
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=awjr59xtWe8Q&pos=14

25th Sequential Stock Fund Outflow, $81 Billion Year To Date
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/25th-sequential-stock-fund-outflow-81-billion-year-date?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Nomura’s Janjuah Says Global Asset Bubble Is `Building
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/nomuras-janjuah-says-global-asset-bubble-is-building/

Disconnect: Main Street-Wall Street
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/disconnect-main-street-wall-street/

Credit Markets
Fed Easing to Signify End of Bull Market, Gross Says
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEp0zbdt2OTE&pos=6

Goldman and those 50-year bonds
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/27/384516/goldman-and-those-50-year-bonds/

Other
How to Schmooze Your Way to Business Success
http://www.bnet.com/blog/ceo/how-to-schmooze-your-way-to-business-success/5879

Finance Your New Business: Its Not as Complicated as You Think
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/finance-your-new-business-its-not-as-complicated-as-you-think-tom-harnish

5 Ways to Rock the Show On the Road
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/lifestyle/article/5-ways-to-rock-the-show-on-the-road-john-jantsch

3 Proven Ways to Increase Sales Without Going Broke
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-proven-ways-to-increase-sales-without-going-broke-michael-periu

6 companies that prove bizarre ideas can be profitable
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/crazy-small-business-startup-ideas-0651/1/

Landing Clients Is Hit or Miss
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303436904575570842639137342.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Angels are making smaller investments in more mature companies
http://gigaom.com/2010/10/26/angel-funding-deals-are-up-dollars-are-down/

There Are 387 Million Ways to Fail. Do You Know How to Fail Well?
http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/there-are-387-million-ways-to-fail-do-you-know-how-to-fail-well/2608?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

How A-List Placement beat the downturn by increasing prices
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575562600914616226.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

The philosophy of a personal-branding naysayer
http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/10/tim-ferriss-on-personal-branding.html

Big ideas from 5 big brands that "get" social media
http://mashable.com/2010/10/26/social-media-engaged-brands/

All the Consulting, (Almost) None of the Cost
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217463

Creating Amazingly Explosive Blog Growth
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/creating-amazingly-explosive-blog-growth-steve-strauss

Best Business Stories for Oct 21, 2010

Real Estate

Warehouse Market Sees Gains As Absorption Increases, Vacancies Improve
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=DBCB760FC3BF515AD62FE7788F7165A5&ref=100&iid=203&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4


Economy
Bank Bailout Returns 8.2% Beating Treasury Yields
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-20/bank-bailout-returns-8-2-beating-treasury-yields.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Federal Reserve's 'beige book' survey finds economy continues to rise modestly, but hiring still 'limited'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/20/AR2010102005512.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Why most economists are not hopeful about "quantitative easing," the Fed's latest idea to help the economy.
http://www.slate.com/id/2271828?wpisrc=nl_wonk



Alternative Investments
Emerging-Market Investors Attracted Most by Dividends
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=akGSC3.jeBBQ


Other
How I Saved My Company: Business Technology Partners
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/how-i-saved-my-company-business-technology-partners/?ref=smallbusiness

For 'B-to-B' Companies, Finding Facebook 'Friends' Can Be a Struggle
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575562032768052598.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

10 Tips for Giving an Important Speech
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/10-tips-for-giving-an-important-speech.html

How would you employ your clone?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/exit/life-after-work/how-would-you-employ-your-clone/article1764844/

Do you know what your employees know?
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101016/COLUMNISTS23/310170012/1003/BUSINESS/Harvey+Mackay++Do+you+know+what+your+employees+know?

Strong Passwords: The Best How-To Video I've Ever Seen
http://www.bnet.com/blog/businesstips/strong-passwords-the-best-how-to-video-ive-ever-seen/9306?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

How to Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/how-to-connect-with-other-entrepreneurs-online-sarah-kessler

6 C's of Successful Small Business Owners
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/6-cs-of-successful-small-business-owners-joanne-berg-wise-bread

5 Often-Forgotten Social Media Etiquette Rules
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/lifestyle/article/5-often-forgotten-social-media-etiquette-rules-jean-aw

Dilemma Over Pricing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304741404575564400940917746.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_business

Richard Branson: The Importance of Not Being Earnest
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217440

Steven Johnson: 'Eureka moments are very, very rare'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/oct/19/steven-johnson-good-ideas

Investing in Frontier Emerging Markets
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_43/b4200076822742.htm?chan=magazine+channel_features

CincyTech Plays a Critical Role In Cincinnati
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/chairman-cincytechs-role-in-community.html?ed=2010-10-21&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub

Best Business Stories for Oct 20, 2010

Real Estate
As foreclosure freeze spreads, more could stop making payments, economists warn
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101903562.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

U.S. Architect Billings Increase for the First Time Since 2008
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aY7zBayhUp2g

Debt Deals Signal a Thaw
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303496104575560610285349740.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

FDIC Aims to Shed Some Real-Estate Assets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303550904575562544287747342.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Robinson: Underrated REIT accomplishments benefited entire market
http://www.reit.com/Videos/REITs50-Industry-Reflections-Tom-Robinson.aspx

Analysts are pessimistic about REIT earnings for the third quarter
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303550904575562441869055622.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Commercial real estate prices fell 3.3% in August
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101019-711243.html?mod=dist_smartbrief



Economy
Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept economic reality
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101907521.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Jobless benefits about to crash
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43777.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Wall Street Bailout Returns 8.2% Profit Beating Treasury Bonds
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a2kDMAOwVghA

Debt Crisis
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/economy-employment-debt-recession-America-pd20101018-AC9EN


Banking
Banks Confront Weight of Risk
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303550904575562581708345668.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Credit still tight on Main Street - NY Fed report
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/18/smallbusiness/small_business_credit_crunch/index.htm


Equity Market
The end game approaches
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/20/376441/the-end-game-approaches/


Credit Markets
CMBS Yields Fall to 2010 Low as New Sales Rise: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aZI.Is8BlH6k

Sentiment/Options
How Much was SPX Implied Volatility Up? Can the VIX be this wrong?
http://www.optionpit.com/blog/how-much-was-spx-implied-volatility-can-vix-be-wrong



Alternative Investments
China Sparks Wide Sell-Off
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575561780406217028.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Those ETF shorts
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/20/376981/those-etf-shorts/

Gathering storm: hedgies assess the future
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/20/376091/gathering-storm-hedgies-assess-the-future/

China: US has “Clearly a Double Standard” on Exchange Rates
http://dailyreckoning.com/china-us-has-clearly-a-double-standard-on-exchange-rates/


Other
Five Ways to Build Public Speaking into Your Marketing Plan
http://www.businessinsider.com/five-ways-to-build-public-speaking-into-your-marketing-plan-2010-10

Management thinking is not all about problems
http://www.management-issues.com/2010/10/19/opinion/management-thinking-is-not-all-about-problems.asp

Top 10 Strange Workplace Habits of Top Executives
http://www.bnet.com/blog/ceo/top-10-strange-workplace-habits-of-top-executives/5827

Forget Outsourcing, Try Rural Sourcing
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/forget-outsourcing-try-rural-sourcing-anne-field

Sparked: Five Ideas Brought to Life by Entrepreneurs
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/intentors-turned-small-business-owners-0630/

New Tax Deductions for Small Business
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101019_201595.htm

Five commons myths about entrepreneurship
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/grow/mark-healy/five-commons-myths-about-entrepreneurship/article1763279/

CMBS Yields Fall to 2010 Low as New Sales Rise: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aZI.Is8BlH6k

Protect company’s interests when forming partnerships
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/the-pitch/protect-companys-interests-when-forming-partnerships/article1762546/

Prospects for Pennies: Finding Gold in Abandoned Ads
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510704575562061043997830.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Joining the (Reverse) Family Business
http://www.secondact.com/2010/10/joining-the-reverse-family-business/

3 Ways for Small Businesses to Cut Overhead Costs
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-ways-for-small-businesses-to-cut-overhead-costs-dina-spector

Seven Steps to Managing Your Online Reputation
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/seven-steps-to-managing-your-online-reputation/?ref=smallbusiness

Best Business Stories for Oct 19, 2010

Real Estate
Bank of America to restart foreclosures in 23 states
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/18/AR2010101805992.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

US commercial real estate hits recession low
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/19/375446/us-commercial-real-estate-hits-recession-low/?updatedcontent=1

More Women in Commercial Real Estate
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2010/10/19/more-women-in-commercial-real-estate.html?ed=2010-10-19&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub


Economy
In this recovery, Washington has less power over the economy than you think
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101700019.html

Fed’s Lockhart ‘Leaning In Favor’ of Action
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/10/18/feds-lockhart-leaning-in-favor-of-action/?wpisrc=nl_wonk

How the Fed Is Holding Back Recovery
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304410504575559972460199304.html

Why Jamie Dimon doesn't expect a double dip
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/19/why-jamie-dimon-doesnt-expect-a-double-dip/

The Crisis in Deeply Underwater Mortgages, Unemployment Edition
http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/the-crisis-in-deeply-underwater-mortgages-unemployment-edition/

Opinion: Just How Lousy Is the Economic Recovery?
http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/opinion-just-how-lousy-is-the-economic-recovery/19676281


Banking
Credit still tight on Main Street - NY Fed report
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/18/smallbusiness/small_business_credit_crunch/index.htm

SBA Lender Rankings No Longer Just a Small-Bank Pursuit
http://www.bankinvestmentconsultant.com/news/sba-lender-rankings-2669214-1.html

Study Shows Small Business Expansion Plans Hurt by Capital Crunch
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/study-shows-small-business-expansion-plans-hurt-by-capital-crunch.html


Equity Market
$$ Market Valuation Thoughts
http://www.valueplays.net/2010/10/18/market-valuation-thoughts/

Is-the-market-ready-to-roll-over-these-signs-say-yes?
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/investing/is-the-market-ready-to-roll-over-these-signs-say-yes/19677425/

Reasons for Optimism: Equity Thoughts & Forecast For Q4 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/reasons-for-optimism-equity-thoughts-and-forecasts-for-q4-2010-4875.html

Sentiment/Options
Investors Should Now Be Cautious But Not Bearish
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/jeff-saut-market-action-investing-strategies/10/18/2010/id/30604

S&P 500 curiosity, du jour
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/19/375371/sp-500-curiosity-du-jour/


Alternative Investments
World Bank says capital flows pose East Asia bubble risk
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69I0ZM20101019

Gold Signal’s – Selloff
http://www.greenfaucet.com/node/19598


Other
2010 Tied (So Far) for Warmest on Record
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/2010-tied-so-far-for-warmest-on-record/

Do you come across as confident? Are you sure?
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/17/do-you-come-across-as-confident-are-you-sure/

Don’t Lose That Start-Up State of Mind http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/business/17corner.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss


5 Biggest Business Mistakes
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10890573/1/5-biggest-business-mistakes.html


Do You REALLY Know How to Grow Your Company? Your Customers Do.
http://www.bnet.com/blog/entrepreneurs/do-you-really-know-how-to-grow-your-company-your-customers-do/1352?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

What Stuxnet Means for Small Business
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/what-stuxnet-means-for-small-business-tom-harnish

Best Business Stories for Oct 18, 2010

Real Estate
Florida community feels ripple effects as paperwork issues stall foreclosures
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101703476.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

D.C. office rents top those in New York City
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101702501.html

Guest Post: Tranche Warfare
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2010/10/18/guest-post-tranche-warfare/


Economy
Dollar's Swoon Opens Doors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704049904575554593626930172.html

Can the Fed still rejuvenate the economy?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101702606.html


Bernanke: Fed prepared to act to boost economy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/15/AR2010101501819.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

The Nipponization of Ben Bernanke
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/the-nipponization-of-ben-bernanke/

Government reports smaller deficit
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43681.html


Banking

Small Banks Find Size Yields an Edge
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704300604575554392508700172.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Banks’ Ticking Expense Bomb
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/banking_capital_markets/Articles/2694554/Banks-Ticking-Expense-Bomb.html

Banks Face Mortgage Scrutiny as $49 Billion Vanishes
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ajZYt9g1f2es


Equity Market
Wall Street's Affair with Debt
http://www.iddmagazine.com/issues/2010_36/wall-street-debt-211518-1.html?partner=thestreet

Pension Funds Flee Stocks in Search of Less-Risky Bets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704540904575451793471885092.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Peak Earnings Versus Stock Peaks
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/peak-earnings-versus-stock-peaks/



Credit Markets
Memory of ’95 Treasuries Rally Spurs Debt Before Vote
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCxDO5zCvdYI&pos=6

Bondholders Lose to Shareowners in Ratings Peak: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNhjlIW3CWYc&pos=4

The 30/10 Spread Reaches All-Time High
http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2010/10/the-3010-spread-reaches-new-high.html

Sentiment/Options
Sentiment Overview: Week Of October 15th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-october-15th-2010-4848.html

More Investment Sentiment
http://thetechnicaltakedotcom.blogspot.com/2010/10/investor-sentiment-what-hasnt-been.html


Confessions of a Market Maker
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970203952604575552190237324972.html?mod=BOL_hps_dc

The Storm That Wasn't
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970204742304575546123472554394.html?mod=BOL_hps_dc

Using Options to Predict an Earnings Move
http://www.investorplace.com/20631/using-options-to-predict-an-earnings-move/?cp=stocktwits&cc=synd

Trying to Apply Eliott Waves On VIX
http://www.tradermood.com/post/2010/10/17/elliott-wave-and-vix-october-17th-2010.aspx


Alternative Investments
Clearing of Credit Default Swaps Gets CFTC, SEC Attention
http://www.securitiestechnologymonitor.com/news/cftc-sec-clearing-cds-credit-default-swaps-26249-1.html

The Fed's commodity bubble
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/15/the-fed%E2%80%99s-commodity-bubble/


Other
Rare and Foolish
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/opinion/18krugman.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

History’s Not Bunk, It’s a Business
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/history-business-not-bunk-0622/


A "no" from investors doesn't portend failure
http://www.startupcfo.ca/2010/10/no-its-not-you-its-me/

How to Find Your Online Community
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/how-to-find-your-online-community.html

How to Make Your Business Dream a Reality
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217422

Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich
http://mashable.com/2010/10/16/groupon-andrew-mason-turd/

5 Trends Uncovered at BlogWorld
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/business-trends-blogworld.html

The Four Capacities Every Great Leader Needs (and Very Few Have)
http://www.fastcompany.com/1695382/the-four-capacities-every-great-leader-needs-and-very-few-have?partner=rss

The Five W's of Marketing
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101015_585978.htm

How To Tell When A CEO Is Lying
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130544236

How Small Businesses Measure and Build Brand Equity
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-small-businesses-measure-and-build-brand-equity-katie-morell

9 Jobs with Low Unemployment
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2010/10/18/report-9-jobs-with-lowest-unemployment.html?ed=2010-10-18&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pap

Turning Business Owners Into Stars of Their Own Stories
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/business/smallbusiness/14sbiz.html?ex=1302667200&en=7347e1fadef0876f&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=BU-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M171b-ROS-1010-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click

Best Business Stories for Oct 15, 2010

Real Estate
Trepp analysts expect CMBS delinquencies to drop after highest month on record
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/10/14/trepp-analysts-expect-cmbs-delinquencies-to-drop-after-highest-month-on-record

Moody's: CMBS delinquencies up to 8.24% in September
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/10/14/moodys-cmbs-delinquencies-up-to-8-25-in-september

From a Maine House, a National Foreclosure Freeze
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/business/15maine.html

Ackman Makes Long Bet on Property Reversal With Howard Hughes
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-15/ackman-makes-long-bet-on-property-reversal-with-howard-hughes.html

Top 4 Nightmares For Real Estate Investors
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/14/investopedia47822.DTL

Multifamily CEOs Paint Bright Industry Future
http://multifamilyexecutive.com/leadership/multifamily-ceos-paint-bright-industry-future.aspx

DISTRESS IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON WITH FEW SOLUTIONS
http://retailtrafficmag.com/distressedinventory/distress_global_problems_10142010/


Economy
Who can magically fix the economy? No one
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/14/news/economy/no_fix_economy.fortune/index.htm

Pay Attention: Bernanke Just Told You Interest Rates Won’t Go Up Until 2012
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39685896

Five Ways More Fed Easing Could Make Things Worse
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39688214

Rosenberg Still Sees Deflation Despite Consistent Speculative "Limit Up" Opens In Pretty Much Everything
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/rosenberg-still-sees-deflation-despite-consistent-speculative-limit-opens-pretty-much-everyt



Banking
The Mortgage Morass
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/opinion/15krugman.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Worries over fast-tracked foreclosures send bank stocks plummeting
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/14/AR2010101404388.html

Bank of America ramps up small-business banking
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/14/AR2010101403666.html



Equity Market

John Williams Warns Of "Severe And Violent Sell-Off In Stocks"
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/john-williams-warns-severe-and-violent-sell-stocks


Guest Post: Another Perfect Storm Is Brewing
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-another-perfect-storm-brewing


Other
WePay is the anti-PayPal
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/12/technology/wepay/index.htm

Navigating the seed-money minefield
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/financial-management/navigating-the-seed-money-minefield/article1753451/

7 Ways to Keep the Sales Rolling in Your Small Business
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/7-ways-keep-sales-rolling-in-small-business.html

The Best States For Business And Careers
http://www.forbes.com/2010/10/13/best-states-for-business-business-beltway-best-states.html?boxes=Homepagetoprated

CEOs remain skeptical about social media
http://mashable.com/2010/10/13/social-media-ceos/

Treating the Complexity Complex
http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/wordpress/2010/10/treating-the-complexity-complex/

Entrepreneur Succeeds By Thinking Outside the Box
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/entrepreneur-succeeds-by-thinking-outside-the-box-0614/

Tools that could change your marketing strategy
http://growsmartbusiness.com/2010/10/7-new-start-ups-that-could-affect-your-marketing-strategy/

The 4 keywords of effective Twitter marketing
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2307-The-4-Step-Twitter-Strategy

Businesses Put Up for Sale Smack Into Harsh Reality
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575548393965927782.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Find More Events Through Social Event Discovery
http://gigaom.com/collaboration/find-more-events-through-social-event-discovery/

Cook Up a Cool Cross-Promotion
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/cook-up-a-cool-cross-promotion-jane-applegate

Adopt a Cow: Strategy as Improvisational Theater
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=Hd2cbd67341169fc0847c1001a706d084

Best Business Stories for Oct 14, 2010

Real Estate
U.S. Office Market Enters Early Recovery as Absorption, Demand, Vacancy All Point Up
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=5A40ABFCFDD7C87F799C58048AC065DF&ref=100&iid=202&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

"Emerging Trends" Survey Finds Investors, CRE Execs Adjusting to New 'Era of Less'
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=70229ED74C9C9DAA522B99B62A5055CF&ref=100&iid=202&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES: WHAT CAN HISTORY TEACH US ABOUT THE FUTURE?
https://www.cbre-ea.com/default.aspx?_title=AboutRealEstate&_id=2506

Cincinnati real estate: Between "fair" and "abysmal"
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/cincinnati_real_estate_between_fair_and_abysmal.html?ana=e_du_pub

Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2011
http://www.pwc.com/us/en/asset-management/real-estate/publications/emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2011.jhtml



Economy
Federal Reserve will take steps to help economy, investors predict
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101307201.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Who Caused the Currency Wars?
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/johnson13/English?wpisrc=nl_wonk


Is the dollar toast?
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/14/markets/thebuzz/index.htm



Banking
Financial Sector’s Weakness A Flashing Red Light
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/financial-sectors-weakness-a-flashing-red-light-4855.html


Analysis: U.S. banks prepare for deflation risk
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69B2AU20101012


Sentiment/Options
CBOE Holding's C2 options exchange to debut on Oct. 29
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1327129120101013

To Unlock Creativity, Learn from Steve Jobs
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101011_324657.htm

Other

Wal-Mart Plans Small, Urban Stores
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703673604575550243762557882.html

Amazon adds barcode scanning to iPhone mobile shopping app
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/10/amazon_adds_barcode_scanning_to_iphone_shopping_app.html

On Our Radar: A Solar Jobs Census
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/on-our-radar-a-solar-jobs-census/

The Human as Bigfoot
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/ecologically-an-overdrawn-bank-account/?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Save Money and Go Green by Making Your Office Paperless
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/save-money-and-go-green-by-making-your-office-paperless-scott-allen

Podcast Power
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/podcast-power-lena-west

The 1 Degree Difference
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/the-1-degree-difference-steve-strauss

Demand Breathes Life into Private-Autopsy Companies
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575550622802772994.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

How to persuade an investor that you're "coachable"
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/what-exactly-is-a-coachable-entrepreneur/?ref=smallbusiness

Good Strategy Goes Unnoticed. Bad Strategy Goes Under. A 3-Question Strategy Test.
http://timberry.bplans.com/2010/10/good-strategy-goes-unnoticed-bad-strategy-goes-under-a-3-question-strategy-test.html#ixzz12LB6Edih
Is the entrepreneurial path right for you?
http://venturebeat.com/2010/10/12/is-the-entrepreneurial-path-is-right-for-you/

As founder of 3 software firms, Dallas-area entrepreneur perseveres through the ups and downs
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-LindaHayes_10bus.ART.State.Edition1.248ef27.html

Key Takeaways From the 2010 Local Search Usage Study
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/key-takeaways-from-the-2010-local-search-usage-study.html

Tighten Belt before Overhead Expenses Add Up
http://www.drjeffcornwall.com/2010/10/tighten-belt-before-overhead-e.html

The Overselling of Social Marketing
http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-myths/the-overselling-of-social-marketing/312

5 ways Macy's keeps the conversation flowing
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/13/macys-lisa-gick-on-building-strong-employee-engagement/


The Google Business Model
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130518412

David vs. Goliath: 3 little companies that took on the big boys
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/11/david-vs-goliath-3-little-companies-that-took-on-the-big-boys/?section=money_smbusiness

To Unlock Creativity, Learn from Steve Jobs
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101011_324657.htm

Northern Kentucky chamber wants your big ideas
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/northern_kentucky_chamber_wants_your_big_ideas.html?ana=e_du_pub

Best Business Stories for Oct 13, 2010

Real Estate
Dubai's Worst Office Buildings Will Be Empty Forever, CBRE Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/dubai-s-least-attractive-office-buildings-will-be-empty-forever-cbre-says.html

Economy
Cities Hide Pension Liabilities, Study Says
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704164004575548504206184576.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Across the U.S., Long Recovery Looks Like Recession
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/business/economy/13econ.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Wage cuts hurt, but they may be the only way to get Americans back to work
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/12/AR2010101206121.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Meanwhile, at the Hall of Unintended Consequences…
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2010/10/12/meanwhile-at-the-hall-of-unintended-consequences/


Banking
Fed’s Hoenig Again Attacks Asset Buying
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/10/12/feds-hoenig-again-attacks-asset-buying/

Banking on Brics
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/10/13/369431/banking-on-brics/

Equity Market

Investors Ignoring September Rally Withdrew $16 Billion From Stock Funds
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/investors-ignoring-september-rally-withdrew-16-billion-from-stock-funds.html


Credit Markets
Poison Puts at Record in Bondholder Defense: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/poison-puts-at-record-in-bondholder-defense-to-blackstone-credit-markets.html

Sentiment/Options
Tuesday screencast: volatility vacuum
http://classic.abnormalreturns.com/tuesday-screencast-volatility-vacuum/

VIX Portfolio Hedging In A Crisis Free World
http://www.condoroptions.com/index.php/featured/vix-portfolio-hedging-in-a-crisis-free-world/


Alternative Investments
Dollar Falls to Eight-Month Low Versus Euro on Fed Outlook; Aussie Jumps
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/dollar-trades-near-15-year-low-agains-yen-on-prospects-for-fed-bond-buying.html


Dollar Bearishness Has Repercussions For Stock Market
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/dollar-bearishness-has-repercussions-for-stock-market-4840.html?

Hedge Fund Transparency: Careful what you wish for…
http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/10/07/hedge-fund-transparency-careful-what-you-wish-for/



Treasury Sales China's Best Tool Against U.S. Pressure, Researcher Writes
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-14/selling-treasuries-is-best-way-to-deal-with-u-s-china-researcher-writes.html


Other
Build ’Em and They’ll Come
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/opinion/13friedman.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

INSEAD Women’s Leadership Conference: “Women and the Transition to Senior Management”
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/12/4-tips-for-high-potential-professional-women/

The Zombie Workplace Survival Guide
http://blogs.hbr.org/research/2010/10/the-zombie-workplace-survival.html

China’s Rich List: Retail Trumps Real Estate
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/10/12/chinas-rich-list-retail-trumps-real-estate/?mod=rss_WSJBlog

The Top 20 Perks That Make Jobs
Better
http://www.good.is/post/the-top-20-perks-that-make-jobs-better/?utm_source=feedburner

The Real Value of Social Media
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/the-real-value-of-social-media-rohit-bhargava

Would You Buy Underwear By Subscription?
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/would-you-buy-underwear-by-subscription.html

Recessions and Innovation are Funny Things
http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/wordpress/2010/10/recessions-and-innovation-are-funny-things/

3 Ways to Achieve Explosive Blog Growth
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-ways-to-achieve-explosive-blog-growth/

7 steps to starting a profitable online business
http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/strauss/2010-10-11-starting-online-business_N.htm

Heirs continue to deliver profit
http://www.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/Heirs+continue+deliver+profit/3654298/story.html
How pig manure can pave our streets—and a path to cleaner energy
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/road-hogs/8252

Noteworthy Financial Stories for October 12, 2010

Economy
Goldman Says U.S. to Skirt Recession With Fed’s Help
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJi7lXBGSi3U&pos=3

Credit Markets
Inflation-linked bonds show more concerns than Fed
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bond-market-more-worried-about-inflation-than-fed-2010-10-12?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Other
How good managers keep their workers smiling
http://smartblogs.com/workforce/2010/10/11/how-good-managers-keep-their-workers-smiling/

What Amazon Fears Most: Diapers
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_42/b4199062749187.htm

The Next Level
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2010/10/18/101018ta_talk_surowiecki

A radical pessimist's guide to the next 10 years
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-radical-pessimists-guide-to-the-next-10-years/article1750609/page1/

Hoist grows as anti-hangover drink
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101010/BIZ01/10100307/1169/NEWS0108/Hoist-grows-as-anti-hangover-drink

The dangers of getting comfortable
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/start/mark-evans/the-dangers-of-getting-comfortable/article1749214/

New Market: Small Businesses Find Success Taking it to the Street
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/street-fairs-flea-markets-boosting-small-businesses-0607/

Peter Drucker and A.G. Lafley Want You to Be Curious
http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hbreditors/2010/10/what_will_you_be_curious_about.html

Forget the job market: Workers buy or start a business
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-new-business-decision-20101008,0,2344445.story

Food Trucks
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/food-truck-envy-should-you-jump-on-this-hot-food-trend-elaine-pofeldt

3 Deadly Sins of Building Business Relationships
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/building-business-relationships.html

Best Business Stories for Oct 11, 2010

1M-3M Volatility Term Structure Plunges To Steepest In Years (VIX/VXV)
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/1m-3m-volatility-term-structure-plunges-steepest-years-vixvxv

Fed Frontrunning Update: The 5-7 Year Space Gives Best Returns As The Fed Prepares To Run Out Of Treasurys To Buy
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/fed-frontrunning-update-5-7-year-space-gives-best-returns-fed-prepares-run-out-treasurys-buy

Long Term Stock Market Cycle: Where Are We Now?
http://www.marketfolly.com/2010/10/long-term-stock-market-cycle-where-are.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MarketFolly+%28Market+Folly%29#ixzz1264BDZ4W

Sentiment Overview: Week Of October 8th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-october-8th-2010-4817.html

Incubators Heat Up Chances of Small Business Survival
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/incubators-increase-small-business-success-0594/

S.B.A. Makes Small Businesses Bigger (the Easy Way)
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/s-b-a-makes-small-businesses-bigger-the-easy-way/?ref=smallbusiness

Small Business Development Centers
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/small-business-development-centers-anne-field

Investor safe haven or bubble about to burst?
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/08/markets/bondcenter/corporate_bonds/index.htm

Investors, Fleeing Low Yields, Rush Into Emerging Markets
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39576120

Good C.E.O.’s Are Insecure (and Know It)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/business/10corner.html?_r=1

Household net worth climbing: Cleveland Fed
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/10/08/household-net-worth-climbing-cleveland-fed

The Right Way to Do a Marketing Blitz
http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/the-right-way-to-do-a-marketing-blitz/2445?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river

Confessions of an SEO Copywriter
http://seosage.org/featured/confessions-of-an-seo-copywriter/

Bob Burg’s 10 Networking Questions That Work Every Time
http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2010/10/07/bob-burgs-ten-networking-questions-that-work-every-time/

Noteworthy Business Stories for Oct 7, 2010

Real Estate
JPMorgan Leads CMBS Sale as Offerings Revive: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=alBaIGnQosSI

CRE Values Bouncing Hard Along the Bottom
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=E057894937D45D7A4AB74C60275AE3E2&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Follow the Money: Another $6.9 Billion Pours into Real Estate Investors' Coffers http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=2404FF596F9252E91FD0110D7A2641BC&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Analysts See Demand for Multifamily Strengthening Through 2011
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=74FAA7B8699C6FD04745E558D82D32D2&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Green Street: Commercial Property Values Up 30% Over 2009
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/10/06/green-street-commercial-property-values-up-30-over-2009/

Consumer Deleveraging = Commercial Real Estate Collapse
http://seekingalpha.com/article/228922-consumer-deleveraging-commercial-real-estate-collapse?source=feed

REIT Performance
http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2010/10/commercial-real-estate-sector-breakout.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VixAndMore+%28VIX+and+More%29

Economy
Real Time Probabilities of Recession Above 20% Second Consecutive Month
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/10/real-time-probabilities-of-recession.html


Monetary Versus Fiscal
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/monetary-versus-fiscal/

Austan Goolsbee says we'll need to grow, not tax or cut, our way to fiscal sustainability
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/10/austan_goolsbee_on_the_bush_ta.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Forecast gloomy for local economies dealing with recession, report finds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100603206.html

The Federal Reserve’s Relevance Test
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stiglitz130/English?wpisrc=nl_wonk


Banking
Recovery "subpar," BNY Mellon economist says
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2010/10/04/daily23.html




Equity Market
U.S. companies buy back stock in droves as they hold record levels of cash
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100606772.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Buy Sell Climax Ratio Returns From Bullish To Neutral
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/buy-sell-climax-ratio-returns-from-bullish-to-neutral-4822.html


Hussman calls for 10-Year S&P 500 Total Return in the Low 5% Area; Thoughts on Risk Management
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/10/hussman-calls-for-10-year-s-500-total.html





Credit Markets
Six “safety-first” rules for bond investing
http://www.thestockadvisors.com/Main-Section/Six-safety-first-rules-for-bond-investing.html


Sentiment/Options
vectors of contagion
http://researchpuzzle.com/blog/2010/10/06/vectors-of-contagion/


Alternative Investments

A case for taking some risk again
https://guidance.fidelity.com/viewpoints/case-for-risk

The VC Market: An Adaptive System
http://informationarbitrage.com/post/1260655542/the-vc-market-an-adaptive-system

Gold Hits Our $1350 Target; Now What?
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/gold-hits-our-1350-target-now-what/

Asset Correlation: Gold, Bonds, Yen Provide Diversification
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/asset-correlation-gold-bonds-yen-provide-diversification-4824.html

All-Time Best-Performing VC Funds -- All 1995-1998, All the Time
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/10/all-time_best-p.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InfectiousGreed+%28Paul+Kedrosky%27s+Infectious+Greed%29


Other
Innovation Failure
http://innovationandgrowth.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/innovation-failure/


China Poised to Lead World in Patent Filings
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/china-poised-to-lead-world-in-patent-filings/

Slim Odds for Inventors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703843804575533983734723548.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

6 ways to make your whole company more creative
http://gmj.gallup.com/content/143282/Creating-Culture-Innovation.aspx

Bringing in a Pro to Value Your Business: The Questions You Must Ask
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/bringing-in-a-pro-to-value-your-business-the-questions-you-must-ask-thursday-bram

3 Keys to Success: Tenacity, Optimism and Flexibility
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-keys-to-success-tenacity-optimism-and-flexibility-marcy-shinder

How to Stay Relevant in a Constantly Evolving Industry
http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/how-to-stay-relevant-in-a-constantly-evolving-industry/2390

Building An Online Community: How To Start From 0 Members
http://www.feverbee.com/2010/10/startinganonlinecommunity.html

John Kotter on Selling Your Vision
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/john-kotter-on-selling-your-vision.html

How to Find Out What Your Business Is Really Worth
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/how-to-value-your-business.html

Best Business Stories for Oct 6, 2010

Economy
Why it doesn't feel like a recovery
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/the-output-gap/index.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Fed Official Issues Call for Aggressive Action
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703843804575534043689519572.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Will America come to envy Japan's lost decade?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/10/will_america_come_to_envy_japa.html

IMF Details Threats To Financial Stability
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703726404575533781345933468.html

Premature Virtue
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/soros61/English

Bernanke Counters Fed Unity Doubt as Regional Chiefs Echo Views
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aKLfrjoBty8w



Banking
Fitch: Longstanding US Credit-Card Delinquencies At 23-Mo Low
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101005-708966.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Other
The Executive’s Blogging Dilemma
http://jasonseiden.com/the-executives-blogging-dilemma/

The Waning Days of Leadership
http://smartblogs.com/insights/2010/09/22/the-waning-days-of-leadership/

Can you become a better innovator? Olivia Fox says yes (and a video innovation)
http://scobleizer.com/2010/10/05/can-you-become-a-better-innovator/

Serendipitous Connections
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704631504575531790397679612.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Your Prospects Aren’t Responding to Your Emails? Maybe It’s Your Subject Line.
http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/marketing-advertising/15145052-1.html


A nine-step recipe for making change
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/grow/mark-healy/a-nine-step-recipe-for-making-change/article1742963/

Has your bank turned its back on you?
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/04/smallbusiness/companies_banks_borrowing.fortune/index.htm

Noteworthy Financial Stories for October 5, 2010

Real Estate
Cincinnati delinquency rate drops in September
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2010/10/cincinnati_delinquency_rate_drops_in_september.html?ana=e_du_pub



Economy
Bernanke warns of high budget deficits
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100407224.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Elizabeth Warren: TARP is not a victory yet
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43064.html#ixzz11USWYOc9

BOJ Pledges Near-Zero Rate Policy, Boosts Asset Buys
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aA8G0ktxoQ7o&pos=1

Treasury Sees 2010 Deficit at Nearly 10% of U.S. GDP
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aG2.ccQ3Ad84&pos=7


Banking
Banks Pile Into Safer Bets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703466104575530273745563564.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk


Equity Market
Analysis: Wall Street traders' payouts may drop
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69347U20101004


Propelling the Profit Comeback
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704523604575511864156149040.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Credit Markets
Debt Rules as Diamond Ascent Sees Kengeter Converge With Jain
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.dCjpn1eMTw

Other
Toronto startup cracks the electronic textbook
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/biz-categories-technology/toronto-startup-cracks-the-electronic-textbook/article1738648/

The Social Network That Gets Down to Business
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/technology/personaltech/30basics.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=technology

How to Improve Your Chances of Getting a Loan
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217382

Solve Problems By the Numbers
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/solve-problems-by-the-numbers-anne-field

Survey finds few workers take meals away from work space
http://www.lvrj.com/business/survey-finds-few-workers-take-meals-away-from-work-space-104201148.html

The Best and Worst Run States In America: A Survey of All Fifty
http://247wallst.com/2010/10/04/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-fifty/

Entrepreneurial Innovation in the U.S.: Strengths and Weaknesses
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/innovation/article/entrepreneurial-innovation-in-the-us-strengths-and-weaknesses-anita-campbell

Becoming a Notable Networker–Tips and Insights
http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2010/09/30/becoming-a-notable-networker-tips-and-insights/

Driving real results with YouTube: Questions for aimClear’s Marty Weintraub
http://smartblogs.com/socialmedia/2010/10/04/driving-real-results-with-youtube-questions-for-aimclears-marty-weintraub/

Noteworthy Financial Stories for October 4, 2010

Real Estate
Attention to Detail Charts Course at Invesco
http://www.reit.com/Articles/Rodriguez-No-Secrets-to-the-Success-at-Invesco-Just-Attention-to-Detail.aspx


Economy
Does fiscal austerity boost short-term growth? A new IMF paper thinks not
http://www.economist.com/node/17147618?story_id=17147618&fsrc=rss&wpisrc=nl_wonk

These Families Shop When Aid Arrives
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704029304575526120920214834.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Businessmen are contributing to the unemployment problem, writes Robert Shiller:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/economy/03view.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Rosenberg Says U.S. Economy May Shrink in Fourth Quarter
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auRNMLKx_CuY&pos=4

Yankees Scoop Biggest Market Share in 10 Years: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aT0HRrY7H0qE&pos=5

World Economy Decoupling From U.S. Returns as View
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aa8eX_wpHBS8&pos=10


Equity Market
S&P 500 Profits Cut for First Time in Year by Analysts
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQ5N2zflwgGo

Paulson and the Bulls Bounce Back
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704380504575530394039883672.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Trading Volumes Sink Even as Stocks Rally
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704380504575529983796910668.html

Credit Markets
Jumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of FaithJumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of Faith
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704029304575526190236105652.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Cheap Debt for Corporations Fails to Spur Economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/04borrow.html?_r=1&ref=business

Alternative Investments
LBO Firms Leave Backers in Lurch in Secondary Buyouts
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aSSAMzm6Sobc&pos=15

Green-Tech Investment Plummets
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/green-tech-investment-plummets/


Other
Unleashing the Power of Marketing
http://hbr.org/2010/10/unleashing-the-power-of-marketing/ar/1?referral=00134

Study: Most Efficient Organizations Grab Random Employees, Promote Them
http://www.fastcompany.com/1692585/study-organizations-are-most-efficient-if-they-promote-people-at-random

Social Media Marketing Worth Paying For
http://corp.americanexpress.com/gcs/insideedge/articles/social-media-marketing-worth-paying-for-tim-beyers.aspx

Preparing a Winning Loan Package
http://corp.americanexpress.com/gcs/insideedge/articles/preparing-winning-loan-package-elizabeth-wasserman.aspx?intsearchct=3f6a9c31eba614255019615b94fe18f1d

Which is Better for Your Business: Debt or Equity?
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/which-is-better-for-your-business-debt-or-equity-ken-kaufman

With social media, time is the new money
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/09/why-the-social-web-is-like-falling-in-love.html


When success makes you sad
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/opening-night-excitement-blues/?ref=smallbusiness

Burned Out? Even Entrepreneurs Need a Break
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/self-employed-small-business-owners-need-vacations-0579/

10 Mistakes That Start-Up Entrepreneurs Make
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467004575463460389523660.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

13 Branded Apps That Got it Right
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/13-branded-apps-that-got-it-right-sarah-kessler

Are Entrepreneurs Being Commoditized?
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=H460919989d907abc7f1b894b0de00886