Noteworthy Financial Stories for December 1

CRE
World’s Most Expensive Office Markets Get Cheaper on Job Cuts
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=ac3VGDkSkD7U&pos=11

Stock Market
Markets After Momentum Peaks
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/01/86206/markets-after-momentum-peaks

Post-Panic Recoveries
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/01/86196/post-panic-recoveries/

US Consumers Over Leveraged?
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/01/86186/false-idols-are-us-consumers-really-over-leveraged/

A Lookback at the US Bank Runs and Panics of 19th Century
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/01/86161/one-damn-panic-after-another/

Bonds
Pimco Says Investors to Sell Government Bonds on Record Sales
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=alrTksCTuUhQ



Hedge Funds
Hedge funds on track for best gains in 10 years
http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/d4akctcy79.html

Guest Article: A Quant Bubble? More Likely a Mental Bubble
http://www.hedgefund.net/publicnews/default.aspx?story=10654

Economy
Good Bye! The Reappointment Of Bernanke Is Too Much To Bear
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nassim-nicholas-taleb/good-bye-the-reappointmen_b_374576.html

Job Cuts Loom as Stimulus Fades
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703300504574568030523492914.html


Gold
Rosenberg: Gold Going to $2600 Thanks to China
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/382000/Rosenberg-Gold-Going-to-2600-Thanks-to-China?tickers=GLD,GDX,%5EHUI,ABX,NEM,GOLD,FCX&sec=topStories&pos=8&asset=&ccode=


John Paulson's Gold Fund: Betting Against the US Dollar
http://www.marketfolly.com/2009/11/john-paulsons-gold-fund-betting-against.html

Banks
Commercial Mortgage Defaults at U.S. Banks Reach 3.4%
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601206&sid=aaeiIiFNgSj0


Small Business
How to Connect
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-to-connect-john-jantsch

http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/the-art-of-the-list-guy-kawasaki

Sentiment
Citi: The Market Is Back In Panic Mode
http://www.businessinsider.com/citi-the-market-is-back-in-panic-mode-2009-12