Noteworthy Financial Stories for December 14

Economists Warn of Asset-Price Bubbles
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126074172673289729.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Citigroup to Repay $20 Billion of Government Bailout
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aRl1cyXWAXjs&pos=2

Treasury 2-Year Notes Are Losing Favor in Futures
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aO5JJRUqHGGU&pos=7

Eurosclerosis Is U.S. Diagnosis After Dodging Japan Stagnation
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=axaPYnuYlqbs&pos=10

Fastest Food Inflation Since Riots Means Milk Up 39%
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aBYSp0.XfXZs&pos=14

S&P 500 Rallying 11% Is Forecast of Top Strategists
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=afLRYI17ynXM

Mega merger Monday: Exxon in $41bn union with XTO Energy
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/14/111496/mega-merger-monday-exxon-in-41bn-merger-with-xto-energy/

Oil breaks
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/14/87721/oil-breaks/

Active Trader: Retracing Fibonacci's Steps
http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/stocks/active-trader-retracing-fibonaccis-steps/

10 lessons for investors from a dismal decade
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-lessons-for-investors-from-a-dismal-decade-2009-12-11

Bank Failures Tally
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/12/fdic-bank-failures/

Should the Fed be the nation's bubble fighter?
http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2009/12/should_the_fed_1.html

10 best stocks for 2010
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/pf/0912/gallery.best_stocks_2010.fortune/index.html

Hedge funds underperform in November, Many Investors bet Long on Gold
http://www.hedgetracker.com/article/Hedge-funds-underperform-in-November-Many-
Investors-bet-Long-on-Gold

Who Cares What The Dow Did Last Week?
http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/11/stocks-reits-funds-asset-allocation-personal-finance-bogleheads-view-ferri.html