Noteworthy Financial Stories for February 8

Volcker: 'My soul will come back to haunt you' if financial reform is not passed
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-10674490-11061&KPLT=4

Home loan delinquency rate breaches 10% in December '09
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-10681020-13624&KPLT=4

MBA: Commercial, multifamily originations climb in Q4'09
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-10672975-12075&KPLT=4

S&P 500 Plunge Fails to Shake Gabelli on Technology
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aFQ2ZIdb9m_g&pos=2

Corporate Bond Spreads Rise Most Since November: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=axfuH3h4YJGc&pos=4

No Job Growth for Small Business Spurs Recovery Doubt
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=apZULWyXpqhE&pos=10

Overhaul’s Failure Will Ignite U.S. Health Industry Mergers
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aBiyYBTjExBI&pos=12

Weak Dollar Illusory as Correlated Trade Shows Gains
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aVbhDaStbA1Q

Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Aaa Debt Rating
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aDYv97KxyEtU

Buy Stock Now to Ride Second Stage of Bull Market
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aPkRyJG9weGQ

Bond Traders See Slim Pickings With Volcker Rule
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=ad7tnShOZkPs

Pimco’s El-Erian Favors Brazil’s Bonds, Chinese Yuan
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601083&sid=aCOeVAK9L1EE

Greenspan Sees ‘Slow’ Recovery, Is ‘Concerned’ If Stocks Drop
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601083&sid=aGyC9QDVG.vQ

Treasuries Drop as U.S. Prepares to Sell $81 Billion of Debt
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601015&sid=abykJAD.du9E

Quote du jour, G7 ostrich edition
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/08/144186/quote-du-jour-g7-ostrich-edition/

TrimTabs vs the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/08/144016/trimtabs-vs-the-bureau-of-labor-statistics-round-2/

Some surprisingly disappointing global metrics
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/08/143856/some-surprisingly-disappointing-global-metrics/

A different government view on CMBS
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/08/143926/a-different-government-view-on-cmbs/

Europe Risks Another Global Depression
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/08/143376/further-reading-452/

Mortgage Bankers Association “Walks Away” from HQ
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/02/mba-walksaway-from-hq/

Europe's Sovereign Disaster Makes U.S. Bonds Look Awesome
http://www.businessinsider.com/europes-sovereign-debt-disaster-is-great-news-for-americas-debt-binge-2010-2

Redirecting My Rating Agency Rage
http://business.theatlantic.com/2010/02/redirecting_my_rating_agency_rage.php

Sentiment Overview: Week Of February 5th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-february-5th-2010-3565.html

Investor Sentiment: Are We There Yet?
http://thetechnicaltakedotcom.blogspot.com/2010/02/investor-sentiment-are-we-there-yet.html

Speculators build record bets against euro
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0330ba78-149f-11df-9ea1-00144feab49a.html

US consumer credit uncrunched?
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/05/143296/us-consumer-credit-uncrunched/

Kass: Greed Might Get Good Again
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10675647/1/kass-greed-might-get-good-again.html

Five myths about how to create jobs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/05/AR2010020501445.html

Survey Shows Appetite for PE Real Estate Investment May Be Growing
http://www.reit.com/tabid/477/News/default.aspx?type=E&ID=91

A Broad U.S. Push to Ease Credit for Small Businesses
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/06/business/economy/06fed.html

The New Rules of Financial Management
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/the-new-rules-of-financial-management-mary-ann-fitzmaurice-reilly

Negotiating Your Next Sale: Finding the Best Compromise
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/negotiating-your-next-sale-finding-the-best-compromise-thursday-bram

9 Ways to Protect Your Pricing and Keep Your Customers
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/9-ways-to-protect-your-pricing-and-keep-your-customers-julie-rains

The Relativity of Fear in Options
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/options-relative-fear-vix-lag-bottom/2/5/2010/id/26741

Stop Freaking Out About The Deficit -- It's Just More Republican Scaremongering
http://www.businessinsider.com/stop-freaking-out-about-the-deficit-its-just-more-republican-scaremongering-2010-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+clusterstock+%28ClusterStock%29

Top 8 printable productivity forms
http://www.optedmagazine.com/2009/10/top-8-printable-productivity-forms/

All the Right Data
http://cfo.com/article.cfm/14473223/c_14473073

End of the Bond Secular Bull Market?
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/02/end-of-the-bond-secular-bull-market/

Back To Normal: Insider Selling Outpaces Buying By 58 To 1
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/back-normal-insider-selling-outpaces-buying-58-1?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

Get Used to Dow 10,000: Value Maven Predicts 10 More Years of Famine
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/420496/Get-Used-to-Dow-10%2C000%3A-Value-Maven-Predicts-10-More-Years-of-Famine