Noteworthy Financial Stories for February 22

U.S. Commercial Property Index Rises 4.1% in December
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQhk75562R7Q&pos=7

Yellen Says U.S. Economy Will Perform Below Potential
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auitnaMTi3B4&pos=2

Poll: Economists see 'healthy' expansion under way
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Poll-Economists-see-healthy-apf-276308132.html?x=0

Bernanke's assessment of recovery could boost stock rally
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61I61T20100221

Real Estate Looks Risky, but Less So for Bargain Hunters
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/your-money/20wealth.html

Making All The REIT Moves
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=521708

Real estate investment trusts did well in 2009; what of '10?
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100222/COLUMNIST/2221021/2127?p=3&tc=pg

The Seven Triggers of Fascination
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/seven-triggers-of-fascination-matthew-e-may

Pros and Cons of Online Visitor Registration
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/pros-and-cons-of-online-visitor-registration-julie-rains

REITs Will Lead the Way in 2010
http://www.globest.com/news/1602_1602/newyork/183615-1.html

REITs Rally As Traders Eye Consolidation
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/18/sectors-homebuilders-reits-markets-equities-technology-marketnewsvideo.html

“Pretend and Extend” Coming to an End, Restructuring Specialist Says
http://www.reit.com/tabid/477/News/default.aspx?type=E&ID=93

Analysts warn of foreclosure crisis in commercial real estate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/18/AR2010021805904.html

How to Choose an Accountant for Your Small Business
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/how-to-choose-an-accountant-for-your-small-business-lynn-truong

Risky or Not, Lenders Slowly Opening Vaults to CRE Lending Again
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=86244EDB15CB2953AA8CE44CA71D3821

The worst is yet to come Commentary: What to expect from the commercial real estate crisis
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/more-gloom-ahead-in-commercial-real-estate-2010-02-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp

6 Tips For Presenting To A Tough Audience
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/6-tips-for-presenting-to-a-tough-audience-scott-belsky

Commercial Real Estate Apocalypse in 2011-2012
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/02/commercial-real-estate-apocalypse-in.html

MBA sees 'beginning of the end' for foreclosure crisis
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-10761604-13872&KPLT=4

Friday's Bank Stocks: Prospect of higher rates lifts trust banks
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-10763088-11314&KPLT=4

China New Village Makes Chanos See Dubai 1,000 Times
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=azXVqyY6O8cQ

Euro Worst to Come as Greece Hammerlocks ECB on Rates
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJH85thPQQv0&pos=1

Emerging-Market Stocks, Won Rally on U.S. Interest-Rate Outlook
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aXo7VPuVZHFA&pos=2

Gridlock Is Good for Bernanke Dollar in Fight Over Rate Audits
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=adW1eVcUJM4I&pos=4

Japan Hoarding Treasuries Counters Retreat by China
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aUaFf71VVrR4&pos=7

Bacon Bullish on Oil, Tepper on Airlines Signal Gains
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aJa6Cwbj0ZEo&pos=15

The Mark of a Great Leader
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=H6ec7ab4d18008e4be8fbd1b7c92c09c2

‘Next Greece’ Search Is on as Hedge Funds Circle
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aPBaV.B6hdS4

S&P 500 Above 1,107 Cuts Chance of Declines: Technical Analysis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=axfTv4Tsbbo0

Loans Beat Bonds for First Time in Four Years: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aWoz2D_.h6mw

Treasury 10-Year Note Yield at Almost Six-Week High Before Sale
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aqLYST15YxHU

Rusal to Increase Aluminum Output as Demand Rebounds
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601012&sid=a5WnQJoxzNFY

CMBS then and now, and in 2006 to 2008
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/22/155156/cmbs-then-and-now-and-in-2006-to-2008/

The U.S. opts for the bailout hustle over the Swedish banking crisis response
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/02/the-u-s-opts-for-the-bailout-hustle-over-the-swedish-banking-crisis-response.html

China: No one home
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/47cfb09c-1f0f-11df-9584-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1

Some movement at the station
http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=8201

High-cost, low-return bank capital
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/02/17/high-cost-low-return-bank-capital/

How do you say speculators in Japanese?
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/02/22/155231/how-do-you-say-speculators-in-japanese/

Faber Expects Stocks to Fall This Year
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/02/faber-expects-stocks-to-fall-this-year/

Odds Favor Correction by Looking at SP500 Market Internals
http://blog.afraidtotrade.com/odds-favor-correction-by-looking-at-sp500-market-internals/
Presidential Spending: Expenditures by Year
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/02/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/

Visualizing The Black Hole Of State Revenues
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/visualizing-black-hole-state-revenues?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

Assessing Sentiment With Intermarket Correlations
http://traderfeed.blogspot.com/2010/02/assessing-sentiment-with-intermarket.html

“When b.s. baffles brains”
http://caracommunity.com/content/“when-bs-baffles-brains”

Yield Curve Steepest In History: Is The Meaning Different This Time?
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/02/yield-curve-steepest-in-history-is.html