Noteworthy Financial Stories for March 8

Big bank oversight to stay with Fed
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f1b6822-2a2c-11df-b940-00144feabdc0.html

‘On the Edge’ Banks Facing Writedowns After FDIC Loan Auctions
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-08/-on-the-edge-banks-facing-writedowns-after-fdic-loan-auctions.html

Robertson: More deleverage is needed, some global investors say
http://www.reit.com/News/TopNewsStories/tabid/476/default.aspx?type=TNSD&ID=99

Analyst: Worst of Liquidity Crunch Likely Over
http://www.reit.com/tabid/477/News/default.aspx?type=E&ID=99

Graziano: "M&As, Trades Starting To Move"
http://www.reit.com/tabid/476/News/default.aspx?type=TNSD&ID=97

Papandreou Says Speculation May Fuel Spread of Crisis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a_iFwvoYMrUA&pos=3

S&P Rally Slowed by Fastest Cash Depletion Since 1991
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aUzn_mzqGl.8&pos=4

JPMorgan Top Hedge Fund, Pensions & Investments Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a8nS_bwsFvKg&pos=6

New Normal Becomes Old Normal as Exports Propel U.S. Recovery
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aD4bfK4chwcU&pos=10

The Best Way to Measure Company Performance
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=H153037b103417b10b9c32f8e20e3def8

Banks Show ‘Solid Support’ for Equity Gains: Technical Analysis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=ar8dxuW9eiUA

Company Debt Risk Falls to 7-Week Low on Greece: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=az7xTZ1wqe_8

Bob the Bull
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/08/168111/bob-the-bull/

Reasons to buy high yielders
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/08/168001/reasons-to-buy-high-yielders/

China tightening? Yeah right.
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/08/166971/china-tightening-yeah-right/

Real estate ETFs build from the ground up
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/real-estate-etfs-still-on-shaky-ground-2010-03-07?reflink=MW_news_stmp

20 Tips for Converting Digital Shopping Carts to Sales
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/20-tips-for-converting-digital-shopping-carts-to-sales-julie-rains

How to Decide What Blogs to Read (4 Steps)
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-to-decide-what-blogs-to-read-4-steps-trent-hamm

A plan to save commercial real estate
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/05/real_estate/commercial_real_estate.fortune/?section=magazines_fortune

Foreign Investors Move into Property Markets More and More
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/08/foreign-investors-move-into-property-markets-more-and-more/

Solutions aren't easy for underwater mortgages
http://www.freep.com/article/20100308/BUSINESS04/3080378/1017/Business/Solutions-arent-easy-for-underwater-mortgages


Why I'm Now Less Optimistic About Credit Crisis
http://seekingalpha.com/article/192519-why-i-m-now-less-optimistic-about-credit-crisis?source=feed

Small Caps Undervalued - Ford Equity Research
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/small-caps-undervalued-ford-equity-research-3745.html

Sentiment Overview: Week Of March 5th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-march-5th-2010-3704.html

Temp Hiring Still Leads NFP
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/03/temp-hiring-still-leads-nfp/

Are We in a Recovery?
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/are-we-recovery