Noteworthy Financial Stories for March 22

Empty Promises
http://www.portfolio.com/companies-executives/2010/03/19/smart-investors-are-still-making-money-in-commercial-real-estate/

Dollar Stores, Fast Food to Add Space in 2010, Colliers Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601206&sid=a.vC3SSzE9QM

US hotel loan default rate may double by 2012-Fitch
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1821091520100318

Obama Pays More Than Buffett as U.S. Risks AAA Rating
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ayK1N3ffXarY&pos=2

U.S. Stocks Outlook Is ‘Quite Positive’ for Legg Mason’s Miller
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aVJpCki8q.pw&pos=5

Health-Care Fight Shifts to States, Agencies After House Vote
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aRojOZp3b81k&pos=8

U.S. Insurers Purchase Corporate Bonds in Market ‘Raining Gold’
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=anljLrBSc_D0&pos=11

Stocks, Crude Oil Fall on India Rate Increase, Growth Concerns
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=anGSaWoegedg

Asian Stocks Fall the Most in a Month on Concern Over Stimulus
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a5hdQm9fG944

Lipsky Says ‘Acute’ Debt Challenges Face Advanced Economies
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aa84GdC5eSN0

From Dust to Dollars: Creating Value from Underutilized Assets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=H6f94aa705ec4920897666766dea63ef6

Obama May Pay Price By Pushing ‘Political Chips’ on Health Care
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aZlifJFM7LsU

China Bubble Anxiety Doesn’t Mean Shun Stocks: John Dorfman
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=armqHLfXm_Es

Krugman Versus Roach Is Right Fight for Don King: William Pesek
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=a7HVhfHto.uk

MIT’s Johnson Says Too-Big-to-Fail Banks Will Spark New Crisis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=agtzzM.WMObI

Fate of Volcker Rule May Hinge on Dodd’s ‘Shall’ Becoming ‘May’
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=aBBbdRsIFC1k
Junk Bonds Selling at Briskest Pace Since 2007: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aX86gIC7aoJY

Dollar Rises on Global Debt Concern, Curbing High-Yield Demand
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601083&sid=acB96HkY3_VU

Whom do you trust more?
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/22/181886/whom-do-you-trust-more/

Is China on the verge of a commodities unwind?
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/22/181576/is-china-on-the-verge-of-a-commodities-unwind/

Morningstar buying rater of structured finance
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1913762020100319

Senior economist warns of ‘triple-dip’ threat
http://www.risk.net/credit/news/1597219/senior-economist-warns-triple-dip-threat

Greenspan versus Reality, Part 1
http://alephblog.com/2010/03/21/greenspan-versus-reality-part-1/

Is the Fed Normalizing Money Supply?
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/03/is-the-fed-normalizing-money-supply/

The bear: Dead or just sleeping?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/the-bear-market-dead-or-just-sleeping/article1497020/?cid=art-rail-economy

Sentiment's dark cloud
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sentiment-conditions-not-so-bullish-2010-03-22?siteid=

Home Prices Still Falling as Houses Continue to Sit on the Market
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/19/home-prices-still-falling-as-houses-continue-to-sit-on-the-market-altos/

Housing: Price-to-Rent Ratio
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/19/housing-price-to-rent-ratio/

What History Says About When the Fed Will Start Raising Rates
http://seekingalpha.com/article/194198-what-history-says-about-when-the-fed-will-start-raising-rates?

How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/03/how-a-new-jobless-era-will-transform-america/7919/?

The Debt Bubble: if it Happened to Them, it Can Happen to U.S.
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/17/the-debt-bubble-if-it-happened-to-them-it-can-happen-to-u-s/
China in Midst of ‘Greatest Bubble in History,’ Rickards Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aNZe4JWeV1aw

BRICs Rally Slows Amid Highest Valuations Since 1995
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aoGUac4n7T4s

PIMCO: End of mortgage buys form of tightening
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62F4Z320100316

Phoenix Meets the Wrong End of the Boom Cycle
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/realestate/commercial/17phoenix.html?ref=business

Still Time To Jump on the Distressed Office Boat
http://www.costar.com/news/Article.aspx?id=CD9DFFD0C4F0B7E2EA43C3C514FF9470

Loan Resolutions Hold Off Increasing Delinquencies - Temporarily at Least
http://www.costar.com/news/Article.aspx?id=F6661582EAFA6AD48609DE3B39C61AA3

Lehman Bros. Bankruptcy Offers Prime Example of How Not to Grow a CRE Portfolio
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=2CB40A22C4399D53933BC9A59979FBDF&ref=100&iid=173&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4