Noteworthy Financial Stories for May 24

Gold Is A Horrible Investment, Too, Says Prechter
http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-gold-is-a-horrible-investment-too-says-prechter-2010-5#ixzz0or28GC6O

12 Charts That Have Jim Chanos Grinning Madly
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-bust-charts-2010-5##ixzz0or2Nc3A8

Fannie, Freddie Fix Is a Federal Hot Potato
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704167704575258503544541716.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Flexible Risk Retention Provisions Stay in Senate Bill
http://www.globest.com/news/1667_1667/washington/185139-1.html

Market Volatility Returns to Add Pressure to Weekly Spreads
http://209.236.64.240/2010/05/21/market-volatility-returns-to-add-pressure-to-weekly-spreads/

Defaults on Apartment-Building Loans Set Record for U.S. Banks
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-24/defaults-on-apartment-building-loans-set-record-for-u-s-banks.html

For Office Market, It's All About Jobs
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704226004575262593743683942.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Shadow Inventory Could Reach 5.5m by 2011: Report
http://209.236.64.240/2010/05/21/shadow-inventory-could-reach-5-5m-by-2011-report/

Landlords See Record-High Retention Rates
http://multifamilyexecutive.com/occupancy-and-vacancy-rate/landlords-see-record-high-retention-rates.aspx

U.S. Stocks Decline on European Debt Concern; Apple Advances
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEbTm8JLyp9E&pos=1

U.S. Economy: Home Purchases, Inventories Increase
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a84RXbWryU4g&pos=3

Recovering Auto Sales May Spur Parts Deals, Drawing Ross, Icahn
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=ajvh9AB2buZM&pos=14

Defaults on Apartment-Building Loans Set Record for U.S. Banks
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a4Zv_XTPn6Eg&pos=15

Libor Shows Strain, Sales Dwindle, Spreads Soar: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a1vEjKrCfYVE


Strippers Declare Inflation Dead in Zero-Coupon Bonds
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a8zAyoW33gtQ

Gold Rising as Euro Weakens Spurs More Speculation
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a6f.XxAJB0Rc

Seven Hints for Selling Ideas
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=Hca25f7797cea4f3a424497a48e0b5cf2

Whitworth Says VIX Shows Equities ‘Not Out of Woods’ (Update1)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aM_cx0kT1kwo


Chart of the Week: The Flight to Safety
http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2010/05/chart-of-week-flight-to-safety-trade.html

The low-quality bond rally unwinds.
http://econompicdata.blogspot.com/2010/05/low-quality-rally-unwind.html

McClellan Oscillator – Starting to Turn? Was That The Bottom?
http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2010/05/21/mcclellan-oscillator-starting-to-turn-was-that-the-bottom/

S&P 500 and Sector Valuations
http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2010/5/24/sp-500-and-sector-valuations.html

Libor for Dollars Climbs Above 0.50% to Highest Since July 16
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aU7czmhGakBs

Goldman Sachs' VIP List: Stocks That Matter Most to Hedge Funds
http://www.marketfolly.com/2010/05/goldman-sachs-vip-list-stocks-that.html#ixzz0osjh02Cj

Ratings Agencies Still Broken
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/05/ratings-agencies-still-broken/

That receding, deflationary, resurfacing … M3 money supply
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/05/24/240286/that-receding-deflationary-resurfacing-m3-money-supply/

Nouriel Roubini: From Macroeconomic Visionary to Reflexive Crank
http://seekingalpha.com/article/206691-nouriel-roubini-from-macroeconomic-visionary-to-reflexive-crank?source=feed

Sentiment Overview: Week Of May 21st, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-may-21st-2010-4102.html

Bad Analogies, Herd Instinct, Confirmation Bias
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/05/bad-analogies-herd-instinct-confirmation-bias/

U.S., Greece, Spain Are in Debt Risk ‘Ring of Fire,’ Pimco Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=affx2YNyFQbY&pos=7