Noteworthy Financial Stories for September 23, 2010

Real Estate
The Recession Has Ended; Someone Should Send the Memo to Tenants
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=532CC0276FF4D1DD64D924A7DC590C2A&ref=100&iid=199&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4
Bank Watch: Banks Continue Shrinking CRE Balances and Avoid New Lending
http://www.costar.com/news/Article.aspx?id=9A0D5F350C28F32FF70AE8DFBC84C4E7

Atlanta: The death spiral
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2010/09/the_death_spiral.html?ana=e_du_pap


Economy
The Abysmal Track Record of Moody’s Mark Zandi
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/09/zandi/

Jack Bogle — The Failure of Capitalism, Double Dip Is a Reality
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39322197

Warren Buffett to CNBC: "We're Still In a Recession"
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39320992

The Chances Of A Double Dip
http://blogs.forbes.com/investor/2010/09/22/the-chances-of-a-double-dip/

Banking
Barclays's Diamond defends bank risk-taking
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE68L3BN20100922

Equity Market
Why Massive Offshore Cash Parking Means Companies Have Access To Only A Fraction Of The Record Cash Stash
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/why-massive-offshore-cash-parking-means-companies-have-access-only-fraction-record-cash-stas

Hindenburg sighted… on Bloomberg
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/09/23/351051/hindenburg-sighted-on-bloomberg/

The power of the long term
http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2010/09/real_returns_and_dividends

Marxism? Give me a break
http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2010/09/politics_regulation_financial_markets_and_inequality

Sentiment/Options
CBOE vs CDS
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/09/22/350136/cboe-vs-cds/

Alternative Investments
Yes Paul, venture capital is about returns
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/22/yes-paul-venture-capital-is-about-returns/

Other
Is Brand Awareness the Number-One Social Media Goal?
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/09/brand-awareness-social-media-goal.html

Search Marketing as a Core Local Business Strategy
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/search-marketing-as-a-core-local-business-strategy-john-jantsch

Accidental entrepreneur learns ABCs of success with tutoring business
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/19/AR2010091903512.html

Five Ways To Build A Virtual Company
http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/21/how-to-build-a-virtual-company-entrepreneurs-technology-small-biz-toolkit-10.html?boxes=entrepreneurschannelinentre

3 things to look for when choosing your co-founders
http://venturebeat.com/2010/09/21/3-things-to-look-for-when-choosing-your-co-founders/

Celebrating the Start-up Entrepreneur
http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/08/ray-chan-startup-quote-interview.html

CEO Evaluation 3.0
http://www.directorship.com/ceo-evaluation-daniels/

Schwab: Most Clients Follow Advisors Who Go Independent
http://www.financial-planning.com/news/schwab-independent-RIA-transition-client-2668861-1.html

Don't Innovate Italian Soccer Style
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/09/dont_innovate_italian_soccer_s.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29