Best Business Stories for Oct 18, 2010

Real Estate
Florida community feels ripple effects as paperwork issues stall foreclosures
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101703476.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

D.C. office rents top those in New York City
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101702501.html

Guest Post: Tranche Warfare
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2010/10/18/guest-post-tranche-warfare/


Economy
Dollar's Swoon Opens Doors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704049904575554593626930172.html

Can the Fed still rejuvenate the economy?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101702606.html


Bernanke: Fed prepared to act to boost economy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/15/AR2010101501819.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

The Nipponization of Ben Bernanke
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/the-nipponization-of-ben-bernanke/

Government reports smaller deficit
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43681.html


Banking

Small Banks Find Size Yields an Edge
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704300604575554392508700172.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Banks’ Ticking Expense Bomb
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/banking_capital_markets/Articles/2694554/Banks-Ticking-Expense-Bomb.html

Banks Face Mortgage Scrutiny as $49 Billion Vanishes
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ajZYt9g1f2es


Equity Market
Wall Street's Affair with Debt
http://www.iddmagazine.com/issues/2010_36/wall-street-debt-211518-1.html?partner=thestreet

Pension Funds Flee Stocks in Search of Less-Risky Bets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704540904575451793471885092.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Peak Earnings Versus Stock Peaks
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/peak-earnings-versus-stock-peaks/



Credit Markets
Memory of ’95 Treasuries Rally Spurs Debt Before Vote
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCxDO5zCvdYI&pos=6

Bondholders Lose to Shareowners in Ratings Peak: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNhjlIW3CWYc&pos=4

The 30/10 Spread Reaches All-Time High
http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2010/10/the-3010-spread-reaches-new-high.html

Sentiment/Options
Sentiment Overview: Week Of October 15th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-october-15th-2010-4848.html

More Investment Sentiment
http://thetechnicaltakedotcom.blogspot.com/2010/10/investor-sentiment-what-hasnt-been.html


Confessions of a Market Maker
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970203952604575552190237324972.html?mod=BOL_hps_dc

The Storm That Wasn't
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970204742304575546123472554394.html?mod=BOL_hps_dc

Using Options to Predict an Earnings Move
http://www.investorplace.com/20631/using-options-to-predict-an-earnings-move/?cp=stocktwits&cc=synd

Trying to Apply Eliott Waves On VIX
http://www.tradermood.com/post/2010/10/17/elliott-wave-and-vix-october-17th-2010.aspx


Alternative Investments
Clearing of Credit Default Swaps Gets CFTC, SEC Attention
http://www.securitiestechnologymonitor.com/news/cftc-sec-clearing-cds-credit-default-swaps-26249-1.html

The Fed's commodity bubble
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/15/the-fed%E2%80%99s-commodity-bubble/


Other
Rare and Foolish
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/opinion/18krugman.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

History’s Not Bunk, It’s a Business
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/history-business-not-bunk-0622/


A "no" from investors doesn't portend failure
http://www.startupcfo.ca/2010/10/no-its-not-you-its-me/

How to Find Your Online Community
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/how-to-find-your-online-community.html

How to Make Your Business Dream a Reality
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217422

Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich
http://mashable.com/2010/10/16/groupon-andrew-mason-turd/

5 Trends Uncovered at BlogWorld
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/10/business-trends-blogworld.html

The Four Capacities Every Great Leader Needs (and Very Few Have)
http://www.fastcompany.com/1695382/the-four-capacities-every-great-leader-needs-and-very-few-have?partner=rss

The Five W's of Marketing
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2010/sb20101015_585978.htm

How To Tell When A CEO Is Lying
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130544236

How Small Businesses Measure and Build Brand Equity
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-small-businesses-measure-and-build-brand-equity-katie-morell

9 Jobs with Low Unemployment
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2010/10/18/report-9-jobs-with-lowest-unemployment.html?ed=2010-10-18&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pap

Turning Business Owners Into Stars of Their Own Stories
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/business/smallbusiness/14sbiz.html?ex=1302667200&en=7347e1fadef0876f&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=BU-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M171b-ROS-1010-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click