Noteworthy Business Stories for Oct 7, 2010

Real Estate
JPMorgan Leads CMBS Sale as Offerings Revive: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=alBaIGnQosSI

CRE Values Bouncing Hard Along the Bottom
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=E057894937D45D7A4AB74C60275AE3E2&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Follow the Money: Another $6.9 Billion Pours into Real Estate Investors' Coffers http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=2404FF596F9252E91FD0110D7A2641BC&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Analysts See Demand for Multifamily Strengthening Through 2011
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=74FAA7B8699C6FD04745E558D82D32D2&ref=100&iid=201&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Green Street: Commercial Property Values Up 30% Over 2009
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/10/06/green-street-commercial-property-values-up-30-over-2009/

Consumer Deleveraging = Commercial Real Estate Collapse
http://seekingalpha.com/article/228922-consumer-deleveraging-commercial-real-estate-collapse?source=feed

REIT Performance
http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2010/10/commercial-real-estate-sector-breakout.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VixAndMore+%28VIX+and+More%29

Economy
Real Time Probabilities of Recession Above 20% Second Consecutive Month
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/10/real-time-probabilities-of-recession.html


Monetary Versus Fiscal
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/monetary-versus-fiscal/

Austan Goolsbee says we'll need to grow, not tax or cut, our way to fiscal sustainability
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/10/austan_goolsbee_on_the_bush_ta.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Forecast gloomy for local economies dealing with recession, report finds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100603206.html

The Federal Reserve’s Relevance Test
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stiglitz130/English?wpisrc=nl_wonk


Banking
Recovery "subpar," BNY Mellon economist says
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2010/10/04/daily23.html




Equity Market
U.S. companies buy back stock in droves as they hold record levels of cash
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100606772.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Buy Sell Climax Ratio Returns From Bullish To Neutral
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/buy-sell-climax-ratio-returns-from-bullish-to-neutral-4822.html


Hussman calls for 10-Year S&P 500 Total Return in the Low 5% Area; Thoughts on Risk Management
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/10/hussman-calls-for-10-year-s-500-total.html





Credit Markets
Six “safety-first” rules for bond investing
http://www.thestockadvisors.com/Main-Section/Six-safety-first-rules-for-bond-investing.html


Sentiment/Options
vectors of contagion
http://researchpuzzle.com/blog/2010/10/06/vectors-of-contagion/


Alternative Investments

A case for taking some risk again
https://guidance.fidelity.com/viewpoints/case-for-risk

The VC Market: An Adaptive System
http://informationarbitrage.com/post/1260655542/the-vc-market-an-adaptive-system

Gold Hits Our $1350 Target; Now What?
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/gold-hits-our-1350-target-now-what/

Asset Correlation: Gold, Bonds, Yen Provide Diversification
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/asset-correlation-gold-bonds-yen-provide-diversification-4824.html

All-Time Best-Performing VC Funds -- All 1995-1998, All the Time
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/10/all-time_best-p.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InfectiousGreed+%28Paul+Kedrosky%27s+Infectious+Greed%29


Other
Innovation Failure
http://innovationandgrowth.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/innovation-failure/


China Poised to Lead World in Patent Filings
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/china-poised-to-lead-world-in-patent-filings/

Slim Odds for Inventors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703843804575533983734723548.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

6 ways to make your whole company more creative
http://gmj.gallup.com/content/143282/Creating-Culture-Innovation.aspx

Bringing in a Pro to Value Your Business: The Questions You Must Ask
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/bringing-in-a-pro-to-value-your-business-the-questions-you-must-ask-thursday-bram

3 Keys to Success: Tenacity, Optimism and Flexibility
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-keys-to-success-tenacity-optimism-and-flexibility-marcy-shinder

How to Stay Relevant in a Constantly Evolving Industry
http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/how-to-stay-relevant-in-a-constantly-evolving-industry/2390

Building An Online Community: How To Start From 0 Members
http://www.feverbee.com/2010/10/startinganonlinecommunity.html

John Kotter on Selling Your Vision
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/john-kotter-on-selling-your-vision.html

How to Find Out What Your Business Is Really Worth
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/how-to-value-your-business.html