Noteworthy Financial Stories for October 4, 2010

Real Estate
Attention to Detail Charts Course at Invesco
http://www.reit.com/Articles/Rodriguez-No-Secrets-to-the-Success-at-Invesco-Just-Attention-to-Detail.aspx


Economy
Does fiscal austerity boost short-term growth? A new IMF paper thinks not
http://www.economist.com/node/17147618?story_id=17147618&fsrc=rss&wpisrc=nl_wonk

These Families Shop When Aid Arrives
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704029304575526120920214834.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Businessmen are contributing to the unemployment problem, writes Robert Shiller:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/economy/03view.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Rosenberg Says U.S. Economy May Shrink in Fourth Quarter
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auRNMLKx_CuY&pos=4

Yankees Scoop Biggest Market Share in 10 Years: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aT0HRrY7H0qE&pos=5

World Economy Decoupling From U.S. Returns as View
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aa8eX_wpHBS8&pos=10


Equity Market
S&P 500 Profits Cut for First Time in Year by Analysts
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQ5N2zflwgGo

Paulson and the Bulls Bounce Back
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704380504575530394039883672.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Trading Volumes Sink Even as Stocks Rally
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704380504575529983796910668.html

Credit Markets
Jumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of FaithJumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of Faith
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704029304575526190236105652.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Cheap Debt for Corporations Fails to Spur Economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/04borrow.html?_r=1&ref=business

Alternative Investments
LBO Firms Leave Backers in Lurch in Secondary Buyouts
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aSSAMzm6Sobc&pos=15

Green-Tech Investment Plummets
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/green-tech-investment-plummets/


Other
Unleashing the Power of Marketing
http://hbr.org/2010/10/unleashing-the-power-of-marketing/ar/1?referral=00134

Study: Most Efficient Organizations Grab Random Employees, Promote Them
http://www.fastcompany.com/1692585/study-organizations-are-most-efficient-if-they-promote-people-at-random

Social Media Marketing Worth Paying For
http://corp.americanexpress.com/gcs/insideedge/articles/social-media-marketing-worth-paying-for-tim-beyers.aspx

Preparing a Winning Loan Package
http://corp.americanexpress.com/gcs/insideedge/articles/preparing-winning-loan-package-elizabeth-wasserman.aspx?intsearchct=3f6a9c31eba614255019615b94fe18f1d

Which is Better for Your Business: Debt or Equity?
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/which-is-better-for-your-business-debt-or-equity-ken-kaufman

With social media, time is the new money
http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/09/why-the-social-web-is-like-falling-in-love.html


When success makes you sad
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/opening-night-excitement-blues/?ref=smallbusiness

Burned Out? Even Entrepreneurs Need a Break
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/self-employed-small-business-owners-need-vacations-0579/

10 Mistakes That Start-Up Entrepreneurs Make
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467004575463460389523660.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

13 Branded Apps That Got it Right
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/13-branded-apps-that-got-it-right-sarah-kessler

Are Entrepreneurs Being Commoditized?
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=H460919989d907abc7f1b894b0de00886