All Targets Missed

Mercenary Links roundup for Monday, May 30th (below the jump).

05-30 Monday

Inspectors say Greece missed all fiscal targets: magazine | Reuters

Greece should restructure now. – Barrons.com

Greece set for severe bail-out conditions

Greeks vent anger at entire political class – Yahoo! News

Greece: Markets Fret About Euro ‘Slow-Motion Car Crash’ – CNBC

Germany Weighs Shift to End Impasse Over Greek Bailout – WSJ.com

Greek Contagion Danger Climbs – WSJ.com

US banks: big picture is not pretty

Mortgage Deal Leaves Bank Investors Guessing – WSJ.com

Pensions Leap Back Into Hedge Funds – WSJ.com

Funds Revive Agriculture Bets as Drought, Floods Hurt Crops, Demand Grows

May?s swoon disconcerts investors

Slowdown in Growth Is Becoming a Concern – WSJ.com

Why Are Investors Still Lining Up for Bonds? – NYTimes.com

Dollar Bears Cut Bets Most Since December – Bloomberg

New Zealand dollar hits record high

Talk of fresh Greece bail-out lifts euro

Euro: franc view of a troubled currency

Global macro: trading that is not for the timid

Avoiding Losses Is One of the Keys to Managing Money

Robert Rodriguez: We will have another crisis… – May. 17, 2011

Nervous investors demand bigger returns | Reuters

Apple at $500 and other predictions from a market bull – May. 27, 2011

Case-Shiller Index Expected to Show New Low in House Prices

Greenwich?s Priciest Homes Accumulate on the Market – Bloomberg

Oil Epicenter’s Sway on Prices Begins to Slip – WSJ.com

Oil in Shale Sets Off a Boom in Texas – NYTimes.com

Weather Hinders U.S. Wheat Plantings – WSJ.com

Peak coffee: A cup of trouble – The Globe and Mail

In Japan, a Culture That Promotes Nuclear Dependency – NYTimes.com

Japan Risks Chernobyl-Like ?Dead Zone? as Fukushima Soil Radiation Soars

Germany to Forsake Its Nuclear Reactors – WSJ.com

Germany to scrap nuclear power by 2022

New York Start-Ups Ride Tech Boom – WSJ.com

China?s Economy Slows, but Threat of Inflation Still Looms – NYTimes.com

Japan recovery takes hold, but debt downgrade looms | Reuters

South Korea Probes Foreign Banks – WSJ.com

India’s Economy Grew 7.8 Percent in January-March Quarter

India economy grows at slowest pace in five quarters | Reuters

Russia Surprises With Rate Move – WSJ.com

Canada’s GDP Expands 3.9% – WSJ.com

German Retail Sales Rise – WSJ.com

French Consumer Spending Falls Sharply – WSJ.com

Utah Law Encourages Gold and Silver Coin Use – NYTimes.com

Panoramas of Joplin Before and After the Tornado – Interactive Feature

Earthquake caused boom in N.E. Philly – Philly.com

2011 Memorial Day in Tahoe: Shrinking beaches, snow-covered trails

Pentagon: Online Cyber Attacks Can Count as Acts of War – WSJ.com

Lockheed, PBS Join Roster of Hacking Victims – WSJ.com

Consumer PC sales growth declines for first time ever: iPad the culprit?

Are Our Lives Vanishing Into the Cloud? – Adam Silver – Life – The Atlantic

Clinton Gets Cold Reception in Pakistan – WSJ.com

Saudi Bid to Curb Iran Worries U.S. – WSJ.com

In Censorship Move, Iran Plans Its Own, Private Internet – WSJ.com

Islamists Seize Yemeni City, Stoking Fears – NYTimes.com

Al-Jazeera footage captures ‘western troops on the ground’ in Libya

Libya rebels running out of crude stocks

Goldman traded $1.3 billion in Libyan funds: report | Reuters

Drug Trade Flourishes in Spanish Port Town – NYTimes.com

800 tons of fish die, rot on Philippine fish farms – CTV News

The Optimism Bias – TIME

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