Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill. HBR

Glenn Hubbard: The Romney Plan for Economic Recovery. WSJ

Berkshire Benefits As Buffett Wagers On U.S. Housing. Bloomberg

China Slowdown Forcing Discounting At Gome To McDonald’s. Bloomberg

Fareed Zakaria: Capitalism, not culture, drives economiesWashington Post

 

Bernanke considers his next moveBusinessweek  See also: US unemployment is above target and inflation is below target, and the Fed is doing nothing. What? The Atlantic

Toying with the Immutable Laws of Finance. Boston Review

Why Do We Keep Swooning Over Failed Bankers? Propublica

$FB: Retail Investors Repeating the Muppet Mistakes of the Past. Dealbook

Indian Conglomerate Buys New York’s Plaza HotelNYTimes

Charest unveils plan to create 250,000 jobs in Quebec (Resources/Plan Nord). Globe and Mail See Also: Charest begins campaign with an edge over splintered, mediocre opposition. Conrad Black

Kudos to Kinross for its candor in CEO dismissal. Globe and Mail

Pictures: Mining in Bolivia is a Devil's Bargain. CNN  HT MM

Map of Major Mines in EuropeJack Caldwell

Empty Nest: Beijing's Olympic Stadium Is a Vacant 'Museum Piece'. The Atlantic

Shut up and listen. Success

On Touch Screens, Rest Your Finger by Using a Stylus. NYTimes  A good friend recommends the $25 Cosmonaut.

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