“The question is not what you look at,” Thoreau wrote, “but what you see.”

Ritholtz’s rules of investing (part II). Washington Post

Blackstone Sees Payoff From London Projects Banks Shunned. Bloomberg

Qatar PM - Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images Qatar Looks Favorably on Glencore-Xstrata Deal, Premier Says. Bloomberg

Argonaut Gold to buy Prodigy Gold in share, cash deal. Reuters

That Blurry Line Between Makers and Takers. NYTimes

The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent. New York Times

Bill Gates, Annan Urge Leniency for Inside Trader Gupta. Businessweek

Steve Wynn Interview: ""I'll be damned if I want to have (Obama) lecture me about small business and jobs." CNBC

Not Exactly a Hermit: Henry David Thoreau. Humanities