Alien threat to truffle delicacy BBC
Bletchley Park faces bleak future ZDnet
New Idea Could Solve Black Hole Information Mystery Space
Wildlife numbers plummet globally: WWF PhysOrg
US Gives Little To China Compared To Other Nations Culture of Life News. And don’t think the Chinese haven’t taken notice.
Credit Problems Spreading Beyond Mortgages: FDIC CNBC
High Frequency GDP Estimates Menzie Chinn, Econbrowser. Two sources that seek to estimate GDP on a monthly basis (versus the official quarterly releases) yield mixed readings.
Can central banks go broke? Willem Buiter
Antidote du jour:
That’s the best picture of an investment banker I’ve seen in some time.