·         http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-21/it-time-european-minimum-wage

 

Good read on some of the misconceptions of banks: it’s not the speculation that is the big problem (via +IMF Survey Magazine on g+)

·         http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/02/the-real-problem-with-the-big-banks.html

 

A yes, Apple. According to this chart you buy 33% cash if you buy apple right now…

 

·         http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/2/21/cash-is-now-33-of-apples-market-cap.html

 

…and related to Apple, but more in general on analysts: research seems to suggest that analysts do not look at the calendar when making predictions… (via @Tilly_Kammeron)

·         http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/02/02/apple-14-week-quarter-analysts/

·         http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165410111000504

 

And I assume you are all aware that there is a Death Cross in Gold, right? As it turns out, it is not all that deadly for gold

·         http://www.businessinsider.com/death-cross-actually-bullish-for-gold-2013-2

 

Two days old, but still worth to take a look at it: frequency and distribution of cyber attacks

·         http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/02/daily-chart-12

 

For all those that think it is the hedgefunds that made lots of money in Greek debt: look at what the ECB reported!

·         http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c9a5a882-7c32-11e2-bf52-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2LXCMZETp

·         http://www.cnbc.com/id/100480935

 

The additional austerity needed for some of the peripheral European countries (last column)

·         http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-europe-needs-more-austerity-2013-2

 

Business leaders optimistic on economy according to the FT

·         http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/8da51180-7c3a-11e2-99f0-00144feabdc0.html

 

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