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Markets react to the Sendai disaster.  (FT Alphaville, beyondbrics, Pragmatic Capitalism)

The ongoing economic effects of the Sendai quake.  (NYTimes, WSJ, Bloomberg, Mad Hedge Fund Trader)

Will Japan default?  Likely not.  (Money Game also FT Alphaville)

Warren Buffett keeps on buying.  Today chemicals maker Lubrizol (LZ).  (Bloomberg)

Markets are sorting the wheat from the chaff.  (The Reformed Broker)

A  summary of the economic week that was.  (Calculated Risk, Gavyn Davies)

Adjusting to higher energy prices and the week ahead. (A Dash of Insight, Calculated Risk)

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