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Chinese stocks are at multi-month highs.  (Money Game)

How far could oil and gold fall?  (Bespoke)

Mortgage REITS are on fire.  (WSJ)

Is it time to break up AT&T (T) again?  (24/7 Wall St.)

A look at a handful of calendar effects.  (Crossing Wall Street)

The hurdle for QE3 is high.  (Tim Duy)

Why do we so badly want higher housing prices?  (The Reformed Broker)

Why do guys with advanced degrees tell others to skip college altogether?  (TechCrunch also Business Insider)

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