Thanks for checking in with us for this early morning linkfest.  Good luck out there today.

Doug Kass on why to buy Japan now.  (TheStreet)

Eric Sprott still likes silver, just not the Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV).  (Globe and Mail also FT Alphaville)

If you always wanted to buy gold and silver at a discount, now’s your chance.  (Kid Dynamite)

The Nasdaq 100 rebalancing was a non-event for Apple (AAPL) stock.  (TechCrunch)

What is Dish Network (DISH) going to do with Blockbuster?  (Deal Journal)

ETF Securities is going public.  (Financial News via @izkminska)

A wave of household formation would help reduce the housing overstock.  (Calculated Risk, Modeled Behavior)

A call for a moratorium on the use of the term ‘black swan.’  (China Financial Markets)

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