Here are seven (or so) links at 7AM Eastern.  Good luck out there today.

Europe

Italian bond yields continue to soar and the yield curve flattens.  (FT Alphaville, Money Game, WSJ, Reuters)

Italy on the brink.  (Robert Peston)

What happens if Berlusconi resigns.  (Big Picture)

The cost to save Europe:  5% of German GDP.  (Gavyn Davies)

Greece is but a sideshow at this point.  (Pragmatic Capitalism)

European equities are cheap and likely to get cheaper.  (FT Alphaville)

Week in review/preview

Investor time horizons are very different from that of (European) politicians.  (A Dash of Insight)

The economic schedule for the coming week.  (Calculated Risk)

Where markets stand at week-end.  (Global Macro Monitor, ibid)

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