Like a rock.
Murph sends this on bank dividends and asks what banks can and can't do with bailout money (more on that to come).
Traci's still loving this Rebel Diaz video against the bailout.
David wants to make sure you see this item from Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, who writes, "[D]espite the big-sounding numbers, financial institutions are losing capital faster than governments are putting it in."
Tom, Angie, Deborah and Jennifer are wondering whether banks will use their capital injections to, you know, make loans.
James sends this link from Fleet Buzz — a fascinating look at the airline industry and the oil economy that commenters then steer in the direction of "Scooby Doo economics."
Aditya, David and Dorothy (among many others) send this report from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, "Facts and Myths about the Financial Crisis of 2008." Aditya wins the prize for including a link to the Cliffs Notes version over at the estimable blog Seeking Alpha.
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