Monday Morning Links

MUST READS
Bailout talks to resume in Greece – BBC
Greece lets another deadline slip in bailout poker – Reuters
Greek Leaders Wrestle With Spending Cuts Demanded for Rescue – Bloomberg
A Few Thoughts on the Employment Situation – The Big Picture
Seasonal Factors & January’s Encouraging Labor Report – Capital Spectator
Larry Summers on the Labor Force Participation Rate – Bruce Krasting
Why the 8.3% jobless rate is phony and what it means for Obama – The American
Another Unemployment Rate Fairy Tale – Real Clear Markets
Cashless Society: BofA Refuses Cash for Mortgage Payment – Activist Post
The Big, Big Business of Super Bowl XLVI – Fiscal Times
Things Are Not O.K. – Krugman, NY Times
Wonder Dog – NY Magazine

MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil below $97 as traders eye Greece – AP
Gold slips on Greek bailout talks – Reuters
Kuwait: Oil may hit $160 amid tension – AFP
The End of Wall Street As They Knew It – NY Magazine
Stocks: All eyes on Greece – CNN/Money
Gas Boom Goes Bust – The Oil Drum
Stocks hmmm — gold maybe? – MarketWatch
Central Bank Demand Driving Gold Higher: CEO – CNBC
Gold prices may correct, but trend remains up – Commodity Online
Notes on Risk Management – Warts and All – Hussman Funds

ECONOMY/WORLD/HOUSING/BANKING
Economic conditions improving – Econbrowser
A Bleak Outlook for Long-Term Growth – NY Times
Hussman’s, ECRI’s recession warnings invalidated – Bonddad Blog
French socialists’ Latin revolt against Germany – Telegraph
China’s hard landing odds, updated – FT Alphaville
Yet Another Make-Or-Break Week For Europe – Dollar Collapse
A messy monetary policy suits the world just fine – Telegraph
IMF: China growth could halve if Europe crisis worsens – Reuters
A Lost Decade-Plus for San Diego Home Prices – Piggington
Foreclosure Deal Deadline Arrives as States Must Choose Whether to Sign On – Bloomberg
Apparently the Bank Transfer Day was about moving cash TO large banks – Sober Look
Another Experiment? – Fed Watch