Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading

Sometimes it makes sense to buy a little time ... other times you have to play to win.

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• The 11 Most Fascinating Scientific Discoveries of 2012. (The Week)
• This Tiny Gizmo Could Be A Very Big Deal In 2013 - And Beyond. (ReadWrite)
• Flight Forecast. What Travelers Should Expect Next Year - Airlines Get an Upgrade. (WSJ)
• How Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You're a Terrorist. (TheAtlantic)
• Americans Are the Most Spied On People In World History. More Spying On Citizens than Stasi Did in  East Germany (BigPicture)

 

Trading Links:

• Wall Street's 2013 S&P 500 Target from 14 Equity Strategists. (BusinessInsider)
• CyberSecurity Firm Identifies a ‘Credible Threat’ to 30 U.S. Banks. (Washington Post)
• How The Brain Evaluates Risk. (MedicalNewsToday)
• Heirs of Mao’s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility. (Bloomberg)
• Obama Trades One U.S. Cliff for Another. Yes, the calamity was averted, but only at the expense of setting up a potentially worse showdown in two months. (FT)