TOP STORIES
Unemployment rate unchanged as 36K jobs lost – AP
Dealing with fiscal deficits: Sharing the pain – Economist
Market Defies Fear of Real Estate Bubble in China – NY Times
EU Said to Develop Contingency Plans for Greek Rescue – Bloomberg
Germans to debt-ridden Greeks: Sell the Acropolis and a few islands – CSM
Senate reins in finance reform, works on compromise – USA Today
Citi CEO defends $45 billion TARP bailout – SF Gate
Sovereign-debt ratings: The grim rater – Economist

MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil rises towards $81; China signals stimulus – Reuters
Gold May Gain on Sovereign Debt Concern – BusinessWeek
U.S. Stock futures rise after upbeat jobs report – AP
There’s Something You Should Know About March 9th – CNBC
A Simple Reform Proposal from a Recovering Derivatives Trader – Naked Capitalism
Marc Faber asks Greek to buy gold – Commodity Online

ECONOMY
Payrolls Fell 36,000, Unemployment at 9.7% – Bloomberg
House passes $15 billion jobs bill -Washington Post
Placing Our Faith in Economic Oracles – HuffPost
Federal pay ahead of private industry – USA Today
Who’s creating US jobs? Mexicans – CSM

INTERNATIONAL
Greek PM seeks EU commitment – AP
Greece’s fiscal crisis: Now comes the pain – Economist
China’s premier plans further action on housing prices – MarketWatch
A claim of patriotism is the last refuge of a busted government – Telegraph
Papandreou and Merkel meet today over Greek debt – Guardian
Canada Freezes Spending to Be First in G-7 to Erase Deficit – Bloomberg
Politics and the pound: Sterling throws a wobbly – Economist
China’s investments in U.S. up sharply – LA Times

REAL ESTATE
Recovery? Yes, a Little – NY Times
The Future of Home-Price Appreciation – U.S. News
Mean Street: Don’t Be Brainwashed by the Housing Cult – WSJ
The Very Expensive Home Buyer Tax Credit – Calculated Risk

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Fed’s Evans sees monetary tightening “a ways away” – Reuters
Fed Presidents Say Rates Need to Be Low Early in U.S. Recovery – Bloomberg
Fannie, Freddie May Ask Banks to Eat $21 Billion of Sour Loans – Bloomberg
Stiglitz Says Federal Reserve System ‘Corrupt’ – HuffPost

INTERESTING
Is Antarctica Falling Apart? – LiveScience
Lake Forest secret millionaire donates fortune to college – Chicago Tribune
Man OK after steering wheel pops off while driving – AP
Yellow snow falls in Russia’s Far East – Ria Novasti