TOP STORIES
Chinese inflation hits 16-month high – BBC
Financial Crisis Panel to Grill Greenspan – WSJ
U.S. bailout watchdog criticizes Treasury over GMAC – Reuters
‘Volcker rule’ may not hit Goldman stock, analyst says – MarketWatch
Economists see wasted crisis, urge reform financial reform – USA Today
U.S. budget deficit hit record $221 billion in February – LA Times
The Speech For Which We Have Been Waiting – HuffPost
Can California Declare Bankruptcy? – Slate

MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil firm above $82; China inflation spikes – Reuters
Gold steadies as lower price boosts buying – NineMSN
Why WaMu Stock Has Soared: It’s a ‘Cheap Lottery Ticket’ – CNBC
China wants to lord over gold and forex markets – Commodity Online
Goldman Deal-Maker Now Advocates Regulation – NY Times
10 Years of Boom and Bust – Tech Ticker

ECONOMY
Jobless Claims Declined to 462,000 – Bloomberg
State unemployment picture brightens – CNN/Money
Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks – Reuters
Job market creates reluctant retirees – MSN Money
Eleven quirky budget cuts – CNN/Money

INTERNATIONAL
New Strike Paralyzes Greece – NY Times
Real estate prices rise at record pace – China Daily
Brown Tries to Turn Double-Dip U.K. Threat to Benefit – Bloomberg
Japan growth revised downward, with deflation deeper – MarketWatch
Mexico’s Carlos Slim wrests world’s richest man title from Bill Gates – Telegraph
Europe moves to ban trading in credit default swaps – Washington Post
China tightens rules on land sales, payment ratios – MarketWatch
This time probably isn’t different – Economist

REAL ESTATE
The Subprime Lending Business Survives, Even Thrives – Time
Foreclosures drop for 2nd month in February: RealtyTrac – Reuters
Principal Writedowns and the Fake Stress Test – New Deal 2.0
Geithner urges reform on housing finance market – Reuters
Big Unfinished House Is in Foreclosure – Voice of San Diego

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Inside Alan Greenspan’s nightmare – Guardian
The big fees that banks charged to help Build America – LA Times
More Calls for Fed Governors Who Actually Saw Crisis Coming – Naked Capitalism
Why Geithner went on background – Salmon, Reuters

INTERESTING
The Census Goes Postal – HuffPost
Canada dignitaries feast on seal meat – Big Pond
The Value of Content SeekingAlpha Has Received For Free – World Beta
13 Crazy Earthquake Facts – LiveScience