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Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Gold is useful because it is useless (FirstPost)

US S&P 500 are back at 5 year high (ET)

India wastes 21 Million tonnes of wheat every year (FE)

Soon , Nifty futures on Osaka exchange (BS)

Govt may broaden scope of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme (Mint)

Of Kingfisher and Mallya’s pot of gold (CapitalMind)

Howard Marks Memo to investors (OakTreeCapital)

Louis Dreyfus says China is manipulating the cotton market (Climateer)

Examining Ben Graham’s record:Skill or luck ? (Greenbackd)

What effect does living frugally play in the success of a trader? (SMB)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

LIC hikes Infosys stake by over 2% (BusinessLine)

Why it is a good time to lock your money in fixed deposits (Firstpost)

No takers for Capt.Gopinath’s Simply Fly plan (ET)

SEBI to introduce safety net for IPO investors (Mint)

Will course correction help Fortis Healthcare? (BS)

No friendship with barbarians (MediaCrooks)

Avoid paying taxes the Warren Buffett way (SeekingAlpha)

Five Brutal Years teach investors to sit tight (BusinessWeek)

The future according to Google’s Larry Page (CNNMoney)

A word about portfolio rebalancing (BigPicture)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Pakistan troops slit the throats of two Indian soldiers (Firstpost)

Nokia India suspected of 2500-3000 Crore tax default (BusinessLine)

Fight over restaurant bill erupts into riot (NYTimes)

Cold wave triggers sharp rise in vegetable prices (ET)

SEBI to pass final order on Reliance insider trading (Mint)

McDonald’s seeks higher royalty from Indian arm (BS)

Lending money to friends (Subramoney)

Quant hedge funds had a rough 2012 (Bloomberg)

AIG’s directors will spend tomorrow pretending they will sue the government (Dealbreaker)

How the Rothschilds built a fortune that lasted for centuries (BusinessInsider)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

IT firms go slow on hiring, salary hikes (BusinessLine)

Tax shock for India Inc (ET)

Arun Maira warns of sub 5% economic growth (FE)

The export of Indian financial markets is going undetected (Mint)

SBI RGESS fund review (OneMint)

Zombie nation (DailyReckoning)

The fifth horseman:Samsung (TechCrunch)

What does David Sokol have to say about Warren Buffett (Dealbreaker)

Why investors love emerging market junk bonds (Quartz)

Whodunit:Mafatlal’s paintings worth crores replaced with fakes (MumbaiMirror)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

NSE refuses to pay for freak trade by Emkay Global (ET)

UP cane growers forced to sell below SAP (Businessline)

Sahara must explain where it got the money for London hotel purchase (Firstpost)

The economy is bottoming out (Mint)

Tax free bonds may get the axe (BS)

The rise of high end finance work in India (AjayShah)

Why Warren Buffett keeps buying Wells Fargo (GuruFocus)

Patriots and Psychopaths (Mediacrooks)

Should this trader make a comeback? (SMBTraining)

Why potash prices have crashed (Quartz)

Turkey offers two options for people with nothing nice to say about its markets (Dealbreaker)