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Frontrunning: May 12

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/12/2009 12:37 -0400

Was it a sucker's rally? (WSJ)
Stress testing Obama's facts (WSJ)
U.K. pub tenants held "hostage" as beer prices, rents increase (Bloomberg)
Citi using most of TARP capital to make loans (Reuters)
Ford selling new shares "in show of strength" (WSJ)
Paul Krugman says V-shaped recovery priced in by market, extremely unlikely (Bloomberg)
Advanta shuts down credit-card lending amid surging charge-offs (Bloomberg)
The real problem with credit cards: the cardholders (Time)
Bank of America to take Merrill public? (The Deal)
David Geffen offered to buy NYT stake at market, Falcone wanted premium (Reuters)
Curve watching beats room full of economic forecasters (Bloomberg)
Is the tailwind becoming a headwind? (Big Picture)
Bernanke says U.S. banks must test more to identify other risks (Bloomberg)
More on the smart/dumb money issue (Technical Take)