What We Read Today 21 February 2013

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The top of today’s reading list asks why gas is $4 a gallon …….. and the last two articles discuss the sudden drop in gold prices.

• Why is gas at $4.00 per gallon? (Gary Kamen, Futures)  Big money is driving up gasoline prices.

• Most Long-term Charts of DJIA Are Wrong (Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture)

• Technology and the Employment Challenge (Michael Spence, Project Syndicate)  See also Elliott Morss’ article on this topic.

• Visualizing Bob Farrell’s 10 Investing Rules (Lance Roberts, Streetalk Live, Advisor Perspectives dshort.com)  Lance Roberts is a Global Economic Intersection contributor.

• 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton will be returned to Mongolia (Chris Francescani and Reuters, The Washington Post)

• Sources: Hackers Vandalized Drudge Report For Last 15 Years (The Onion)

• Does Central Bank Independence Frustrate the Optimal Fiscal-Monetary Policy Mix in a Liquidity Trap? (Paul McCulley and Zoltan Pozsar, Global Interdependence Center’sSociety of Fellows)  A concise analysis of class warfare (among other things).  Hat tip to Roger Erickson.

• China to grow in 2013, not so much! (readthticker.com)

• The Great Gold Deception and Misdirection (Stewart Dougherty, 24h Gold)  A conspiracy theory that actually makes sense.  This appeared at GEI Discussion at LinkedIn.

• Time for Katie to Bar the Door in Gold? (Rick Ackerman, Rick’s Picks)