Economics and Investing:

And Now, Here’s The First 11 State Pension Funds That Will Run Out Of Money. (Thanks to B.B. for the link.)

Reader Jonathan C. pointed us to this: Outraged Yet? What if Fed Buys Munis? (I suspect that the MOAB will end only at the point of national bankruptcy and collapse of the U.S. Dollar.)

Items from The Economatrix:

Stocks Flat as Wall Street Shrugs Off China Rate Move  

Oil Holds at $91 Per Barrel  

East Coast Blizzard Chills End of US Holiday Shopping Season  

Second Crisis Feared if Interest Rates Kept Low  

US Changes How It Measures Long-Term Unemployment  

Consumer Confidence Shows Surprise Drop In December  

Oil Prices Climb On US, European Weather Woes