As we wrap up yet another week of US stocks crawling higher (the 6th up week in a row for the S&P), our friends in the Northeast are battening down the hatches for another major storm. The Super Bowl blackout looks poised to be bumped to 2nd place in the “most talked-about blackout” category, and snowfall records are poised to be broken. If you’re among the unlucky folks snowed in this weekend (but lucky enough to have power), here are some weekend reads to get you through the storm:
- The Wasendorf home’s new owners (DesMoines Register)
- Analyst predicts higher cattle prices for 2013 (Inside Futures)
- When CBOT tried using Nintendo-style tech to upstage Globex (New York Times)
- Is this winter storm really named “Nemo?” Battle lines are drawn (Slate)
- If this is what a currency war looks like, then who wants peace? (Washington Post)
And just for fun:
- How to visit Chicago… like a Chicagoan [Warning: Contains some strong language] (Go Go Go)