Europe looks like they might be working toward a solution, but most are skeptical of its staying power. Stocks were up and down and down some more, and no one seems comfortable with what lies around the corner. Will the Jobs bill get enough votes? What will Bernanke and the Jobs report tell us next week? And most importantly, what will we learn in Monday’s 3rd Quarter Asset Class Scoreboard? You’ll have to wait for the answers, and until then, here are some interesting reads to keep you occupied.

• Learning about “Contagion” from the 80s (no, not the movie) (ZeroHedge)
• Operation Twist anticipation bolsters bonds (WSJ)
• Smart thoughts on money, politics and more from the King of Investment Intellect (Reformed Broker)
• Regulations are not to blame for the “uncovery” (Washington Post)
• Debating the merits of a European “financial tax” (BBC)