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  1. In 2011 29% weighed over 200 lbs vs. 15% in 1990. But % who say they're overweight fell to 39% from 48% tinyurl.com/d4c95do 6:54 AM Dec 3rd via WSJ.com Mobile Reader
  2. Number of the Week: The Economics of Obesity tinyurl.com/d4c95do 6:10 AM Dec 3rd via WSJ.com Mobile Reader
  3. NY Fed to Release Its Surveys of Primary Dealers on.wsj.com/w0u81G 12:59 PM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  4. Fed's Rosengren: Employment Report 'Good News' Could Be Better on.wsj.com/u5AEKJ 11:52 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  5. Did Economy Really Create Nearly 500,000 Jobs in November? on.wsj.com/t4Eizb 11:43 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  6. Economists React: Something Good Stirring in the Economy? on.wsj.com/tQIAXe 8:35 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  7. Video: November Jobs Report on.wsj.com/vI3Idd 7:57 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  8. Fed's Plosser Worried About Rising Pressure on Central Banks to Monetize Debt on.wsj.com/tbgy15 7:43 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  9. See the full November BLS Report on Employment (pdf) on.wsj.com/uIeEj8 7:01 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  10. Why Did the Unemployment Rate Drop? on.wsj.com/vRZNxu 6:09 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  11. Vital Signs: Easing Inflation Expectations on.wsj.com/vv8Vgz 5:14 AM Dec 2nd via Tweet Button
  12. Fed's Bullard: Monetary Policy on Pause for Some Time on.wsj.com/sQpwRc 2:30 PM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  13. Fed Officials Fisher and Bullard Don't See Central Bank Cutting Discount Rate on.wsj.com/uaYPYs 1:46 PM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  14. Soros: World Financial System on Brink of Collapse on.wsj.com/rCPWyM 1:21 PM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  15. Secondary Sources: Contagion, Health-Care Jobs, Stress Tests on.wsj.com/tMS7Vu 10:34 AM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  16. Fed's Bullard: Europe Issues Will Continue 'For A Long Time' on.wsj.com/sshftb 8:24 AM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  17. World-Wide Factory Activity, by Country on.wsj.com/scGXNI Sortable chart shows U.S. as one of few bright spots on.wsj.com/t1nEkO 7:48 AM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  18. Consumer Moods Improve a Bit, RBC Survey Finds on.wsj.com/rFVtc7 7:12 AM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  19. Geithner: Will Fight Efforts To Block New Financial Regulations on.wsj.com/tAuckC 5:58 AM Dec 1st via Tweet Button
  20. Ten Years Later, Enron Looks Like a Cakewalk on.wsj.com/vJwWHn 3:30 PM Nov 30th via Tweet Button
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