Breakfast Briefing: Existing home sales jump, VCs see opportunity, estate tax, mortgage apps fall....

• The $75 Future Computer - forbes
• Sales of existing homes jumps 7.4% in November - Dec. 22, 2009 - money.cnn
• Venture Capitalists See Opportunity in 2010 - online.wsj
• Most Profitable Global Companies - ritholtz
• Shocker! Banks with Lobbying Ties to Pols Get Bailouts! - ritholtz

• Estate tax expiration gives rise to opportunities... and heart-wrenching decisions - investmentnews
• Obama meets with community bankers to urge lending - Dec. 22, 2009 - money.cnn
• In Housing Today, Cash is King - cnbc
• MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease Sharply - calculatedriskblog
• Fidelity eyes adding rivals' target date funds to its 401(k) mix - investmentnews

• Guest Post: Why the Federal Reserve's and Administration's Policies Will Not Work - zerohedge
• Citi Denies Theft Report, Says Accounts Are Safe - online.wsj
• After Record Lows, Mortgage Rates Headed Up in 2010 - cnbc
• Healy resigns post as NAIFA chief - investmentnews
• Sentiment picture rapidly improving for gold Mark Hulbert - marketwatch

• Market could gain 20 percent in 2010: Eisenstadt Outside the Box - marketwatch
• AIG To Remain In The Insurance Business - dealbreaker
• New Rules Require Lenders To Say Why They're Gouging You - consumerist
• Think Our Little Recession Was Bad? Check Out The Dark Ages - businessinsider
• JFK Delta Terminal A Living Hellhole, NYPD Required To Quell Crowds - consumerist