Breakfast Briefing: Law school professor advises underwater homeowners to walk away from mortgages

> Businesses Can Use Twitter to Predict Sales - online.wsj
> Ben Bernanke Pleads For His Job; My Response to Bernanke - globaleconomicanalysis
> Law school professor advises underwater homeowners to walk away from mortgages - globaleconomicanalysis

> US Shoppers Spent Less Over Black Friday - cnbc
> White House, Business Leaders Split on How to Create Jobs - online.wsj
> UAE central bank sets up liquidity fund for banks - marketwatch

> Expansion may be rickety as US joblessness mounts - forbes
> Words from the investment wise - ritholtz
> Dubai banks to get support from United Arab Emirates - money.cnn

> US Senator Opposes Fed Chief Bernanke Renomination - cnbc
> NRF: Number of Shoppers Up, Average Spending Down - calculatedriskblog
> Financials are winners as Asia recoups - marketwatch

> Asian Markets Rebound on Improving Sentiment Tied to Dubai - online.wsj
> More Dubai and Futures - calculatedriskblog
> Decline of the City (and) State - zerohedge

> Dollar retreats as Dubai concerns wane - money.cnn
> Harvard Risked Its Cash - ritholtz
> Japan Preparing To Launch Quantitative Easing; What Are Three Lost Decades Among Hyperdeflationary Friends - zerohedge