Breakfast Briefing: Commercial real estate a flop, but REITs are hot

• GE, Comcast Deal Over NBC Universal Is Complete - cnbc
• Commercial real estate a flop, but REITs are hot - investmentnews
• Sales contracts soared in October - money.cnn

• Treasury Guidance on Short Sales - calculatedriskblog
• Gold and Silver Soar as Bank of Japan Commits $115 Billion to Combat Deflation - globaleconomicanalysis
• In Trump Bankruptcy, Foes and Friends - online.wsj

• Three Dumb Things Foreign Companies Do In China - forbes
• Stock futures point to higher opening - finance.yahoo
• Deep Thoughts From James Melcher Of Balestra Capital - Must Read - zerohedge

• A Difference in Sentiment - ritholtz
• European Unemployment Remains at 11 Year High - econompicdata
• ISM and Manufacturing Employment - calculatedriskblog

• Banks' Surging Cash Holdings Indicative Of Future Writedown Concerns - zerohedge
• Buy A Home, Get Free Can Of Food - consumerist
• Construction Spending Flat in October - calculatedriskblog

• MF Global Cancels $250 Million 10 Year Bond Offering Due To "Market Conditions" - zerohedge
• Bernanke's Done Deal Reconfirmation May Not Be A Done Deal After All - zerohedge
• Philly Fed's Plossner Is First Fed Member To Publicly Disagree With Bernanke - zerohedge