1. On the edge of the euro storm (Schumpeter)
While peripheral countries in the euro zone suffer from credit drought, and investors dump their government bonds, their non-euro cousins are braced for almost inevitable contagion. But not everywhere, writes Schumpeter.
2. Trafigura move tests Singapore’s fat-cat fatigue (Reuters)
Trafigura’s move to Singapore could test Singapore’s fat-cat fatigue, writes Wayne Arnold.
3. Italy’s new off balance sheet wheeze (Reuters)
Rome is in a bind, writes Neil Unmack.
4. Colour Blind (Schumpeter)
Image sensors at the heart of digital cameras are naturally colour-blind, writes Schumpeter.
5. Businesses more willing to use bribery and fraud, in one chart (Washington Post)
When we found out that Wal-Mart bribed officials in Mexico, it was a huge scandal, writes Suzy Khimm.