* PE firms want deregulation of investments in the banking sector. The NY Times editorial board dissents.
* Silicon Valley: If we ignore China, will it go away?
* Turnaround firms dodge falling knives (sub req.).
* Fred Wilson discusses venture fund economics: “I think getting 2x invested capital back is the absolute low end of acceptable performance in a venture fund and I sure hope and expect we can do better for our investors.” He also has done a follow-up post, which incorporates VC fund manager compensation (i.e., net returns vs. gross returns).
* Thinking about a second stimulus package.
* VC-backed bust: Social.fm
* A bull market in Bear books. Related: Barry takes a shot at Fox Biz.
* Blackstone Group opens an office in Beijing. Yeah, I also thought they had done that years ago.
* Just 143 shopping days left until Christmas. Perhaps you’ll spend some of those days waiting in line for an iPhone Nano.
* Questions for T. Boone Pickens
* Wallstrip on speculation: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/w/?v=aH53f0_ynTM]
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