Assorted Link for June 24, 2011

                                        

1. EU reaffirms Greece support as crisis overshadows leaders' summit
2. Nick Clegg calls for public to get shares in bailed-out banks
3. Carlyle Pays $1.6 Billion for Aviva's RAC Unit
4. Republicans pull out of debt talks, demand Obama meet directly with GOP over taxes
5. Oil Move Helps Fuel Asia (WSJ)
6. Oil prices plunge as U.S., Europe tap strategic reserves
7. PRECIOUS-Gold gains after slide, sees worst week since May rout
8. IMF Urges Improved Sovereign Debt Mgmnt, Risk Mitigation Steps 
9. Russia May Face Debt Crisis Like Greece (said Sergei Ulatov)
10. Lenders’ reliance on ECB funding increases
11. As Greece Ponders Default, Lessons From Argentina
12. Federal Trade Commission Is Said Near a Move on Google
13. Dems call for removal of top banking regulator
14. Private funds to get public scrutiny — but family offices to get a pass
15. Emerging Global Rolls Out Sector ETFs