EconomPics of the Week (New Years Edition)

Opinion
Happy 2009
Information Warfare and the Wall Street Journal's Demise
California: Too Big to Fail?
In Excel this is called a Circular Reference Error...

Music
Is the Album Dead?
Is the Album Dead (Part II)?

Returns
Equities: Another End of Month Rally
Harvard Endowment's Historical Returns
Equity Forecasts: Bullish and Highly Uncertain

Economic Data
ISM Manufacturing Below Expectations
Case-Shiller Price Index (October)
"Scariest Housing-Related Chart Ever"
Euro Approaching Parity with Pound Sterling
Real GDP Per Capita
Japanese Industrial Output Down to Levels Seen 5 Years Ago
The Emerging... 'Emerging Market' Crowd Out
Armageddon Index Crushed, but an Improved Outlook