From R-Squared comes an explanation of why oil did not break the 100 mark even though inventory fell. I did not understand the explanation until I read the last comment.

The Bank Of England is going to (has already?) lose a lot of taxpayer money.

From the New York Times comes an article about how insurance companies are shifting costs to homeowners.

Airbus is getting killed by the falling dollar even as its orders soar. It has the misfortune of selling its products in dollars even as it pays for its supplies in euros.