links for 2009-12-30

Fidelity packages an offering of funds and analysis on the potential threat of inflation

Both the SunPower and First Solar potential solar-farm pipelines look good on paper. It's the timeline to completion, and the threat of permitting delays followed by appeals and environmental lawsuits, that loom large in terms of earnings per share projections.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the linchpins of the American housing market, continue to bedevil the U.S. financial system.

The Canadian unit is certainly ending 2009 on a strong note, firming against the U.S. currency while the euro and other major currencies wilted…Its ability to withstand the greenback's December rally reflects one of the basic underpinnings of Canadian dollar strength: because of their close trade ties, Canada is considered a beneficiary of a stronger economy in the U.S. With its strong link to commodities, buying the Canadian dollar has been seen as a play on global recovery.

The European Commission warns that public finances in half of the 16 euro-zone nations are at high risk of becoming unsustainable.