Weekend News 06 Aug

• Goldman's shift of Principal Strategies into Funds. (Bloomberg)
• A little Goldman CMBS fandango. (FT Alpha)
• Morgan Stanley spin off of hedge fund unit per FinReg. (FT Alpha)
  
• NY State hostility toward Natural Gas hydraulic fracturing. (FT Alpha)
• Corporate Political Contribution Graphic 1992-2008. (FT Alpha)
• Banking Cartels, War, and Warnings of James Madison. (Zerohedge)
• Fallout of the "Flash Crash." (Big Picture)
  
• Natural Gas. (Seeking Alpha)
• Natural Gas Investment Vehicles. (Seeking Alpha)
• China now largest energy consumer in world. (Seeking Alpha)