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Rasheed Wallace Was Ejected After Playing Just 85 Seconds Today
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2012 21:44
Rasheed Wallace played for a minute and 25 seconds today before getting ejected from the game with two technical fouls. The first came when he pushed Luis Scola. His second came when he shouted "ball don't lie" when Scol...
Michael Wolff: The folly of Brits' free-press ire
USA Today - 2 Dec 2012 07:49
Michael Wolff: Why Brits ought to take joy rather than umbrage in its recent press abuses.
Jovan Belcher's Death, The Economics of Suicide, and Rationalizing the Irrational
Forbes - 2 Dec 2012 17:18The First Thing To Do Before You Start Anything New
Forbes - 2 Dec 2012 12:04John McAfee Plays Hide-and-Seek in Belize
The New York Times - 2 Dec 2012 01:25
Sought by the police in Belize as a “person of interest†in the investigation of a neighbor’s murder, the tech legend John McAfee has moved his noisy life underground.
Fed officials spar on effectiveness of current monetary policies
Reuters - 2 Dec 2012 00:57
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers sparred on Saturday over the U.S. central bank's unprecedented efforts to push down long-term borrowing costs, offering widely differing views on the effectiveness and cos...
How important is the fiscal cliff for investors? Hint: Not very
Washington Post - 2 Dec 2012 00:54
The “fiscal cliff†paranoia continues unabated. Apparently, it is the only thing that matters to the markets. Every twist and turn in the negotiations is crucial to the future of the republic! Whenever the me...
Occupy Wall Street? Just defund it.
Washington Post - 2 Dec 2012 00:08
A century ago, Louis Brandeis, a distinguished Boston lawyer who would later go on to the Supreme Court, wrote a series of articles in Harper’s Weekly denouncing what he called the “financial oligarchy�...
MetLife B-D chief leaves company
Investment News - 2 Dec 2012 13:01
The head of the large but quiet network of independent broker- dealers at MetLife Inc., John Brett, has left the giant insurer and been replaced and#x2014; for the time being, at least and#x2014; with another executive o...
Geithner predicts Republicans will accept higher tax rates
Reuters - 2 Dec 2012 16:59
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Republicans to offer a plan to increase revenues and cut government spending, and predicted they would agree to raise tax rates on the wealthiest to secu...
Greek Debt Is Focus of Another Euro Zone Finance Ministers Meeting
The New York Times - 2 Dec 2012 23:48
The finance ministers of 17 euro zone countries will meet in Brussels to examine Greece’s proposed response to a plan to unlock a long overdue bailout loan installment.
Two False Premises of the Wall Street Fantasyland
Forbes - 2 Dec 2012 23:39Diane Archer: The Big Debt Driver: Rising Health Care Costs, Not Medicare
The Huffington Post - 2 Dec 2012 23:11China PMI survey shows growth reviving, but uneven
Reuters - 2 Dec 2012 22:58
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy resumed momentum in November, but there are still signs of over-reliance on growth from the inefficient state sector, a series of purchasing managers' surveys shows.
More mannequins, less clutter at heart of JC Penney plan
Reuters - 2 Dec 2012 22:57
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More mannequins are on the floors of J.C. Penney stores. About 40,000 more.
Mark Sanchez Furiously Scribbles Down Notes After The Jets Score
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2012 22:53
Sanchez got benched and Greg McElroy came on the NFL field for the first time ever and led the Jets into the endzone. Here's a funny GIF of Sanchez taking notes after the touchdown via Big Lead Sports: Please follow Spor...
Greg McElroy Just Marched The Jets Down The Field For A Touchdown
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2012 22:32
Sanchez got benched, Greg McElroy went on the field for his first NFL appearance ever and marched the Jets down the field for a touchdown. The Jets lead 7-3 and Mark Sanchez must be worried. Here's McElroy's pass to Jeff...
Rumors: VMWare planning Cloud Foundry spinoff led by Paul Maritz
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2012 22:15
VMWare is planning to spin off Cloud Foundry and a number of its other products into a separate division owned by corporate parent EMC.
MARK SANCHEZ GOT BENCHED
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2012 22:13
Mark Sanchez just got benched after playing a terrible game today against the Arizona Cardinals. He's thrown 3 interceptions and has had only 10 completions. Greg McElroy is in for the Jets making his first NFL appearanc...
There's Another Half To Your Job
Business Insider - 2 Dec 2012 22:07
Corralling brilliant and creative individuals to work together as a team is incredibly difficult.  That’s why every successful company where people are both productive and happy feels a little magical.  The ...
Six secrets to unloading family money baggage
USA Today - 2 Dec 2012 13:00
Perhaps families should be models for managing money, but human flaws stand in the way.