Scandals
Is there a price-fixing scandal brewing in the oil market?
economist.com
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Deals
Tumblr, and its cool-kid status, may be worth $1 billion to Yahoo
allthingsd.com
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JPMorgan
"The current Chairman of J.P. Morgan should be run out of town on a rail"
epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com
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New Normal
Greek shipping magnates are not really feeling the whole economic depression thing
world.time.com
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Reuters
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Why coke cost a nickel for 70 years
npr.org
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Hobbit coins become legal tender in New Zealand
google.com
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RT @crampell: Hobbit coins to become legal tender in New Zealandn http://t.co/JB3EzRQw this is how you know the nerds have won
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Bitcoin's volatility has all but disappeared
arstechnica.com
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Here's something no one expected earlier this year: a massive drop in Bitcoin price volatility http://t.co/uL60NFOq http://t.co/3xPVUGAS
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Traders are maybe, possibly buying up Bitcoins
reuters.com
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"We sent in an informant to buy drugs. The dealer said, ‘I don’t have drugs, but I could sell you 15 bottles of Tide'"
thedaily.com
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"We sent in an informant to buy drugs. The dealer said, ‘I don’t have drugs, but I could sell you 15 bottles of Tide'" http://t.co/faxmUvBO
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Greeks turn to new barter currency as their economy implodes
nytimes.com
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Fiscally Speaking
5/17
CBO compares the Obama and congressional budget plans
Oxpeckers
5/17
4 Sources
"Sponsored Content Pretty Fucking Awesome"
The Fed
5/17
2 Sources
Why the US and Europe need a tad more inflation
New Normal
5/17
5 Sources
Why the housing market continues to disappoint: supply-side issues
Helpful Reiminders
5/17
2 Sources
Americans say a family of four needs nearly $60,000 per year to get by
Black market
5/17
Argentina is considering amnesty for those who launder money through its banks
Valuations
5/17
1 Sources
No one is sure if this mansion listed at $190 million is actually worth that much
Alpha
5/17
1 Sources
Bill Ackman is investing in a $90 million New York penthouse
TBTF
5/16
2 Sources
The idea that you can wind down a failing megabank in some orderly fashion is probably a myth
EU Mess
5/16
3 Sources
It's banks that are killing Europe, not simply austerity
EU Mess
5/16
3 Sources
Europe's Central Bank now even wronger on inflation
The Oracle
5/16
7 Sources
S&P has downgraded Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Growth Industries
5/16
4 Sources
The US government expects to make $51 billion from student loans this year
Fiscally Speaking
5/16
2 Sources
The CBO is still likely over-estimating future deficits
Oxpeckers
5/16
3 Sources
The New Yorker welcomes your anonymous leaks (but still won't publish your sonnets)
Housing
5/16
1 Sources
There may or may not be a housing bubble in places like Brooklyn and Menlo Park, CA
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