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Four reasons the housing recovery isn’t boosting the economy yet
blogs.wsj.com
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Sony may actually be considering Daniel Loeb's spin-off plan
preview.reutersnext.com
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Broker pitchbooks are exactly as sleazy as you expect them to be
buzzfeed.com
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Tax Arcana
Apple isn't the only one using effective tax avoidance strategies
bloomberg.com
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A law professor is taking on telecom monopolies
nytimes.com
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david carr:
RT @StevenLevy: When @carr2n writes about @scrawford you know it can't be bad. http://t.co/3XpfgM9aPi
Legalese
Legally, Goldman can't deny it misled an investor -- even though a court just threw out claims that it did (Got that?)
bloomberg.com
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Matt Levine: "Company that helped Goldman build terrible CDO loses lawsuit over the result"
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California sues JPMorgan Chase for flooding the courts with credit card debt cases
dealbook.nytimes.com
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Legalese
Was the BofA, MBIA settlement a true win-win?
newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com
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The Supreme Court under Roberts is the most business-friendly court since WWII
nytimes.com
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Minnesota Law Review: "How business fares in the Supreme Court"
Legalese
S&P's defense against lawsuits: Why would you listen to us anyway?
online.wsj.com
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Mick Weinstein:
just wow RT @nancefinance: New definition for Chutzpah: The S&P puffery defense. http://t.co/UUepfm3mRM $MHP
Legalese
AIG: Please don't let Hank Greenberg sue the government on our behalf
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Regulatory enforcement is a "positive thing... to a point"
rollingstone.com
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Matt Yglesias:
A triumph of mountain-out-of-molehill journalism from Taibbi here: http://t.co/YPn6EVR1
Legalese
How online retail was saved by shutting down the "shopping cart" patent
arstechnica.com
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azeem:
Score one against patent trolls. What about the lawyers who represent them? http://t.co/jwL72q5m
Legalese
AIG put a lot of thought into its obvious decision not to sue the government
dealbreaker.com
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Kevin Roose:
Wow. David Boies (lawyer suing the government over the AIG bailout) compared AIG to "the people of Hurricane Sandy." http://t.co/k4Vpdp7n
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5/22
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The full Fed Minutes
Oxpeckers
5/22
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Everyone secretly hates "Snow Fall"
New Normal
5/22
2 Sources
While life may feel more fluid, "America appears to be getting stuck in place"
It's Academic
5/22
2 Sources
Slick presentations make you overestimate how much you've learned
Bitcoin
5/22
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There is a "disturbing cultishness to the Bitcoin community... everyone is as bullish as can be"
EU Mess
5/22
Italy considers job sharing between older and younger workers
Energy
5/22
Why the structure of electric utilities is broken
JPMorgan
5/22
How Jamie Dimon kept control during the shareholder challenge
Great Captions
5/21
2 Sources
"Well-being of two hypothetical poodles over time"
Politicking
5/21
3 Sources
"Washington has all but abandoned efforts to help the economy recover faster"
Wonks
5/21
3 Sources
Why pre-tax income inequality matters
EU Mess
5/21
Mobile data is a luxury good in southern Europe
Energy
5/21
2 Sources
Transport by rail is reshaping the US energy industry
Good Questions
5/21
4 Sources
How many users does Tumblr really have?
Politicking
5/21
2 Sources
"Blame-shifting to amorphous systems and faceless 'lobbyists' weakens our understanding of what is really going on in financial reform"
Billionaire Whimsy
5/21
The US is leading the recovery in the private jet industry
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