Housing

Four reasons the housing recovery isn’t boosting the economy yet

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Sony may actually be considering Daniel Loeb's spin-off plan

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Broker pitchbooks are exactly as sleazy as you expect them to be

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Tax Arcana

Apple isn't the only one using effective tax avoidance strategies

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Buzz Bissinger spent $587,412.97 on clothes in three years

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Andrew Goldman: Publishing apparently not dead yet: Buzz Bissinger spent $587,413 on Gucci wardrobe in last two years. http://t.co/OYwQS5Z9YT h/t @moorehn
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The rise of "zombie" private equity funds -- those that have no hope of a positive return

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Abnormal Returns: Friday links: terrible investors
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Grapefruit juice can cause deadly drug interactions

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The NFL has a 225 percent injury rate

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: The NFL: NASCAR With Human Beings
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Alan Simpson demands America's youth solve the national debt, attempts Gangnam Style

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Cate Long: This is not the last we will hear from Alan Simpson either... "@IvanTheK: The Can Kicks Back. Simpson goes Gangnam: http://t.co/DiSu9vhD
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US surgeons operate on the wrong body part as often as 40 times a week

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Paul Ryan thinks the Federal Reserve shouldn't care about unemployment and instead focus only on inflation

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felix salmon: The effect of the dual mandate on inflation, in reality and in Paul Ryan's imagination. Excellent from @obsoletedogma: http://t.co/pz3h84rK
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11,000 new business books are published each year

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ben walsh: 11,000 new business books are published each year. #terrifying http://t.co/9bEY1gjz
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Bankruptcy-seeking San Bernardino has "no legitimate financial filings"

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Cate Long: Bankruptcy and fudged accounting in San Bernardino - #MuniLand http://t.co/yqfBqiAR