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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"A Fox Business exclusive: the gold chocolate bar"
youtube.com
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"Google Glass: a cure for rogue traders"
americanbanker.com
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ben walsh:
The Onion, scooped by American Banker: "If banks want to reduce risks...the answer is simple: Google Glass" http://t.co/bYMmxPiUgS
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"Necropsy of Burned Dogs Yields Surprises"
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
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Nick Confessore:
RT @NYTMetro: Necropsy of Burned Dogs Yields Surprises http://t.co/5AniBlWRtp
WTF
A US hedge fund has seized an Argentine sailing ship to collect on old bonds
ftalphaville.ft.com
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Michael McDonough:
RT @FTAlphaville Some hedge fund managers walk onto an Arg navy ship… http://t.co/nIt93XgY *ship as a Wikipedia page http://t.co/zmU16wzF
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1,000+ Nigerian women stranded at the Saudi airport because they weren't accompanied by men
rawstory.com
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felix salmon:
Your daily WTF: 1,000+ Nigerian women stranded for fifth straight day at Saudi airport because -- guess. http://t.co/0Xo9Wy8n"
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Amazon is rife with fake authors selling plagiarized erotica
fastcompany.com
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Why Amazon is like the death star
WTF
Babies banned in first class
economist.com
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Rafat Ali:
Yay. RT @TheEconomist: Malaysian Airlines bans babies from first class flights. http://econ.st/izawV8
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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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