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Suze Orman is teaching a personal finance class at a for-profit college that loads students with debt
huffingtonpost.com
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Foreclosure-relief checks are bouncing
dealbook.nytimes.com
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Ryan McCarthy:
After a $9.3B national settlement, some government-issued homeowner relief checks are bouncing http://t.co/VTQ6VoG5ua
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A 25-year sentence for a nonviolent, first-time drug offender
theatlantic.com
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"Marijuana possession arrests are a scandal, like Love Canal and the Ford Pinto were scandals"
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Google decides it's cool to be evil, kills beloved product because it can
google.com
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"Anyone who thinks social media is a valid replacement for an RSS reader, leave the room now"
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Mitt Romney used words used in private equity and venture capital
buzzfeed.com
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Jason Linkins:
RT @mccarthyryanj: Oh no, Romney said words commonly used by private equity executives! The horror! http://t.co/X6ymeDmO
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"The existence of mass unemployment has stopped being something the economic powers that be even pretend to regard as a crisis."
nymag.com
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A "blatant example of corporate deceit": after $32 billion merger, new CEO ousted after one day on the job
dealbook.nytimes.com
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Merged Utility Companies’ “Common Strategic Vision For The Future” Lasts Five Days
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NYC considering banning Happy Hour, for some reason
nypost.com
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Gawker:
Department of Health Reportedly Considering a Ban on Happy Hour [Booze]
The River
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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