Felix
CEOs' deficit manifesto is "gross self-interest masquerading as public statesmanship"
blogs.reuters.com
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Tax Arcana
Caribbean tax shelters suddenly shocked that they have crippling deficits
bloomberg.com
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Crime And/Or Punishment
Former Goldman director Rajat Gupta gets 2 years in prison for insider trading
dealbook.nytimes.com
Discussion
Startups
"What Silicon Valley still calls 'Disruption' has evolved into something very sinister indeed"
pandodaily.com
Discussion
Reuters
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"The government has criminalized whistle-blowingā€¯
bloomberg.com
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Small businesses created "essentially zero" jobs in August
washingtonpost.com
Discussion
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"The genetic health of the species is facing a serious threat" from older fathers
newyorker.com
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Ryan McCarthy:
"The genetic health of the species is facing a serious threat" from older fathers. Ugh. http://t.co/iPVqRglE
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America's middle class: now smaller, poorer and less optimistic
pewsocialtrends.org
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Lauren Young:
85% of middle-class adults say it's harder than it was a decade ago to maintain standard of living. http://t.co/N1jyXjJi
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69% of recent college grads in China earn less than migrant factory workers
professional.wsj.com
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Day trading is the hot new way (again) to boost retirement funds
latimes.com
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"An adjunct professor at a third-tier school hawking an overpriced get-rich-quick scheme with clever slogans? Don't miss this opportunity"
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"Every region of the world is experiencing some type of slowdown"
bonddad.blogspot.com
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No one is trading anymore -- blame "political risk"
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Obama administration's homeowner refinancing program helps big banks earn $12 billion
online.wsj.com
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Binyamin Appelbaum:
Gov't paying hefty ransoms to get big banks to take advantage of customers, which they used to do for free. http://t.co/QBa7bgGN
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NYC may be about to repeat Chicago's disastrous parking meter mistake
rollingstone.com
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jim impoco:
Why leasing NYC parking meters may not be such a great idea: http://t.co/uVdA6JKw via @rollingstone
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Austerity: good policy because it instills a sense of national purpose
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The River
Charts
8 hrs ago
There's one bit of economic data that's still in recession territory
The Greg Smith Files
9 hrs ago
Greg Smith shows off his mastery of Control+C
Your Daily Outrage
9 hrs ago
4 Sources
Mitt Romney used words used in private equity and venture capital
Rebuttals
10 hrs ago
Public pensions' "vital signs are strong"
Remuneration
10 hrs ago
1 Sources
Golden parachutes make acquisitions more likely
EU Mess
11 hrs ago
Europe's banks are still far too big, by the way
Wonks
10/25
3 Sources
The nature of UK austerity
Wonks
10/25
10 Sources
Rogoff: Why technology won't kill jobs
Cephalopods
10/25
1 Sources
Lloyd Blankfein: "Nobody can flagellate themselves as well as Goldman"
Wonks
10/25
1 Sources
"Debt-based systems are inherently inflexible and lead to crises"
Inefficient Markets
10/24
FactSet misinterprets facts
Defenestrations
10/24
White House quietly saying it will oust Fannie's regulator after election
Strangely existential
10/24
Behavioral economics suggests that your brain thinks of your future self as a stranger
Politicking
10/24
2 Sources
Obama knows his Reinhart & Rogoff: "Recessions that follow a financial crash...are not regular recessions"
Official Statements
10/24
1 Sources
Americans misunderstand how much time bankers spend reading to children
New Normal
10/24
2 Sources
Obesity is up in nearly every age group in the US over the last 4 years
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