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Sun October 21, 2007

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Wal-Mart looks to build smaller stores which can be placed closer to key demographic areas, such as inside trailer parks, NASCAR tracks source: msnbc.msn.com \| share:	(22)
		Some firms are finding it cheaper to send work to Hayseed, America rather than Mumbai, India source: latimes.com \| share:	(24)
		Hormel sues Campbell Soup on grounds of unfair competition and false advertising ... because Campbell describes one Chunky Soup product as a stew source: wftv.com \| share:	(20)

		Banks make 42% of their revenue gouging you with fees. Press "yes" if you accept this statement and your cash will be dispensed source: chicagotribune.com \| share:	(46)
		Food companies may have set excessively high prices when they sold their goods to the Army's primary food contractor. Chalk it up to the culinary-industrial complex source: online.wsj.com \| share:	(10)

Sat October 20, 2007

(Some Guy)	CEO of LifeLock Identity theft prevention... well.. the tag kinda says it source: techdirt.com \| share:	(35)
	Pimping out cubicles allows for more productive and friendly workers. With Rev. Smoothello G. Debaclous' "Pimp My Cubicle Kit" Goodness source: denverpost.com \| share:	(19)
	Verizon institutional investors say "Can you hear us now?" and demand they have more say over the pay packages of executives source: cnbc.com \| share:	(7)

	Canadian dollar now worth more than American dollar. Peso seen cocking its eyebrow source: theglobeandmail.com \| share:	(57)
	The thin line between recession and depression: Food, Shelter, or Gas? This farker opts for beer and a cardboard box source: cnn.com \| share:	(41)

Fri October 19, 2007

(Bloomberg)	Ten years after Michael Dell stated that Steve Jobs should just "shut down" Apple and give the money back to their stockholders, Apple's value has now exceeded Dell's source: quote.bloomberg.com \| share:	(92)
	♫ Buffett in news break / Sold off a big stake / All of those profits, drillin' for oil / In his assessment / Chinese investment / Overvalued, and fixin' to spoil / Wastin' away again in Darfur-itaville ♫ source: msnbc.msn.com \| share:	(18)
	Today's market meltdown is brought to you by the 20th anniversary of Black Monday source: marketwatch.com \| share:	(20)
(Boy Genius Report)	Motorola forced to make announcement that what appears to be a penis on the clock face of their phones is just three-dimensional shading. With pic of Motorola Penis source: boygeniusreport.com \| share:	(70)
	Xerox posts drop in 3rd-quarter profit source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(89)
	Xerox posts drop in 3rd-quarter profit source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(10)
	Xerox posts drop in 3rd-quarter profit source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(12)

Thu October 18, 2007

	Attractive employees earn more for the same work. Men also earn more for the same work. Ergo your boss is gay source: finance.yahoo.com \| share:	(163)
	Credit jitters spill over into the candy industry. Hershey posts a 66% decline in profits and warns of a Rocky Road ahead source: cnbc.com \| share:	(12)
	Despite a draconian system of fees, Bank of America's earnings down 32%. Break out the nanoviolins source: money.cnn.com \| share:	(38)
	Chrysler expected to trim slow-sellers. Good plan, junior source: upi.com \| share:	(30)
	Despite what Wall Street folks would have us believe, the credit crunch is far from over source: money.cnn.com \| share:	(12)
	The number of new unemployment claims filed jump up 28,000 - far more than expected source: cnbc.com \| share:	(19)
	EBay posted a 53% increase inearnings for the q3 & provided guidance that topped expectations. Your dog wants a higher feedback rating source: cnbc.com \| share:	(8)
(Motley Fool)	The Bubbleman is back in town. The ever-rare Business Tab video source: youtube.com \| share:	(10)

Wed October 17, 2007

	Housing starts tumble to their lowest levels since the aftermath of the last Bush recession source: msnbc.msn.com \| share:	(16)
(Some Guy)	Stock Analysts change the rating on NY Times stock from 'sell' to 'oh the humanity' source: quote.bloomberg.com \| share:	(65)
	Best Buy pulls analog televisions off store shelves; both of them source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(51)
	In response to the current crisis between Turkey and Iraqi Kurds, oil prices approach $90/barrel. Food Network considers sending Ambassador Alton Brown to negotiate a peace accord source: marketwatch.com \| share:	(15)
	Heineken makes bid to buy Newcastle. At risk of bannination, submitter would like to point out that Newcastle is fouled by the mere presence of Heineken within 100 meters source: news.bbc.co.uk \| share:	(74)
(iht.com)	New Internet dot com bubble sees growth that will never ever ever end... ever source: iht.com \| share:	(19)
(All around the world)	AT&T Wireless set to change termination fees, ease cancellations. Oh, but they still eat babies source: statesman.com \| share:	(19)

Tue October 16, 2007

	Wells Fargo feels your pain, homeowners, as bad mortgage exposure hits $490 million. In other news, Wells Fargo quarterly profits soften to just $2.2 billion. Suck it, homeowners source: news.bbc.co.uk \| share:	(11)
	Buffet sells Reading and B&O Railroads. Builds hotels on Park Place and Boardwalk source: cnbc.com \| share:	(12)
(Some Guy)	OPEC heads, "concerned" about oil prices, quoted as saying "BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH" source: nasdaq.com \| share:	(107)
	U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson says if homeowners don't get immediate help to refinance mortgages before they reset at higher rates, the economy may be adversely affected. That's political speak for "EVERYBODY PANIC" source: online.wsj.com \| share:	(102)
	Home builders nationwide losing confidence. Next time you see one, give them a big bear hug and say "Hang in there, you can do it" source: money.cnn.com \| share:	(43)
	The business model of a brick-and-motar video store that charges way too much to rent a movie that is never in is failing? source: reportonbusiness.com \| share:	(24)
	Swearing at work can fight stress, build team spirit. Who f*cking knew? source: thesun.co.uk \| share:	(102)
	Ben Bernanke takes his obvious pills and declares that current housing woes will slow economic growth, and that it sometimes rains when it's cloudy source: abcnews.go.com \| share:	(3)
	Dow Jones pulls CNBC ads from its MarketWatch site for the debut day of News Corp.'s Fox Business Network. Nope, nothing to worry about here source: online.wsj.com \| share:	(22)
	Oil sprinting to nearly $88 a barrel. It's almost to the record levels (inflation adjusted) of 1980 source: cnbc.com \| share:	(20)
(RCR News)	Verizon Wireless announces plans to share customer call records with third-party companies unless customers actively opt-out, effective last week source: rcrnews.com \| share:	(55)
	Stocks get slammed as crude breaks record on news that stock gets slammed source: money.cnn.com \| share:	(11)

Mon October 15, 2007

	Tropical storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to pack winds of $100 a barrel source: uk.reuters.com \| share:	(74)
	CitiGroup profit falls 57 percent on news that investing in Dick and Jane Smith being able to afford a $500,000 condo by working doubleshifts at McDonald's was a really bad idea source: cnbc.com \| share:	(16)
	Fox Business Network launched today with hotter anchors than CNBC (w/ video) source: gawker.com \| share:	(28)
	AOL to cut its worldwide workforce by 20%. Severance packages to include 1000 free hours of AOL source: msnbc.msn.com \| share:	(22)
	Discovery Channel buys the HowStuffWorks.com. TV show expected soon source: money.cnn.com \| share:	(26)
	Oil surges to above $85 a barrel source: cnbc.com \| share:	(30)
	As Apple becomes Microsoft, fanboys are inconsolable. Submitter suggests they go cry about it source: seattletimes.nwsource.com \| share:	(81)
(Ars Technica)	Class action to unlock mobile phones gets greenlit by California Supreme Court, Fark admins source: arstechnica.com \| share:	(32)
(Financial Times)	American executives: American executives are overpaid source: ft.com \| share:	(16)
	Banks move to postpone market crash source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(30)
	The Fox Business Network is ready to take on CNBC with its fair and balanced view of the economy source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(16)
	Costello moves to revamp Australia's tax system, despite lingering questions on the identity of the first baseman source: news.com.au \| share:	(17)

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