(Some Guy)		Helga Zepp-LaRouche says that what is playing out these days on the international financial markets is unprecedented. We find ourselves in an advanced phase of the greatest collapse in the history of financial markets	(90)
(NY Times)		Oil rich nations may soon need to start importing oil instead of exporting it	(12)
		What would Jesus buy?	(42)
		Tiny, inexpensive "Smart Car" expected to boost business, according to DaimlerChrysler, coroner's office	(50)

		The 25 most powerful people in business	(24)
(The Economist)		Noticed that food prices are rising faster than usual? Get used to it	(41)
		Airbus considering an assembly plant in Alabama. No word on how they will integrate a rebel & EU flag on the aircraft	(30)
(NBC5i)		Buried in the fine print of your Texas car rental contract is a provision requiring the company to make really huge profits any time you drive on a toll road	(26)
		"Here are some tips, from decades of experience, on how to survive and even enjoy your office Christmas party. Or at least remember what the hell happened"	(13)
		In case you think everything Apple sells is a smash hit, I give you the Apple TV: sales are likely to fall far short of the 1 million predicted to be sold this year	(109)
		Bad news: CompUSA going out of business, Good news: no more mail-in rebates	(103)
(Some Guy)		The latest finding from the Romero Institute For The Stunningly Obvious: people who use store credit cards with 35 percent interest rates to buy stuff pay way more interest than people who don't	(13)

		Why would a billionaire get married?	(46)
		From the "Who could have possibly seen this coming" files: By freezing mortgage rates, the Bush Administration has effectively destroyed the mortgage industry and ensured that if you now rent, you'll never own	(65)
(Bloomberg)		Churches win this round of the War on Christmas: Walmart brings back Santa. Santa is what Christmas is about, right?	(82)
(Some Consultant)		Top seven tips to get employees to put down their laptops and Crackberries and do some work. "Here at the office, we’ve begun to make most of our meetings 'topless'."	(18)
		The Big Three plan to cut full-size pickup truck production next month. John Cougar Mellencamp wanted for questioning	(23)
		Unemployment rate remains steady at 4.7%; 94,000 jobs were created last month. Bush to Dems: "Suck it, libtards." Democrats respond, "biatch, please."	(14)
		No -- there is no "would you hit" pic or race angle or police brutality in this story. But Subby'd still like Fark's take on it	(81)
		American Airlines will return your lost bag to you any time... ANY	(15)
(Some Guy)		Though you couldn't tell from the throngs at the malls this month, consumer confidence is apparently at a two-year low	(25)
		Anakin Murdoch poised to take over the News Corp empire from his father, emperor Rupert. Darth Maul O' Rielly approves	(10)
		To increase economic competitiveness, Panama schools make the teaching of Mandarin compulsory	(40)

		Bush announces five-year freeze on ARM interest rates. Memorial service for personal responsibility and free markets to be held in Capitol	(163)
		AT&T opens up cellphone network to any phone or service, and you don't have to sign a contract. iPhone users rejoice... wait, what's that asterisk for?	(28)
(Kwallety iz Jerb None)		Ford recalls 1.2 million diesel trucks for engine problem. In related news, Ford fondly recalls selling 1.2 million of anything	(32)
(Shiny Sheets)		Following debate over Palm Beach Starbucks, panel backs guidelines to halt chain restaurants on the island	(9)
(Some Guy)		Honda to lease hydrogen fuel-cell cars starting Summer '08. Meanwhile, over at Buick, the '09s will have more chrome and revised portholes	(26)
(Ziff Davis)		The 100 smartest companies of 2007. Your employer is not on the list	(25)
		Retailers report that the mortgage crisis, high fuel costs, credit crunch and job uncertainty drove November same-store sales to a stronger than expected four-percent increase over last year	(24)
		Bill Gross: "What we are witnessing is... the breakdown of our modern day banking system"	(43)
		Forecast predicts economy will avoid recession. Ignore those storm clouds on the horizon, it's just Uncle Ben riding his chariot showering America with free money and rate cuts	(23)
		Homeowner: "SWEET Falling housing prices will lower my property taxes." States: "hahahahahahah *breathe* hahaha NO"	(29)

		"People who decry the Wal-Mart-ification of America need to realize that regulation often does more harm to local businesses than predatory pricing, loss-leader business models, or some other imagined corporate evil."	(278)
(Electronic House)		Holiday hits: LCDs, GPS and Hayden Panattierre are hot. MP3s, digital cameras and Britney Spears are not	(22)
		♫ We gotta recall microwave ovens, Custom kitchen fires ♫	(14)
		Britain bans unskilled workers, raising fears that there will be no one left to run their government or play on their national soccer team	(17)
(Bloomberg)		Companies in the U.S. added 189,000 jobs in November, more than triple the amount economists had forecast	(54)
		Disney to offer bedtime stories, ice cream treats, and in room movies . . . in their pet kennels	(4)
(Bloomberg)		The actually real housewives of Orange County may have to get dayjobs	(17)
		Airlines to pay passengers for delays, Brazilian passengers rejoice	(7)
		Escaped the housing and credit crunches? Coping with higher gas prices? No worry, you're still farked - National Debt is rising at $1 million a minute, running the entire economy into the ground	(70)

(Der Spiegel)		With the dollar weak, German companies may put facilities in North America, buy a nuclear power plant	(45)
		The richest fake billionaires, and the poorest real ones	(24)
		You can make fun of the Canadian dollar again	(28)
		Gift card purchases due to surge this year as Americans become too lazy to buy personalized gifts for friends and relatives	(36)
		MPAA gets DMCA notice for infringing on GPL	(26)
		Yahoo, eBay to team up for online auctions to facilitate "cross-border trading" between people in the U.S. and Japan. The used-panty market's future has never been brighter	(6)
		Lingerie salesperson needed in Edmonton: "If you can come to work on time, not steal from us, not show up drunk, then come in and see us today"	(28)

		Verizon rated top cell carrier, which is sorta like being ranked the most attractive hemorrhoid	(20)
(MN Daily)		Since people are apparently too lazy to read their credit card agreements themselves, Sen Ron Wyden (D-fault) proposes "five star" rating system	(24)
		Actual Headline: "Countrywide CEO backs Fannie expansion." Jennifer Love Hewitt unavailable for comment	(25)
		Study reveals that 70% of subprime borrowers had good credit when they went for a loan and only took the teaser rates because they felt they deserved a McMansion. In their words "We were FORCED into buying a huge home with a pool."	(65)
		Just because your mortgage is paid in full doesn't mean that Washington Mutual can't wrongly foreclose and evict you anyway	(44)
		Russian firm buys Livejournal. Up to the minute cat observations expected to become staunchly pro Kremlin	(9)
(Some Guy)		Australia posts biggest-ever trade deficit. But when you look around your house and realize the only things you own from there are Foster's and Marmite, maybe it's not that surprising	(20)
		Today marks "Mega Monday" in Britain, an online shopping event that rivals Black Monday in the sense that the media just made it up	(7)