Seattle man invents "Barista" board game, which uses cards and dice rolls to simulate making coffee drinks	(1)
		Growth hormones? In my milk? It's more likely than you think	(34)
		Discount and high-end retailers only ones doing well, thanks to growing middle class and strong economy	(8)
		In order to protect consumers from greed, Maine will confiscate 60% of the value of gift cards that are not used within two years	(62)
		Can't find any Nintendo Wiis at your favorite local retail outlet? Maybe that's because they sold all their allotment for a premium on eBay	(67)
(Autoblog or something)		Last Mercury dealership closes. Elderly people are going to ask kids who stepped on their lawn for a ride soon	(26)
		Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli, who tried his best to run Home Depot into the ground, announces that his company is "operationally bankrupt." Congratulations, Bob. Second time's the charm	(21)

(Some Guy)		Housing meltdown leading to animal pound overflow. Your dog wants a neg-am no doc 2/28 option ARM	(14)
		The most popular activity on Christmas Day may soon be shopping for bargains online	(9)
		The "best" business buzzwords of 2007. If you have heard any of these then you live in a pile of rejected Dilbert strips	(24)
(Some Flammable Snowman)		Christmas candle set recalled because it's flammable. Wait, what?	(7)
(Some Guy)		1 to 1.4 mm thick, they use European pulp board for its density, absorption and firmness. A 10-centimetre circle or square with rounded corners is the standard size and shape. You can't live without them	(81)
		Wall Street finally gets one right for 2007: Top banks scrap $80bn bail-out fund for troubled debt-laden investment vehicles, place bad debt on their books, eat crow	(15)

		Retailers' open-all-night gimmicks to lure shoppers are likely to be as effective as cramming all night for an exam in a class that you stopped going to in October	(16)
(Bloomberg)		After almost a year, Circuit City has discovered what could possibly go wrong after firing their most experienced sales staff	(57)
		The US's biggest bond insurer has $8.1 billion tied up in the sub-prime market. What could possibly go bust?	(19)
		Why aren't Americans buying guns?	(66)
		Maine is trying to take 60% of the value of unclaimed gift cards calling it consumer rights. Up next: unclaimed income	(17)
		Wall Street bonuses up 14% this year. In unrelated news, the Fed gives banks $20B to combat the credit crunch	(12)
		Blockbuster loses 500,000 subscribers to its online DVD rental service from July-Sept. Executives now seek to stop loss of customers by increasing rental prices 40%. FAIL	(80)
(Some Guy)		Contraceptive maker seeks protection	(30)

(Some Guy)		Thuggish CNBC begs regular guests not to go on Fox Business Network	(17)
		FTC chairwoman, whose husband is a lawyer for DoubleClick, approves the Google/DoubleClick merger. No conflict of interest there. Everybody wins	(11)
		Excavations at Jamestown show that even the earliest American colonists were useless at bridging the trade gap	(30)
		Bear Stearns posts their first earnings loss in their history, losing nearly $2 billion. Execs turn down bonus offers	(14)
		Proud to be an American: Fake vomit made in the USA is the finest in the world	(74)
		GM says that new fuel regulations could mean the end of muscle cars	(74)
		Bipolar man wins human rights case against employer who dismissed him for being weird, needy and unreliable	(210)

(Some Guy)		CNN says it's not interested in appealing to the kind of mouth-breathing retards who want to see live police chases. Also notes there are a ton of Not News sites out there, one of which is named Fox News	(190)
		Palm posted a quarterly loss and forecast lower-than-expected revenue in the current period, sending its shares down almost 10 percent	(21)
		Oil rises to $91 a barrel on news that there's still money to be made from us gas-guzzling fools	(13)
(Some Guy)		Toyota to develop cars for seniors, comes with permanently flashing turn signals, top speed of 35 mph and booster seats to see over dashboard	(156)
		CEO John Mack of Morgan Stanley also turns down annual bonus	(9)
(Some Guy)		Why the stock market makes no sense: Morgan Stanley reports a $9.4 billion writedown because of bad bets on mortgage-related debt, which leads to the market... rising?	(14)
		Costco CEO Jim Sinegal turns down raises, bonuses and takes personal responsibility for the company. Wait, what?	(67)
(Failure magazine)		Fruitcake: Big joke or big business?	(87)
(Statesman.com)		Whole Foods will no longer offer plastic bags, will sell reusable tote for 99 cents. Spokesman quoted as saying, "Muhahahaha"	(111)
		"Attention K-Mart shoppers. Because of the thriving economy and our generosity, we will have a non-stop sale starting 6:00am this Saturday and lasting continuously for the next 64 hours. Repeat... we are not desperate"	(22)
(Phone News)		Another day, another wireless... no, make that TWO wireless companies bankrupt	(30)
		In order to help the struggling economy along, GM decides to raise prices on its line of crappy vehicles	(23)
		So it begins. Federal agents charge 31 people with mortgage fraud. Bonus: Katherine Harris is among those charged	(17)

(Some Guy)		Do dyslexics make better OECs?	(13)
(insidebayarea.com)		Up to 650 food-service workers at San Francisco International Airport may strike either this week or next, denying thousands of travelers their mediocre coffee, rubbery pizza and overpriced cocktails	(7)
		Americans want fit finances before fit bodies in 2008, undoubtedly will end up with neither	(7)
		New revolutionary ship power source is discovered: they call it "wind", and you can capture it with a "sail". Patents are no doubt pending	(51)
		From the "It's about time" department: Fed to tighten up mortgage lending rules	(22)
(TheStreet.com)		Just when you thought it was all over: Subprime spreads to Asia	(16)
(International Herald Tribune)		Ford is expected to sell Jaguar to Tata Motors, whatever that is	(23)
(Bloomberg)		Goldman Slacks reported record earnings in the midst of the worst quarter for Wall Street in six years	(11)
(Bloomberg)		In 2002, some subprime lending company didn't have enough money to make their $6,000 payroll. So the owner went to Vegas, bet $5,000 -- and won. The Aristocrats	(17)
		The COO of Taco Bell, KFC and Long John Silver's, Mr. Hearl, is retiring. He'll be replaced by Mr. Eaton, who narrowly beat out Mr. Gurgtate for the job	(11)
		European Central Bank injects a whopping $500 billion into global money markets to ease credit meltdown. Where is your Bernanke now?	(15)
		Fed closes barn door, still no sign of horses	(9)
(FDA)		Whole Foods recalls organic fair-trade sustainably-produced greener-than-thou candy bars for insufficient levels of smug	(8)
		Stop buying on credit. Live within your means. Stop using your house as an ATM. Begin to... haha *reality* The U.S. consumer-based economy faces a rapid melt-down. If you listen to this guy, you could prevent this... five years ago	(97)
		BRKA stock price fell $6600 a SHARE yesterday. Watch out for the sharks that swim on the land	(13)

		From the toys painted with hallucinogenic paint, to the German worker who single-handedly depressed the world screw market, the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business of 2007	(41)
		China's economic muscle "shrinks", Chinese government blames cold water behind Three Gorges Dam	(6)
		Herb Greenberg is a financial genius and he doesn't mind telling you so. Bonus: If you ignored him, you're probably reading this from a computer at the shelter	(5)
(Some Prof)		Economist classifies shoppers into four personality types: Normal, neurotic, primitive, and psychotic. Still no cure for... hey look, some Wiis are on the shelf	(11)
		Finally, some good news in the housing market. National homebuilders' index remains steady for the month... at a 22-year low	(2)
		Billionaire friend of Bush has pulled $500 million off the market, waiting for things to "blow up"	(27)
		Some CNBC survey finds that Americans appear ready to increase their holiday spending 6% over last year. No word on what % is on their maxed out credit cards	(15)
		US account deficit shrunk by 0.4% of GDP last quarter. I guess that's the only good thing you can say about Bush and Bernake	(21)
		Doing it wrong: Canadian government to pay oil developers hundreds of millions of dollars in "carbon credits" for getting more oil out of the Alberta tar sands even though they will actually be increasing green house gas emissions	(12)
		Wheat tops $10 a bushel for the first time. No word on a windfall profits tax, either	(12)
(Ad Age)		When NBC refunded $10 million to advertisers for failing to deliver ratings, it was actually a sign of how strong the network has positioned itself	(7)
		Mall has strip club hidden downstairs. In related news, local men mysteriously volunteering to do last-minute Christmas shopping	(81)
		The rocky four-year-old marriage of Sony Music and BMG may get annulled as European Union judge sides with opposition	(2)
(Some Guy)		Sorry, the Land of Opportunity is currently only accepting applications from billionaires. We will keep your resume on file if any positions in the field of huddled masses become available	(197)
(Bloomberg)		Alan Greenspan, the man who wrote an introduction for one of Ayn Rand's books, supports a bailout in the subprime mortgage mess	(47)
		Rupert Murdoch predicts a devestating six-year recession for the world economy. Plans to spend the time in his underground lair working on his Alan Parsons Project whilst Anakin Murdoch runs his empire	(14)