The latest plan to help save Sears from itself: divide and conquer from within	(23)
		There's rich, there's super-rich, and then there's the rest of us	(630)
		It worked for Family Guy, so maybe a fan campaign will work for the Hydrox cookie (1908-2003)	(39)

		Ford pulls "Drive it like you stole it" campaign, as it might encourage theft, erratic driving	(60)
(Ny Times)		Foreign investment gut and hollow out U.S. financial institutions at record pace. Otherwise known today as "bailing out"	(44)
(The Economist)		A comprehensive study on the economics of prostitution concludes that pimping is, in fact, quite easy	(17)
		Venture capital investments in U.S. startups climb to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas even if the staggering economy falls into a recession	(4)
		How British banks fleece the public, fend off Dennis Moore	(12)
(Bloomberg)		The US Supreme Court rules that defrauded investors can't sue businesses which participate in revenue-inflation schemes because it would be bad for business. Wait, what?	(21)
		Quiznos tries to reposition itself in industry with new $2 wrap, and new slogan: "Quiznos. Slightly better than Subway at twice the price."	(79)
		Ambac, a bond insurance company that oversees $553 billion in bonds, is demoted from AAA to a AA after failing to raise $1 billion in cash. Willie Mays Hayes reportedly devastated. Wild Thing unavailable for comment	(11)
		Capitalism is Saving the Planet	(53)

		Is it okay to have a tattoo at work?	(74)
		Japan increases shame content in all paper products	(17)
(h.d.)		If you're the judge presiding over a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a major coal company, it's not a good idea to let photographs of you on vacation with the aforementioned company's CEO leak online	(25)
		Nintendo tops video game sales in 2007. Wiiiiiiiii	(72)
(bizjournals.com)		Sprint to drop employees like it drops calls	(23)
		Federal Reserve study concludes Wal-Mart is good for communities, generates enough revenue to buy Fed analysts	(22)
		US recession is like sex with Kobe Bryant: yell and scream all you want, but it's still gonna happen	(73)
		Gaming industry sales grew by 43% in 2007. Sales figures for Cheetos, Mt. Dew close behind	(58)

		Have any money in a 401(k)? You just lost a huge chunk of it, more losses to follow. Keep working, citizen	(81)
		"Doom-laden forecasts that world oil supplies are poised to fall off the edge of a cliff are wrong, according to leading oil industry experts." Suck it, peak oil zealots	(35)
		Dow has plunged over 1,000 points in the first 18 days of this year. EVERYBODY PANIC	(67)
		U.S. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-umbass) grills the chairman of the Federal Reserve about his involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis after mistaking him for U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson	(136)
(News.com)		Microsoft hires former GM exec to replace CIO who was let go for violating company policies. Where do you want to go today, stocks?	(2)
		10,000 people wait in line to apply for jobs at a soon to open Atlanta area Wal-Mart. No word on how many thought they were in line for a Wii	(21)
		Having secured billions in overseas funding, Merrill Lynch drags out an even larger amount of dirty laundry	(3)
		Jury orders Apollo Group to pay $280 Million, which will buy quite a few Starbucks	(14)
		Is Starbucks to stop providing organic milk? WSJ article explains with a slew of contradictory statements that make no farking sense whatsoever	(18)
		Ben Bernanke hints he's open to stimulus. Huh huh grrrr stampa stampa	(20)
		Because paying by the hour worked so well, Time Warner changes internet access pricing to link price with amount of data downloaded	(58)
		Logitech posted a 40%+ jump in q3 profit, boosted by more people fwapping to teh interwebs and thus needing new keyboards	(16)
		Richard Knerr, 82, co-founder of Wham-O, has died. He invented that circle thing, you know, for KIDS	(107)
		Merrill Lynch writes off $12.57 per share. Shares rise 4% on the news. Up is down, black is white. Wham is popular again	(29)
		Oil rises to $91 per barrel on Israeli missile tests. They're not even trying to mask the fact that oil is not priced on supply and demand anymore	(29)
		Washington wants to jump start the economy but can't decide if the red cable goes on the positive or negative terminal	(17)
		Think the U.S. stock market is having a rough time? Chinese markets have fallen 32% since November, must be all that lead	(33)

(Ars Technica)		Court rules that Amazon can't offer free shipping in France. Instead of following the ruling, Amazon chooses to ship free and pay the daily fine	(57)
		How to protect your money during a recession: Buy guns, ammo, and canned goods	(18)
		Dell implements its new "Christmas on 34th Street" strategy. Either that, or Steve Jobs is about to buy them out	(22)
		Chase says "bend over", hikes non-customer ATM fee to $3	(341)
		New eco-friendly Walmart has decorative moldings made from used diapers	(59)
(Some Guy)		The inflation rate is now the highest in 17 years. Econ 101: Interest rates need to be raised to counter this	(76)
		Post Office reveals stamp honoring biochemist containing incorrect chemical formula	(28)
		Apparently Boeing named its new 787 the Dreamliner because if you think anyone is ever going to see one fly, they're dreaming	(28)
		Indian retailer offers Chinese-made kilts for £19.99 to undercut the competiton. Begun, the kilt wars have	(14)
(Some Guy)		Smiling Bob says, "Yes your Honor, the pill was all fiction... but the money was real."	(52)
		Enron shareholders to be paid 2,190 days late, and about $83 short	(13)
		92-year old high priestess of US monetarism takes Alan Greenspan over knee, spanks bottom until it is sub-prime	(25)

		EMI Records announces cha cha cha cha changes	(22)
		TicketsNow is finally breaking the Ticketmaster monopoly . . . damn . . . Ticketmaster is buying them out	(36)
		With gas prices over $4.00 per gallon, now is the perfect time to release a new 380 horsepower, 5.7-liter HEMI V8	(139)
		Megazord Air update: Delta "hoping" for either a United or Northwest deal within two weeks. US consumers collectively bang heads on wall	(12)
		Stocks tank on fears of recession. Recession fueled by tanking stocks	(22)
		The US sub-prime crisis explained. (With pictures for those too lazy to read the farkin' contract)	(36)
		Williams-Sonoma stock falls on news that people really don't need $3000 Zirconium-encrusted Italian salad tongs and $400 egg timers	(24)
		Inflation back up to Reagan era standards	(45)
		Today's 200 point drop in the stock market brought to you by our new asian pimp daddies	(22)
		If you're telecommuting, you may be hurting office morale	(106)
		Trader Joe's no longer carries food from China. That is, they no longer carry food labeled "Product of China." Chinese ingredients in other food still ok. Stand proud, principled yuppies	(33)
		After helping create the housing bubble, Alan Greenspan takes a cushy job with a hedge fund	(19)
		Merrill Lynch continues the asian whore-out, gets $6.6 billion from Korea and Japan	(5)
(bloomberg.com)		Nokia cuts 2300 jobs after discovering we don't have any more room in our drawers for old cell phones	(2)
(Some Guy)		FTC to investigate the "carbon offset" industry, manbearpig	(33)
(A Bezos)		France fines Amazon. Amazon is defiant. France fails to surrender. Wait. What?	(7)
(tradingmarkets)		Fake $100 'supernotes' almost undistinguishable from the real thing. I'm rich, biatch	(32)
(Some Guy)		Investor confidence in Germany has hit an all-time low, sparking talk of a recession. Poland fidgets nervously	(10)
		"College" and "tight" meet in a new position as Congressional funding cuts bend Sallie Mae over the table making for harder loans	(21)
		Girl Scouts to sell cookies in 100 calorie packages. Still no cure for the urge to down an entire box of the crack cocaine known as Thin Mints	(252)
		Economic Freedom by Country	(28)
		"BBC wins battle of news bongs"	(64)
		Brunswick splits from bowling pin production. Strike not likely as no employees were spared	(72)
		Flip This Company: Citigroup lays off 20,000 workers, whores for money in Asia and the Middle East and cuts their dividend by half. HALF. Guess who was left without a chair after the subprime meltdown shuffle?	(22)
(Some Guy)		Honda plans to market hybrid car in U.S. priced so low that even hippies can afford it	(27)
(LLN)		GM says new U.S. fuel economy law will push car prices up by $6,000	(102)

(AdRants)		A club of people who love your crappy cars make a calendar of them sitting in those beloved crappy cars. Do you... (C) sue them	(56)
(businessweek.com)		Oil prices rise to $93 a barrel on news that Britney Spears is converting to Islam	(13)
		Steak n' Shake stock going down. Bean crock	(56)
		Cadbury's union not thrilled with chocolate plant being Schweppt away to Poland, despite promise of hot cocoa samplers for all	(7)
(TGD Daily)		HD-DVD player prices fall so steeply, it's no longer cool to own one	(56)
		Annual story on coffee beans harvested from civet feces courtesy of The Baltimore Sun	(59)
		Chances of a recession have gone from 1 in 3 to 50-50	(49)
(Some Guy)		You can't have iPhone, China. Not yours	(15)
		Feeling good about all those frequent flier miles you've been racking up? Well, if you book off-season, 11 months in advance, and mid-week, you just might be able to redeem some of them for a free flight. But don't count on it	(16)
		IBM, locked in several high-profile patent disputes with competitors, wins most patents in U.S. for 15th consecutive year	(6)
		Fear of inflation could drive gold to $1,000 per ounce. Adjusted for inflation, that means gold has only lost 75% of it's value in the last 30 years. BUY BUY BUY	(43)
		In a totally unexpected move, Aer Lingus abandons Shannon's lush, moist, undulating hills in favor of its new throbbing, pulsating hub of Bell-End... er, Belfast	(13)