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Can't do much about it. Tastes like chicken.
Sun May 31, 2009
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It *is* easy being green. If you can afford $1.5 million for a house (online.wsj.com)
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3. Profit? (time.com)
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Remember when your dog could get a credit card? Now he probably can't anymore, and his doghouse is probably up for foreclosure, and his wife, the biatch, is probably chasing after him for puppy-support (chron.com)
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AOL reportedly has "very healthy" cash flow. KILL IT. KILL IT WITH FIRE (bloomberg.com)
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Government takeover of GM would "become a kind of economic Vietnam, where the federal government throws good money after bad, year after year, in a vain quest for victory." (washingtonpost.com)
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Sat May 30, 2009
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In the hallway, if an employee walks slower than 5 meters every 3.6 seconds, an alarm and flashing lights are set off, reminding the poor startled worker that he's an inefficient waste of air (gizmodo.com)
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The scam: chocolate bars are shrinking but price stays the same. The spin: it's for your own good (news.com.au)
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"Virgin Denies Interest In Playboy" (washingtonpost.com)
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Sears tests drive-through stores, for customers who are in a hurry and who can't get clothes five years out of style and with at least 65 percent polyester content at their local flea market or Goodwill store (upi.com)
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"Failure of Detroit isn't about economics but, rather tragic romance, magic killed by bureaucrats, bad taste, busybodies." By P.J. O'Rourke (online.wsj.com)
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We're another step closer to turning Idiocracy into the most prophetic film ever made: Walmart opens in India (news.yahoo.com)
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GM: Can I interest you in Hummer? Consumer: Well, I'm not really in the market for such a large vehicle, GM: Oh no, sorry I meant the brand (msnbc.msn.com)
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Good News: Prices in Zimbabwe dropped 1% this year. Bad News: after rising 231,000,000% last year (reuters.com)
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'Vulture' shoppers circle 300 Chrysler dealers in the town & country. Keep sebringing offers aspen for half price, as if they're PT sure they would be accepted (latimes.com)
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Next time you're at the doctor's office and the doctor ask if there is anything else, say no or you could be charged for two visits (wgme.com)
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Gas prices surge 52% in four months on news that oil refineries won't be happy until they completely tank the economy (money.cnn.com)
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Fri May 29, 2009
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Ford's top supplier goes bankrupt, god damn the pusher man (msnbc.msn.com)
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Tiffany profit plunges because in a tough economy more people are skipping breakfast (cnbc.com)
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GM stock falls below a dollar (google.com)
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Lee Iacocca loses his pension and company car as Chrysler is sold off to Fiat. Will happily greet you at your local Wal Mart (msnbc.msn.com)
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Reason #47 why the newspaper business is circling the drain: drivers voting to strike if the paper declares bankruptcy (minnpost.com)
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Oil hits $65 on news that Archie will choose Veronica (financialpost.com)
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Tesla recalls 345 roadsters to prevent their owners from shuffling off this mortal coil (latimes.com)
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Remember how the housing debacle was only hitting the idiots who used exotic mortgages to buy houses they couldn't afford. Yeah, about that (cnbc.com)
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Thu May 28, 2009
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Mitsubishi Motors offers a free goat with every Triton sold. No, really (news.com.au)
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GM avoids epic fail, puts it off for another day (cnbc.com)
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Heinz ... .... .... fourth ... ... ... quarter ... ... ... profits ... ... ... fall ... ... ... ten ... ... ... per ... ... ... cent (hosted.ap.org)
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Curt Schilling scarfs down Maryland-based video game publisher (washingtonpost.com)
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You know that rumor about Chrysler closing Republican dealerships? Well now minority dealerships claim GM is picking on them (washingtonpost.com)
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"Some view Detroit as a symbol of a vast industrial failure. Delta Air Lines sees it as a jewel*" *Leaving airport not recommended and subject to $75 fee (thestreet.com)
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Toys 'R' Us announces FAO Schwarz 'R' us too (bloomberg.com)
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The "bond vigilantes" are back. "You expect me to buy this 10-year note at just 2 percent?" "No, I expect you to die" (online.wsj.com)
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Visteon files for Chapter 11. Apparently, the "spin-off, then squeeze every cent from supplier" business model doesn't work (thetruthaboutcars.com)
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Treasury Secretary Tim Geitner to meet with the Chinese and beg them to keep buying T-Bills (pajamasmedia.com)
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Step 1: Spend two hours doing a project. Step 2: Leave knowing you've done a good job. Step 3: The boss goes in, spreads poop all over your hard work, and calls it awesome. Step 4: Profit, apparently (corporatespeak.wordpress.com)
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Who is projected to win the economic deathmatch between designer coffee shops and the local donut joints? No, you won't really be surprised (cnews.canoe.ca)
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Standard & Poor's launches Canadian stock index with criteria defined by Islamic law - no companies with businesses in financial services, entertainment, alcohol, pork-related products or tobacco (thestar.com)
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Shareholders tell Exxon executives to go oil themselves (news8austin.com)
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Another sign of the bad economy: Costco to try accepting food stamps in their stores. If that works, will try accepting euros, Wal-Mart gift cards and bags of shells, but apparently not Visa and Mastercard (wbbm780.com)
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When GM goes bankrupt Amazon may get their spot on the Dow (latimes.com)
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French winemakers surrender to the worldwide recession. In vino veritas (business.timesonline.co.uk)
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Wed May 27, 2009
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BlackBerry developer brings 200 RIM jobs to Georgia (ajc.com)
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How do you make a 6% unemployment rate sound really bad? "Employment Insurance claims 185% higher than last year" (edmontonsun.com)
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Survey: Most economists don't know what the hell they're talking about (apnews.myway.com)
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Wii sells 50 million units. Sony responds with press release yelling at clouds (news.vgchartz.com)
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JetAmerica airlines ready to launch with fares as low as $9*. [*pressurized cabin access: $150, Seat: $75, Any luggage/carry-on: $100 per piece] (usatoday.com)
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Saudi Oil Minister gives unbiased opinion that oil will reach $75 a barrel after yesterday's unbiased opinion that it will hit $200. Did they hire Baghdad Bob as the Saudi Oil Minister? (money.cnn.com)
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Financial Times nose-thumbs the rest of the newspaper business, saying they could charge for their material like the FT does if only they weren't such fail-filled buckets of hackery and bias (ft.com)
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Staples' earnings fall by 33%. That was easy (finance.yahoo.com)
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GM bankruptcy imminent, brace for impact (news.yahoo.com)
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Here's one thing the federal government can do to save $848 million a year: eliminate money (wired.com)
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Grocery chain Not Quite Right collapses (news.com.au)
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Protip: If you are a equities trader, getting completely trashed at lunch should not be followed up by returning to work and placing $10 million in illegal trades (business.timesonline.co.uk)
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Nation's Girlfriends Unveil New Economic Plan: 'Let's Move In Together' (youtube.com)
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Tue May 26, 2009
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Comic geek reaches adulthood, sells comics for $623K, may finally meet women (todaystmj4.com)
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Welcome to your new socialism, America: UAW will own 17.5% of GM after restructuring (bloomberg.com)
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SEC sues Texas A&M professor for teaching Foreign Exchange Fraud 101 (bloomberg.com)
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J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and others using 4 year accounting old rule to transform bad loans into income. Good to see they learned their lesson (bloomberg.com)
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US Dollar strenthens after North Korean dynamite & missle tests. Where is your reserve currency, now? (bloomberg.com)
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The Wall Street Journal explores banking fraud. Just Kidding, they're going after rappers: "If you admit you wear fake jewelry, it is over for you. It's like bragging you drive a Lamborghini when you really drive a Toyota." (online.wsj.com)
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Oil prices fall as it's the day after Memorial Day (finance.yahoo.com)
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That's so 2005: 20 things that make you ask What were we thinking? (articles.moneycentral.msn.com)
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Facebook and Twitter hunt for revenue. YouTube offered to film them for a couple of bucks (reuters.com)
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Canadian forestry worker union stages sit to draw attention to over 50,000 lost jobs. I guess the forestry industry in Canada is not very poplar (breitbart.com)
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Mon May 25, 2009
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First they came for the fatties, and I did not speak out--because I was not a fatty. What? Now they're after tall people? Whoa...that's discrimination (news.com.au)
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Why free market is good: Clinic with nurse shortage offers signing bonus of new foobies. Adam Smith's invisible hands rub themselves with glee (watoday.com.au)
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Ever had trouble with juice box straws? Me either, but somebody invented a better one anyway (ajc.com)
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Good News: Someone is hiring 8,000 workers this year. Bad News: It's the IRS. Oh Crap: To audit YOU (marketwatch.com)
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The positive side to the housing market collapse: The death of the real estate agent as a profession. Goodbye, Golden Jackets with a fourth grade education. We hardly knew ye (latimes.com)
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Virgin looking to buy Playboy (dailymail.co.uk)
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As a reaction to North Korea having the bomb, a lot of people have Seouled their stock in South Korea (bloomberg.com)
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