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  • This is too priceless not to post. It's a screen shot from CNN's website last night. I found it at consumerist.com. Look carefully:

  • Starbucks and McDonald's are locked in hand-to-hand advertising combat, and Starbucks is getting pummeled. Apparently, the clown has one helluva…

  • CNET says Twitter is about to change its search function in a way that could make it at least a semi-competitor for Google. Right now, a Twitter…

  • May 7, 2009

    Morning Reading

    The bank stress tests are expected to be released at 5 pm ET today. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says they will lift the "fog of uncertainty"…

  • Wasting taxpayers' money certainly isn't the special province of the Treasury Department. The LA Times reveals that 160 teachers in the Los…

  • Here's a fact — the banks getting bailed out by the government were irrefutably a key reason for the subprime lending crisis. I say irrefutably…

  • Today, Congressman Barney Frank introduced a bill that would roll back the Bush Administration's ban on Internet gambling in the US. Right now,…

  • Consumerist.com is having a little poll/tournament to decide the worst company in America. The Final Four was AIG vs Ticketmaster and Bank of…

  • May 6, 2009

    Confusion reigns

    I've been on the hunt on this morning for an explanation about Bank of America. I'm at a loss to explain why word leaks out that B of A needs $34…

  • May 6, 2009

    Morning Reading

    The word about Bank of America's stress tests is that the bank needs $34 billion in capital. B of A might have to raise the money by converting…

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