You know the economy is tough when a company like Hostess
Brands, the maker Twinkies and Wonder Bread, announces plans to close its plants and fire 18,000 employees as it moves to
liquidate.

 

On eBay, the starting bid for a single Twinkie is now $5,000.

 

Here are some of the other posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• How
  the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney. (GQ)
• Get
  Smart People to Moonlight for Free By Turning Problems Into Contests. (QZ)
• The
  Next Generation Business. Data is the New Platform.  (GigaOM)
• Humans
  Can't Be Empathetic and Logical at the Same Time. (Popular Science)
• 25
  Entrepreneurs Tell What They Wish They’d Known Before Founding Their First
  Startup. (DavidHauser)

 

Trading Links:

• QE3:
  5 Things to Know. (AdvisorOne)
• Getting
  Less Bang for Fed Bucks. (Wall Street Journal)
• Why
  Wall Street Hates Obama. (Money)
• Veterans
  Say Economy Is Top Security Risk. (BusinessInsider)
• Stock
  Market Fragility Fast Approaching "Flash Crash" Levels Warns Bill
  Gross. (ZeroHedge)