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Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
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
100 Years of Income Tax - Infographic Shows How the Brackets Changed
Did you know the top tax bracket in the U.S. was once 94% … ? With 2013 marking the 100th anniversary of income tax as we know it, here isa look at what both the average Joe and the average CEO have been paying throughout the years. Browse more data visualization. So what’s
Flight to Safety for Markets?
Many traders expected a sell-off after the election. We got that, and now the market is pretty oversold. So, is it time to jump back in … or should you pay attention to signs that we are still in a "Risk-Off" trading environment? Traders know it is tough to call a meaningful 'Market Top' because
Here Are Some Interesting Links to Read This Weekend
There is something satisfying about a "Perfectly Timed Photo". Click to see others. Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: How to Make One Better Decision Each Day. (Forbes) 10 Ways You Can Be More Like Richard Branson. (Entrepreneur) Rethinking Sleep. (NYTimes)
Stand and Deliver: Jimmy Fallon and Christina Aguilera Use Office Supplies to Perform Her New Song
Here is a clip of Jimmy Fallon and Christina Aguilera using office supplies and used them as instruments to perform Christina's "Your Body." Here is the "Instrument" list: stapler, iPhone keypad, coffee pots with pencil drumsticks, roll of sticky tape, water cooler jug, tissue box & elastic band guitar, spiral notebook (a.k.a. the "tear snare"),
How Confident Are You About Who Will Win the Presidential Election?
With two days to go, Obama's odds of winning re-election have reached 85%, their highest level, according to the Five Thirty Eight forecast. Prediction market, Intrade, also has the President maintaining a solid lead, with a 65% chance of winning. The difference between the national polls and these results, is that