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07 Dec 2009 10:25

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Biz: A bunch of whiny AIG execs claim they’ll quit over their pay

  • five execs sent a letter December 1st claiming they’d leave over their compensation
  • two changed their minds over the weekend; all look overly whiny as a result source
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07 Dec 2009 09:30

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Biz, U.S.: TARP’s apparently gonna cost a little less. Time to celebrate!

  • $341 billion the original anticipated cost of TARP to taxpayers; that’s pretty huge, right?
  • –$200 billion the amount the government says you can now chop off that number; hooray! source
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07 Dec 2009 01:07

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Biz: Anyone want some tainted beef? Beef Packers Inc. has a lot of it

  • 22,723 pounds of illness causing beef source
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05 Dec 2009 17:23

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Biz: Bank Failure Friday’s still taking victims well into the holidays

  • 130
    banks     have failed so far this year – it’s a good thing we’re in December
  • $12
    billion     the value of AmTrust Bank, the fourth-largest to fail this year source
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05 Dec 2009 00:55

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Biz: Slim-Fast has some scary bacteria, just got recalled en masse

  • 10 million cans of Slim-Fast need to hit the trash, fast source
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04 Dec 2009 19:06

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Biz: The decline in unemployment, tempered by a depressing cartoon

  • Dear Mint.com: Thanks for accurately depressing the heck out of us. It’s a good explanation as to why the 10% unemployment rate sounds good, but is really not telling the whole story. We hope they didn’t create this whole thing today. Click the link to see the corresponding graphic. Whoever does their graphics is awesome, BTW. source
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04 Dec 2009 09:59

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Biz: The jobs report was significantly better than expected

  • 10% the current unemployment rate – a slight increase was inspected; instead, it fell
  • 11,000 the number of jobs lost in November, the best number since December 2007 source
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03 Dec 2009 10:14

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Biz: Daily Poll: NBC Universal’s proposed deal with Comcast


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03 Dec 2009 09:53

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Biz: Twitter’s still trying to make sense of the NBC Universal/Comcast deal

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03 Dec 2009 09:08

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Biz: Comcast and NBC finally announce their massive merger

  • $30
    billion     the value of the merger, announced this morning after months of rumors suggesting it
  • 51/49
    split     the breakdown of the company’s ownership; Comcast is big spoon, GE is little spoon source
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