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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Dancing With Derivatives - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - Jamie Dimon calls it “a doozy.” And it was. A $2 billion credit derivatives trading bungle that could mushroom to a $4 billion loss. The shining industry agitator against some of the tougher regulations on banks has suddenly become the shining example of why still tougher regulations may be needed.


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/opinion/dowd-dancing-with-derivatives.html?pagewanted=print


Mark Zuckerberg turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift – USATODAY.com


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/05/mark-zuckerberg-turns-28-ipo-could-be.html


Ahead of Facebook IPO, poll finds user distrust – USATODAY.com


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/05/ahead-of-facebook-ipo-poll-finds-user_15.html


Facebook increases public offering share price making it worth MORE than $100 BILLION | Mail Online - Facebook has raised the price range on its initial public offering to $34 to $38 a share in response to strong demand, a source familiar with the situation said, giving the No.1 social network a valuation exceeding $100 billion. - The company plans to close the books on its IPO on Tuesday, two days ahead of schedule and in a signal that the landmark initial share sale is drumming up strong demand, a second source familiar with the deal told Reuters earlier. The social network is scheduled on Thursday to price its shares, then begin trading on Friday.


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/05/facebook-increases-public-offering.html


Texas athletics outspends college athletics competitors – USATODAY.com - The Longhorns took in a little more than $150 million in 2010-11, the most recent year for which public schools' filings with the NCAA are available. - And the Longhorns underscore a long and growing criticism of major-college athletics, that it's more big business than ancillary educational activity. Ten programs, all anchored by football, made or spent better than $100 million a year ago, USA TODAY Sports' findings show. Nearly two dozen topped $80 million on one side of the ledger or both.


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/05/texas-athletics-outspends-college.html


Facebook, the company that's poised to be the first $100bn IPO... but half of Americans think it's just a passing fad | Mail Online


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144668/Facebook-IPO-valuation-Company-poised-1st-100bn-IPO-just-passing-fad.html


Steve Wynn buys $70MILLION New York penthouse that used to be a ballroom just one year after marrying much-younger bride | Mail Online


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144751/Steve-Wynn-buys-70m-New-York-penthouse-overlooking-Central-Park.html


Tuesday, May 15, 2012

McCann shows a spark, but will Braves give him new deal? | Jeff Schultz - AJC


http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2012/05/15/mccann-hopes-to-rebound-contract-situation-lingering/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog


Braves find winning formula to defeat Cueto - Braves.com - Jon Cooper


http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_15_cinmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=atl


Few Facebook Users Click Ads - The Daily Beast


http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/05/15/few-facebook-users-click-ads.html


Adam Dunn: Start 'got to be killing (Albert Pujols)' - Bob Nightengale - USATODAY


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/05/adam-dunn-plans-sit-down-with-albert-pujols-/1#.T7MlG-2BBok


Josh Hamilton’s triple crown chances: pretty darn good, all things considered | HardballTalk -Craig Calcaterra - NBCSports


http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/josh-hamiltons-triple-crown-changes-pretty-darn-good-all-things-considered/