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Traders who bought oil at the $40.81 a barrel on Dec. 5 could sell futures contracts for delivery next December at $54.65, a 34 percent gain. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCStCdOsonHc&refer=home

Bringing it down to the ground: The greater fool theory ran out of greater fools.

Ultra-Rich Clutch $191,000 Bags for Comfort as Wealth Shrinks Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The black crocodile Birkin handbag displayed at Hermes SA’s Milan boutique in October was one of a kind, with a diamond-studded clasp and a 150,000-euro ($191,000) price tag. It had already been sold...

What position does Erik hold in the Forbes 400? Does he hold it over night?

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This is an excellent site for Canadian/US info comparisons. Check the #'s in the pages at the lower right hand column of the box , updated forcasts. http://www.bmonesbittburns.com/Economics/

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/12/01/fuel-cell-powered-devices

fly, ROTFLMAO

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-newdetroit29-2008nov29,0,6638921.story The residents of this town are learning to enjoy Korean barbecue, and are wary of bailing out American automakers. 'The foreign cars took the lead, and they deserve it,' says one.

Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., criticized by U.S. lawmakers for its use of corporate jets, asked aviation regulators to block the public’s ability to track a plane it uses. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afrKemH3i.2Y&refer=home

A FLAW has been discovered in Microsoft's flagship Windows Vista operating system, but the company has said it won't fix the glitch until its next, as-yet unannounced, service pack. http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11/24/vista-kernel-vulnerable

WASHINGTON – A sports team owner, a financial firm executive and residents of Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia were among 2,702 millionaire recipients of farm payments from 2003 to 2006 — and it's not even clear they were legitimate farmers, congressional investigators reported Monday...

This has been going on in Ca for at least a yr and in other parts of the country. The highway patrol drives thru private property, apts, condos and looks for out of state plates with this camera system. . If the cars are present more than 3 wks they ticket them and the owners have to explain why...

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Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Investors in the $591 billion high- yield, high-risk loan market are accusing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of naked short selling to profit from record price declines. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=as3PwfEfBlhk&refer=home

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