Around the Web: Sorry, Folks: Goldman Sachs Was Not “Secretly” Short Housing During The Bubble … UPDATE 1-Goldman in talks to buy Fannie tax credits -WSJ Why the Goldman Sachs-AIG Story Won’t Go Away: Jonathan Weil Goldman Sachs Defends Dark Pools, Short Selling

New York Times : Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies, cars and beer. According to Nielsen, 46 percent of viewers 18 to 49 years old for all four networks taken together are watching the commercials during playback, up slightly from last year. Read the whole story: New York Times

While much attention has been focused on this year’s health reform debate, there has been startlingly little of that attention paid to the plight of America’s small business owners, like Miriam Malkovsky, owner of the Bombay International boutique in South Bend, Indiana. These businesses and their employees, as well as their owners and their families are on the front line of America’s health care crisis. Below, I share with you an op-ed from Miriam that was recently published in the South Bend Tribune in South Bend, Indiana

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“Personal Branding” is a term that gets bandied about at every cocktail party despite not having any real discernible meaning. We know the purpose of branding products: to sell them to their market. What exactly does it mean to have a personal brand, though?

WASHINGTON — Lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in an effort to restructure its debt while trying to keep loans flowing to the thousands of mid-sized and small businesses. CIT’s move will wipe out current holders of its common and preferred stock, likely meaning the U.S. government and taxpayers will lose the $2.3 billion sunk into CIT last year to prop up the ailing company

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