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Oof. A Facebook security flaw is exploited to show Mark Zuckerberg's own pics.
Pretty sure there's a new job opening at J.P. Morgan.
Sean Parker reportedly creates a scene with a fire extinguisher (while his publicist says it's so much B.S.)
A Chinese bank teams up with K.K.R., TPG Capital, and Permira funds.
Bernanke: there was no 'secret' bank bailout, and it was only $1.5 trillion, geez.
Why the euro is so resilient.
Morgan Stanley managing directors and Citi traders will serenade a crowd with cover songs tonight, all to support war veterans. See, not bad guys! Good guys!
It's coming -- a book on Amazon's encroaching domination, that is.
Alec Baldwin gets booted from an American Airlines flight, after refusing to turn off his iPhone.
The SEC wants more power. Does it need it?
A penthouse for the fabulously rich. (Early Zynga employees: take note.)
Michael Kors's business partners are honing in on Vera Wang next.
How Yahoo! could trip up Facebook's IPO plans.
Income disparity widens between marrieds and singles.
New York's riches come at a price; you can infer how high using this piece.
Amazon will own half the Android tablet market by next year, according to a new report.
*$J&% passwords.
Three types of employees to fire immediately.
What's behind your kids' temper tantrums? Scientists deconstruct the screams.
Despite all the daily deal overkill, 56 percent of us would still use a daily deal to try something new, according to this study.
The 20 fastest-growing tech companies in Europe, according to Deloitte.
The dirty little secret of online travel sites.
Meet the oil-and-gas magnates who've made billions of dollars thanks to deals with KKR in the last three years.
Comic Louis C.K. says the next Steve Jobs will be a "chick."
A Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving gets re-dubbed with GOP debate dialogue.
Revealed: Bloomberg's plan for world domination.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is no longer for sale.
Online shoppers take note: this may be the Last Year of Shopping Tax Free.
Kansas state tax dollars at work: Gov. Sam Brownback's office pursues a teenager over a tweet that Brownback "sucked."
A closer look at the man replacing Steve Jobs as the chairman of Apple.
Forbes releases a special report on the America's largest private companies.
The paper company controlled by billionaire art magnate (and Stephanie Seymour husband) Pete Brant files for bankruptcy protection.
What's in a name? Apparently a lot, if you're a private equity firm.
Outrage of the month: Insider trading in Congress.
Where the Twitterati live.
Robert Scoble is officially sick and tired of seeing all of your lookalike companies.
New York City gets its very own entrepreneur-in-residence.
Dodd-Frank's derivatives reforms are clear as mud, writes ProPublica.
Why you may not want to check Facebook at work today.
Fred Wilson to students: don't overdose on school if you want to be an entrepreneur; learn to code instead.
Our work is done here: Bain Capital is cashing out its entire stake in LinkedIn.
The slow process of returning money to MF Global customers begins.
Newt Gingrich looking at people condescendingly.
Gawker greatly regrets the making of this promotional video for Sapient (as do we).
Steve Ballmer says it will be a cold day in hell before Microsoft breaks itself up into separate companies. Or something like that.
Jack Welch: Harvard schmarvard; enroll in my $30,000 executive online program for a "recognized brand MBA."
As a result of their breakup, Mike Bennett and Jen Grunwald hereby agree to end all online contact immediately.
Last week, I mentioned how much I like the brand Cherry, a San Francisco-based startup whose app allows users to order a car wash, wherever their car is parked, for $29. Yet the attraction goes beyond the name. I think the company –which officially launched today, backed by $750,000 in seed funding from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Square […]
The biggest losers in MF Global's bankruptcy.
How to outwit someone in a negotiation.
New low: Last night, people mourning the impending divorce of Kim Kardashian held a candlelight vigil outside her Brooklyn store, DASH.
Reed Hastings continues to sell his Netflix stock. Maybe he should stop.
Take a (video) ride in Tesla's 7-seat prototype, the Tesla-S.
The rich in Congress are getting richer, too.
This weekend, hundreds of thousands of American will dress up, some in costumes with Wall Street themes if Dealbook has its way. Check out its spooktacular ideas here.
A lot less funny: Murder by text.
The renowned Chicago businessman and philanthropist Robert Pritzker died today at age 85.
Target announces it will open at midnight on Black Friday. (That one fatal stampede at Walmart in 2008? Totally overblown.)
If you've had your Facebook account hacked, you have company. Spammers break into Facebook seven times per second.
Remember that job-creating new tech campus Mayor Bloomberg wants to see built in New York? Columbia's still in the game, too.
More on the unfortunate Tim Tebow meme.
The frightening truth? Halloween is now a $6 billion business.
Want to know why the SEC keeps pursuing low-level bankers? Read this.
Prosecuting Rajat Gupta for insider trading will not be in a walk in the park.
The Olympus saga continues, as Tsuyoshi Kikukawa steps down from his posts as chairman, CEO and president.
The best Steve Jobs' quotes from Walter Isaacson's new biography of him.
Maureen Dowd on the limits of Jobs' "magical thinking."
How to schmooze your way into a raise.
Why Amazon is happy to burn money on the Kindle Fire.
Can you say political dynasty? Chelsea Clinton, who recently landed her first directorship at IAC/InterActiveCorp, is now said to be "actively considering" a Congressional run from New York State in 2012.
Titanic news! Leonardo DiCaprio is now investing in and advising start-ups.
Groupon loves satire. Except when it's about its IPO.
KKR may be looking to raise as much as $6 billion for its second Asia buyout fund.
IBM has a new CEO.
Want to know how to fix AOL Time Warner? Steve Jobs mapped it out in 2003.
The neuroses of New Yorkers.
Nigeria, long associated with email spam ("Mrs. Mohamed urgently and confidentially needs your assistance!"), garners attention for its legitimate financial opportunities.