* Matt Richtel reminds Barney Frank (ok, not explicitly) that bonuses are not just pile-on for Wall Street fat cats.
* Morning Call: U.S. futures rise, European shares keep dropping, the Nikkei inches ahead and Hong Kong (barely) breaks a small losing streak.
* Nouriel Roubini: Laissez-Faire Capitalism Has Failed
* Sean Hannity on Tuesday promoted Stanford Gold & Boullion on his radio show. Yes, that Stanford. In fact Hannity says it’s a “member of the Stanford Financial Group, their name’s as good as gold.” Priceless.
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* New film about a fake global bank was financed by a real global bank.
* Time Magazine: The five most overrated blogs of 2008.
* Hulu removes itself from Boxee, at the request of its content owners. Boxee investor Fred Wilson wishes Hulu would reconsider.
* Elephant Pharmacy becomes the latest VC-backed bust.
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