NSFW Episode 26: Groupon, Bilderbergs, #Weinergate


PREVIOUS EPISODES:
NSFW Episode 25: Crapture, LinkedIn Lunacy, Gunning for Goldman
NSFW Episode 24: DSK, Coffee, Near-Term Euro
NSFW Episode 23: bin Laden, Silver, Dunkin Donuts
NSFW Episode 22: Welcome to Man Week
NSFW Episode 21: The Drinking Episode
NSFW Episode 20: Government Spending, SEIU vs. JP Morgan, Legerdemath
NSFW Episode 19: Dirty Sex, JPY/USD, Peer to Peer Lending
NSFW Episode 18: Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami, Tax Policy with Bill Gross, NFL Lockout
NSFW Episode 17: #Winning, Strategic Default, Cyber Security
NSFW Episode 16: Libya, Wisconsin, Wealth Gap
NSFW Episode 15: The Donald, Goat Poo, Interview Swagger
NSFW Episode 14: Atlas Shrugged, Bonus Hedging, Skipping College
NSFW Episode 13: Egypt, Internet Kill Switch, NASDAQ Hacked
NSFW Episode 12: The Energy Rodeo
NSFW Episode 11: Groupon, Google, State Bankruptcies
NSFW Episode 10: Barclays Layoffs, Arizona Shootings, $100 Crude Oil
NSFW Episode 9: Bonuses, Facebook, National Debt
NSFW Episode 8: The Christmas Special
NSFW Episode 7: All-Nighters, Bush Tax Cuts, Crash JP Morgan
NSFW Episode 6: Burnout, Bailing Out Europe, Wikileaks
NSFW Episode 5: Lehman Bankruptcy, TSA, Black Friday
NSFW Episode 4: Silver, Welfare Reform, Winter Inflation
NSFW Episode 3: Day Trading, Estate Taxes, Prop 19
NSFW Episode 2: The Euro, Prop Trading, Technology
NSFW Episode 1: QE2, Housing, Commodities

This week's recommended reading:
The Other Side of Wall Street: In Business It Pays to Be an Animal, In Life It Pays to Be Yourself
and
FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression

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