Nothing But News Of Sunshine And Flowers Today
Shooting rampages are the hot news of the week. An Alabama man killed basically everybody in his family and some strangers and also himself. [ Los Angeles Times ]
Meanwhile in Germany, a 17-year-old boy attacked a high school and killed at least ten people. [ New York Times ]
Were his employees complicit in Bernie Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi swindle? His lack of a plea bargain suggests that Madoff isn't cooperating with the prosecution by giving up a whole lot of names. [ Bloomberg ]
We have probably not seen the end of stimulus packages so get ready to spend again, America! [ Washington Post ]
Citigroup and GM may get de-listed from the Dow if the government continues to invest heavily in the companies. [ Reuters ]
Local governments are coming up with their own homegrown solutions to their crushing economic problems. [ Wall Street Journal ]