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As part of an overhaul of the Enforcement Division announced last month, the SEC has reportedly hired Adam Storch, 29-year-old ex-Goldman Sachs (GS) fraud analyst, as the unit's first chief operating officer.

Seriously?

Talk about clawbacks: A graduate is suing her college for $70,000 in tuition payments, saying she's been unable to find a job since graduating in April and her school's career office hasn't provided the advice it promised.

It took her 7 years to get her Bachelor's?

Calpers sues Moody's, Fitch and S&P after suffering $1B in losses caused by 'wildly inaccurate' credit ratings. In 2006, Calpers bought $1.3B of structured investment vehicles which held the rating agencies' highest credit rating, only to see the SIVs collapse in 2007 and 2008.

Ratings agencies have escaped too much of the negative attention due them

When millionaires say they won't stand being fleeced by tailor-made rich taxes, they mean it.

Is Obama the governor of Maryland or something cause it seems like he keeps raising their state income taxes according to previous comments

Option Spreads With Large Upside and Limited Downside

So basically the limit of this downside is that you can only lose your entire investment.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, student loan defaults are skyrocketing as rising tuition costs clash with a weak job market.

I DISREGARDED WHAT JOBS WERE ACTUALLY NEEDED IN MY AREA AND MAJORED IN MUSIC.

NOW I AM 100K IN DEBT AND CAN'T FIND A WORK

CURSE YOU ECONOMY THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT

Money managers and analysts who have studied past bear markets say they have yet to see the signals of a true market bottom.

I agree with travlite

Big household-products makers are digging in their heels and refusing to roll back significant price increases they've made over the past year, saying they think higher prices will stick. Retailers aren't happy.

I wish they'd stop linking articles I have to be a subscriber to read.

Allen Stanford found in U.S. by FBI. Update: Found in State of Virginia. Was not arrested, only served civil papers. ((NBC))

Why wasn't he arrested?

Cramer's Lightning Round - Don't Be Fooled by DryShips (2/12/09)

awesome, cramer hates DRYS, that means its coming back.

Pengrowth Energy, Gold Miners ETF: Value in Commodities

An unfortunate aspect (to me) of PGH is that it is an MLP (at least on my broker statements) which means eventually I will have to sell it from my IRA portfolio.

Alberta Acts to Reduce Oil Royalties

Are the dividends paid by COSWF.PK classified as MLP income, royalties, or just plain old dividends in the US?

Leverage Obama's First 100 Days with Covered Calls on GE

You could wind up stuck with those GE stocks for a long time.

The joint statement on Citigroup's (C) rescue and the terms of the deal.

Um, ashes don't sound so great to me.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Question -- so say the BUD deal closes at $70 and you have these Dec calls 65 strike price. Why would anyone pay $5 for them since they will make no money? Will they trade at $5? Do you have to exercise the options to make the full amount?