CEOs at firms with heavy layoffs have been paid 42% more than their counterparts at the average S&P 500 company. That sounds about right.

What is the Wall Street Journal up to? Here are five possibilities.

Wind energy by country infograph.

Well OMG, have you taken a look at the Frontier Market stocks of late? Performance has been ridic.

Markets are tough right now, even for the veterans. Clients are looking to stay in cash as the twin deities of diversification and buy-and-hold they used to worship have tag team-wrestled their hearts to the mat. Gross production is down, attrition is up all over The Street.

So how do the wirehouse brokerages respond? They pay record amounts for brokerage and advisor talent. Brilliant!

Some seriously important links for you this morning.

The hottest Halloween costume of the year?

Handsome Alert!: Video of my live chat with SMB Capital.

A geographic look at our overgrown FIRE Economy.

Diagnosing America’s ills, stocks higher on the Basel III banking regs, housing prices, mutual fund managers all in, the Harrisburg bailout and more!