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Stuff I’m Reading this Morning…

The Fly on Unemployment:  “The official unemployment rate plunged 0.4%, down to 9.0%, thanks to the disappearance of 700,000 people. Following last month’s disappearance of 500,000, it’s fair to say the government is doing a fine job at killing people, in order to reduce joblessness.”  (iBankCoin)

NFP is a big miss, but we know how sloppy these numbers are each month by now.  (Clusterstock)

Cramer steps down as Chairman of TheStreet.com.  (TalkingBizNews)

Every American web company has a Chinese counterpart – learn ’em.  (FastCompany)

Stock picks from brokerage firms clobber the market again.  I know, right?  (WSJFA)

The Rules for Shorting.  (TBP)

Yes, we’re now categorizing ETFs by mountain ranges – introducing the Andean ETF (Chile, Colombia, Peru).  (beyondbrics)

My morning linkfest for financial advisers is up and loaded with goodies.  (WSJFA)