James Altucher, one of the all-time great financial writers, just joined the StockTwits blog network. So cool.

Jobless Claims out this morning…

Some links, y’all.

The Greatest Rapper of All Time may also have been an entrepreneurial guru.

Video.

Your morning links, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Appearance on CNBC tonight.

Infograph.

Tight as a drum in the smartphone operating system race – but Android’s gains are amazing…

Global M&A up 23% this year to $2.4 trillion.