Hurd and his executive team came out of the turnaround gates like lions. Then turned into pigs.

How well do you know your favorite blogs?

In case you’ve lost track (as I have), the the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has never actually officially called the end of the Great Recession that they say began in December of 2007.  Not that the NBER is really all that swift at calling starts and stops. Anyway, CNN Money reminds us that…

Pitchforks on backorder.

Some seriously hot links this morning if I do say so myself.

Wheat, coffee and orange juice prices headed higher.

Worst. Senate. Ever.

Updates on the Wheat Story and cool-headed trading in a strange tape.

Let’s dispense with the “employment is a lagging indicator” nonsense from your textbooks.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! (just kidding, but the links are good)