Some Links for Your Weekend Reading

The Texas governor is trying to turn his recent stumble into an opportunity. He is asking supporters to pitch in a few dollars for every agency they would abolish.

 

Here are two excuses Perry could use to explain what happened.

 

• "Actually there were three reasons I messed up last night. One was the nerves, two was the headache and three was, and three, uh, uh. Oops."
• "I had a five-hour energy drink six hours before the debate."

For more, here is a link to Rick Perry's 'Letterman' Appearance: GOP Presidential Candidate Reads List Of 'Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses'.

 

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• 100 Must See Interviews With the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs. (Under30CEO)
• How 'Big Data' is Transforming Business. (McKinseyQuarterly)
• Tech Giants to Feds – “We Need Free Trade for Data”. (GigaOm)
• Why Your "TQ" May Matter More Than Your "IQ". (Harvard Business Review)
• Your Brain Knows a Lot More Than You Realize. Our Rarely Considered Subconscious (Discover)

Trading Links:

• Berkshire Earnings Decline 24% on Derivatives - Bloomberg. (Bloomberg)
• Buffett Broadened Portfolio by Spending $23.9 Billion in Q3. What does he think he knows? (BW)
• Apple Captures 52% of Phone Industry Profits With Just 4.2% of the Market. (Venturebeat)
• Al Gore Blames Algos, But Aren’t Humans at Fault? (HuffingtonPost)
• Jon Corzine on Recovering from Tragedy. Interesting After His MF Global Resignation. (BigThink)