Some Links for Your Weekend Reading

You know the economy is tough when a company like Hostess Brands, the maker Twinkies and Wonder Bread, announces plans to close its plants and fire 18,000 employees as it moves to liquidate.

 

On eBay, the starting bid for a single Twinkie is now $5,000.

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney. (GQ)
• Get Smart People to Moonlight for Free By Turning Problems Into Contests. (QZ)
• The Next Generation Business. Data is the New Platform.  (GigaOM)
• Humans Can't Be Empathetic and Logical at the Same Time. (Popular Science)
• 25 Entrepreneurs Tell What They Wish They’d Known Before Founding Their First Startup. (DavidHauser)

 

Trading Links:

• QE3: 5 Things to Know. (AdvisorOne)
• Getting Less Bang for Fed Bucks. (Wall Street Journal)
• Why Wall Street Hates Obama. (Money)
• Veterans Say Economy Is Top Security Risk. (BusinessInsider)
• Stock Market Fragility Fast Approaching "Flash Crash" Levels Warns Bill Gross. (ZeroHedge)