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  1. $XOM tie-up with pond scum is alt fuels big moment. Algae 5x-10x more efficient as biomatter than sugar cane & corn. http://bit.ly/11sapK $$
  2. Great to see $XOM try algae as alt fuel. I profiled new partner Synthetic Genomics & explained the concept last yr: http://bit.ly/1gIO32 $$
  3. If you're interested in merchandising/pricing trends at retailers, check the #channelcheck stream. Great details: http://bit.ly/ykRNE $$
  4. Economists beginning to refocus on need for US to re-establish manufacturing base. Quixotic but a good idea: http://bit.ly/jFcix
  5. Crowded trade -- PowerShares commodity ETFs have more assets under management now than at 2008 peak when oil was 2x current price.
  6. Here's a thought: MLB.com is the King of new media. their iPhone app, web game-tracker and live online HD video are all first-rate.
  7. Impressive to see year's top IPOs at or near highs, showing minimal risk aversion. $CYOU, $OPEN, $MJN, $DGI
  8. Big change in media biz, as cost of Hulu.com ads for "The Simpsons" for the first time eclipses cost of prime-time TV: http://bit.ly/cOPzs
  9. Key to success on the Street: "Anticipation, intuition & experience," said Jesse Livermore in 1908 NY World article: http://bit.ly/TAmsU
  10. 7,000 British Airways workers agree to pay cuts, unpaid leave or WORK FOR FREE (!!) to help carrier survive. http://bit.ly/1dLTvH $$
  11. Qantas scraps orders for 30 Dreamliners. Big blow for Boeing + suppliers, not to mention the US trade deficit. http://bit.ly/5WjKD $$
  12. China stimulus spending isn't helping its Asian partners much. Japan exports to Beijing fell 30% y-o-y in May after falling 26% in April.
  13. @pkedrosky paul, first the new iphone em app searches your downloaded mail then you have to tap it again to search the server.
  14. @jarsch a Buy American stipulation was in the original clunkers bill but was removed due in part to complaints from our #2 creditor (Japan)
  15. Crisp series of charts compare current industrial and trade decline to the Great Depression. Compelling material: http://bit.ly/1w7Hc7
  16. 'Cash for clunkers' program is just a taxpayer-financed rebate. It's socialized medicine w/mudflaps. My MSN column: http://bit.ly/Dz2UA $$
  17. Fascinating look at 'academic mobbing,' in which college profs gang up to bully a member of their faculty department: http://tr.im/odZZ
  18. RT @AndySwan: On your mark, GO, get set (how to improve performance by ignoring the "first step": http://bit.ly/65Anw
  19. SPDR site tool shows which ETFs are most correlated & non-correlated with a target symbol. I.e., $RIMM 99% fit w/ $IGN. http://tr.im/o1xF
  20. $APC bond deal comes amid massive $71B, 3-day Treasury auction, when corp bond sellers usually lay low. Shows credit flows are in high gear.