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Yahoo Deal for Tumblr Won't Move Internet Giant's Needle

online.wsj.com — The Valley: When Yahoo CEO Mayer announced that the Internet giant would spend $1.1 billion to acquire blogging site Tumblr, she promised not to screw it up. Maybe the young chief should have instead emphasized what the six-year-old fledging startup can do for Yahoo. The answer appears to be not much.
RT @Jessicalessin: Why I think Tumblr won't move the needle for $yhoo (I am skeptical on ads and mobile potential). @techmeme twitter.com/minimalist
RT @catchfoot: Apples to oranges in comparing yahoos acquisition of tumblr to facebook’s of Instagram: online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
WSJ's @Jessicalessin does a great job making the case against Tumblr doing anything huge for Yahoo online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
Why I think Tumblr won't move the needle for $yhoo (I am skeptical on ads and mobile potential). @techmeme on.wsj.com/13QyrYQ
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IMF Examines Planned Sovereign Defaults

blogs.wsj.com — The International Monetary Fund launched a mea culpa operation a few months ago as it sought to clean up its reputation and record the "lessons learned" from its involvement in the euro-zone crisis. The process started with a research paper on so-called fiscal multipliers, which measure the effects of cuts in public spending on a country's gross domestic product.
IMF Searches Soul, Blames Europe on.wsj.com/10pxObc via @WSJ -->on the fund's extraordinary mea culpa
Excellent piece! MEA CULPA: "#IMF Searches Soul, Blames Europe" writes @MatinaStevis on IMF's sovereign default paper on.wsj.com/10pxObc
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Strassel: Conservatives Became Targets in 2008

online.wsj.com — The White House insists President Obama is "outraged" by the "inappropriate" targeting and harassment of conservative groups. If true, it's a remarkable turnaround for a man who helped pioneer those tactics. On Aug. 21, 2008, the conservative American Issues Project ran an ad highlighting ties between candidate Obama and Bill Ayers, formerly of the Weather Underground.
Welcome to America land of the free, home of the...wait, what? Sigh, this ---> Conservatives Became Targets in 2008 on.wsj.com/189EIFJ
RT @daveweigel: We're gonna repeat this "criticizing big-spending 501s = targeting small Tea Party groups" thing until people buy it http:/…
RT @daveweigel: We're gonna repeat this "criticizing big-spending 501s = targeting small Tea Party groups" thing until people buy it http:/…
We're gonna repeat this "criticizing big-spending 501s = targeting small Tea Party groups" thing until people buy it online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
Strassel: Conservatives Became Targets in 2008 on.wsj.com/189EIFJ via @WSJ IRS targeting conservative groups didn't start at the bottom.
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Hulu Suitors Line Up

online.wsj.com — Yahoo submitted a bid to acquire Hulu, as the Internet company tries to add more high-quality online video that can appeal to advertisers.
Yahoo has kicked Hulu's tires so many times, they must be ready to fall off. on.wsj.com/13QTN8d via @WSJ
RT @nancefinance: As a content producer I hope someday to really benefit from this: Hulu Suitors Line Up stks.co/aVgj $YHOO $DTV …
As a content producer I hope someday to really benefit from this: Hulu Suitors Line Up stks.co/aVgj $YHOO $DTV $TWC $KKR $NWSA

Toronto Mayor Rebuts Allegations

online.wsj.com — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford rebutted drug-use allegations on Friday, after his allies in the city council called on him to speak out amid heightened media attention and a series of separate setbacks to the mayor.

Podcast: Anxiously Awaiting Bernanke's Next Move

blogs.wsj.com — By Steven Russolillo The Fed, Japan and trading streaks. Catch all that and more on this week's installment of MoneyBeat Week, our Friday podcast. The Fed threw markets for a loop this week, making investors wonder what's next for the stock-market rally that has largely been underpinned by the central bank's easy-money policies.
RT @LauricellaTom: Some easy listening for your holiday weekend - the @WSJMoneyBeat podcast on the Fed's communication breakdown http://t.…
Some easy listening for your holiday weekend - the @WSJMoneyBeat podcast on the Fed's communication breakdown on.wsj.com/10YpYFb

'The Hangover Part III': For Star Ken Jeong, Laughter Really is the Best Medicine

blogs.wsj.com — This long weekend, Memorial Day, marks the first official box-office battle royale of the summer, with bulletproof "Iron Man 3," the Luhrmannized "Gatsby" and the second chapter in J.J. Abrams's "Star Trek" reboot going up against a slate of fresh challengers - animated kidbook adaptation "Epic," "Fastestest and Furiouserer," and most notably, " The Hangover Part III," which claims to be the finale of Todd Phillips's blockbuster blackout trilogy.

The Exercise Equivalent of a Cheeseburger?

online.wsj.com — Over the last few months, during the endurance-athletics offseason, something extraordinary happened: The line began to blur between the health effects of running marathons and eating cheeseburgers. "I'm not worried," says veteran running coach Mark Sullivan, who has run more than 150 marathons, joking that "there are guys who live to be 100 smoking cigarettes and eating cheeseburgers."
RT @benmaller: New research says running marathons may be as bad for your health as eating cheeseburgers. ow.ly/llV1m
Stop it. RT @WSJSports Did you have a cheeseburger? Running beyond 30 miles a week could be just as "healthy." on.wsj.com/12RbgQp
I'd better cut back. Via @WSJ: New research says extreme exercise may damage health on.wsj.com/12RbgQp
Still, I'm sure more people feel better about themselves after running a marathon than after eating a cheeseburger: on.wsj.com/18a4TMv
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P&G’s CEO Call: Gone in Three Minutes and Fifty-Seven Seconds

blogs.wsj.com — Procter & Gamble , having just abruptly replaced its CEO, made time to discuss the matter with its investors this morning. Three minutes and fifty-seven seconds worth of time. "I want to warn you, this will be a very short call," said Chief Financial Officer Jon Moeller, who spoke briefly and took no questions.
RT @WSJCorpIntel P&G spent time discussing the departure of its CEO with investors this AM. 3 minutes, 57 seconds blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte…
Hubris MT @GinaChon: Nothing to see here. P&G spends 4 minutes on abrupt CEO change with investors. $PG blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte…
RT @GinaChon: Nothing to see here. P&G spends almost 4 minutes discussing abrupt CEO change with investors. $PG blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte…
Nothing to see here. P&G spends almost 4 minutes discussing abrupt CEO change with investors. $PG blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte…
P&G spent some time discussing the departure of its CEO with investors this AM. Three minutes and fifty-seven seconds blogs.wsj.com/corporate-inte…

A World of Debt: Track Global Debt Levels - Real Time Economics - WSJ

blogs.wsj.com — Asian nations are amassing debt, according to an article in today's Journal, but the whole world has boosted borrowing in the past decade. In an interactive graphic, you can watch as some nations boost their debt-to-GDP ratios all the way from the 1990s.
Debt has risen around the world over the past decade. But regions have seen their debt loads evolve differently. blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013…
RT @philizzo: There are hundreds of stories about debt around the world. Watch ours and then create your own. blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013…
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Turkey Moves to Curb Alcohol Sales

online.wsj.com — Turkey moved to curb alcohol sales and restrict advertisements in a move likely to deepen outrage among secular Turks who accuse the government of having an Islamist agenda.
Any consolation, in Ontario alcohol sale banned from 930 to 10 RT @WSJworld: Turkey Moves to Curb Alcohol Sales on.wsj.com/172ChoW
This is such a stupid move, Turkey doesn't even have a drinking problem! Turkey Moves to Curb Alcohol Sales on.wsj.com/13Q15ZS via @WSJ
RT @wsjemre: #Turkey Curbs Alcohol Sales: PM Erdogan says doesn't want generation of drunks, critics see limit on rights: http://t.co/zfuJJ…

'Proud Mary,' From John Fogerty to Tina Turner: Anatomy of a Song

online.wsj.com — An oral history of the Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968 hit that went on to be covered by Solomon Burke, the Checkmates Ltd. and Ike and Tina Turner.
Fogerty's opening story is gold. RT @jackshafer The "Proud Mary" riff is based on the opening to Beethoven's 5th. on.wsj.com/10Ybipv
"I didn't like how Beethoven had composed it." MT @jackshafer: "Proud Mary" riff based on opening to Beethoven's 5th on.wsj.com/10Ybipv
The "Proud Mary" riff is based on the opening to Beethoven's 5th. on.wsj.com/10Ybipv

The NHL's Most Mysterious Man

online.wsj.com — GREENBURGH, N.Y.-No one had reason to think about Tim Thomas, really, until Thursday night. The Boston Bruins were cruising through this Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Rangers, winning the first three games and taking a two-goal lead in Game 4. Their goaltender, Tuukka Rask, was playing with composure and confidence.

China's Consumers Fight Back, Explore Options

online.wsj.com — Chinese households are signaling impatience with government controls that cut against their interests and have started to find alternatives to high cellphone costs by state-run telecom firms and low interest on their savings in state-run banks.

P&G Chief's Turnaround Recipe: Find Out What Women Want

online.wsj.com — Proctor & Gamble is paying closer attention to what women want, in an effort to better meet the needs of its consumers. These days, employees spend hours with women, watching them do laundry, clean the floor, apply makeup and diaper their children.
RT @Sarahlellison: Is Lafley's job now just to undo his own work? My profile of him from '05 on.wsj.com/14IOTxg
RT @Sarahlellison: Dying for more P&G news. Is Lafley's job now just to undo his own work? My profile from 2005. on.wsj.com/14IOTxg
RT @Sarahlellison: Dying for more P&G news. Is Lafley's job now just to undo his own work? My profile of him from 2005. http://t.co/IXSnZIw…
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