Counterparties
Namibia strikes black gold, in massive amounts — Opalo
Emanuel Derman: “often, funnily enough, business life can be more collegial than college life” — Reuters
Ken Auletta: Rupert isn’t firing Brooks ‘cos he’s only got 2 friends, and she’s one of them — TNY
Why do I get the feeling this ain’t one of those movies which initially gets released only in NY and LA? — TBI
In which I talk debt ceiling negotiations with Chuck Scarborough, legendary NY anchor — NBC
Jailed for cashing Chase check at Chase bank — Consumerist
If you work at AP and express public joy about the NY gay-marriage bill, you’ll get disciplined — Poynter
A fascinating post on why Japan’s economy is much better than you think — Fingleton
My Ten-Point Action Plan for Spending One Million Dollars at Tiffany — Awl