• Exxon Mobil reported its best quarterly profit in history, but investors sold off shares in morning trading after expecting even higher earnings because of soaring oil and natural gas prices. — New York Times [1]
• MasterCard Inc., the world's second largest credit-card company, suffered the biggest decline in New York trading since it went public in May 2006 as personnel expenses exceeded analysts' estimates. — Bloomberg [2]
• Have you ever wondered what would happen if you responded to one of those Nigerian scam emails, offering millions of dollars in exchange for moving a little money around or writing a small check? A college student who fell for it shares his story. — Consumerist [3]
• Self-educator activist Josh Kaufman thinks you can skip business school (and the $100,000 loans) and earn a "Personal MBA" by reading the best books in business. He offers 77 of his picks to get you started. — Lifehacker [4]

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