Visa IPO Price Set

About $44 per share, and 17.9 billion dollars in market capital. It’s just the natural course of things. Create a company that is based upon building up debt. Get the debt up to record levels! Just as it looks as though major defaults may be around the corner, spin the company off in an IPO! [...]

Craigslist.org Not Liable for Illegal ads

In a return to common sense, a federal appeals court has found that Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on its site. A group of Chicago lawyers sued the website because some of the ads contained on the website included notices that discriminated against minorities. A three judge panel of the Seventh [...]

Madonna Divorce: She’s Leaving London for New York

Madonna is splitting with her English husband Guy Ritchie and is moving back to New York. Guy Ritchie didn’t show up at Madonna’s induction to the Rock “n” Roll Hall of Fame and rumors are floating of their eminent break up. According to sources the split is amicable, it is just that the couple have [...]

Charles Manson Murders New Gravesides Discovered

Charles Manson was well known in the 60’s for the murder arrest and conviction of what was called at the time the “Manson Family” Tate and LaBianca Murders which happened over a period of two days. Charles Manson and his band of mostly women, killed among others, Sharon Tate, an eight and a half month [...]

Paddy’s St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage

St. Patrick’s Day is Monday March 17th 2008. St. Patrick is the Patron saint of Green beer and Chicago River Coloring. With an editor who goes by the name Paddy Wallbouncer, you’d expect that theFutonPoncho would probably be one of the best places in the world for a recipe of Corned Beef and Cabbage. Use [...]

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