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Job Creation Posts Jump But Rate Still Steady at 9.1% (CNBC)
The US jobs picture beat tepid expectations, with the economy creating a significantly better than expected 103,000 mew jobs in September that nonetheless was not enough to cut the unemployment rate from 9.1 percent. Economists had been looking for 60,000 total new nonfarm jobs, a month after the shock that the US had created a net of zero new jobs.

The Multibillion-Dollar Leak (WSJ)
The latest frenzy erupted late Wednesday when a website posted a 205-page draft of a memo, dated Sept. 30, that laid out critical elements of the proposed Volcker rule. The leak left regulators fuming and opened a new front in Wall Street’s battle to soften the blow of the proposed rule. The draft gave banking industry lobbyists several days to discuss it before Tuesday, when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is scheduled to consider issuing a version for public comment…Talk spread that the leak could prompt regulators to move more quickly to release an official version. A lobbyist for a large Wall Street bank assigned a staffer to continuously monitor the website of the Federal Reserve, which is helping draft the rule.

Romney Signing Up Wall Street Donors (NYT)
One of Mr. Romney’s latest and most high-profile recruits is James B. Lee Jr., vice chairman of the JPMorgan Chase and a Christie fan, according to two people with knowledge of Mr. Lee’s discussions with the Romney campaign…Mr. Romney has also picked up the support of two financiers who once supported President Obama: Daniel Loeb and Clifford Asness. Another top recruit is Paul Singer, a hedge fund billionaire who is one of the Republican Party’s most sought-after donors and supporters. Kenneth Griffin, a Chicago hedge fund manager who Mr. Romney has courted, remains undecided, a person close to him said on Thursday.

Geithner: Banks OK (NYP)
FYI: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said the nation’s financial firms have strengthened and there is “absolutely” no chance of another collapsing like Lehman Brothers in 2008.

Wall Street Protesters Gorge on ‘Occupie’ Pizza (Bloomberg)
Liberatos Pizza, a few blocks south, has been taking orders from supporters around the world to have its $15 “Occupie” delivered to the protesters. Owner Telly Liberatos said he’s sold hundreds of the 18-inch pies since Sept. 18. “I have nothing to do with the protest,” Liberatos said. “I don’t take sides. It was a very slow summer. I’m trying to run my business.”

Occupy Wall Street costing taxpayers $2 million in police overtime – and counting – NYPD says (NYDN)
The NYPD said Thursday that three weeks of anti-Wall Street demonstrations have cost the city $2 million in police overtime and defended the use of pepper spray and batons to control rowdy crowds…The group posted a YouTube video of a cop a block from the Stock Exchange saying Wednesday evening that he just couldn’t wait to beat up demonstrators. “My little nightstick’s gonna get a workout tonight,” the burly officer whose badge reads ‘Rodriguez’ says gleefully to a fellow cop as they wait by a metal barricade on Broad Street.

Germany, France Split On Bank Aid Before Summit (Reuters)
A German source said Paris wanted to tap the euro zone’s 440 billion rescue fund to recapitalize its own banks, which have the largest exposure to peripheral euro zone debt, while Berlin insisted the fund should be used only as a last resort when no national funds are available.

Berlusconi quips on new party name (AP)
“We will change the name of the People of Freedom party, because people no longer carry it in their hearts,” the 75-year-old told lawmakers from his ruling coalition on the sidelines of a series of meetings in parliament, Italian news media reported. “We will examine any suggestions,” he added. Berlusconi then joked: “I’m told the name that would have the biggest success is ‘Go Pussy!’”

Unsavvy People (NYT)
Paul Krugman: “There will, of course, be the usual attempts to dismiss the whole [OccupyWallStreet] thing based on trivialities. Look at the oddly dressed people acting out! So? Is it better when exquisitely tailored bankers whose gambles brought the world economy to its knees — and who were bailed out by taxpayers — whine that President Obama is saying slightly mean things about them? [...] So, good for the protesters. And if the Obama people have any sense of self-preservation, they’ll try to mend fences with the people they have disappointed so badly.”

World facing worst financial crisis in history, Bank of England Governor says (Telegraph)
Sir Mervyn said the Bank had been driven by growing signs of a global economic disaster. “This is the most serious financial crisis we’ve seen, at least since the 1930s, if not ever. We’re having to deal with very unusual circumstances, but to act calmly to this and to do the right thing.”

Dimon’s Wealth Offensive (NYP)
At a time when stock markets are whip-sawing investors, the JPMorgan Chase chief is aiming to build out the bank’s wealth management arm in a bid to cater to rich investors. Dimon is betting that the business could generate as much as $1 billion in pre-tax profits. “It’s one of Jamie’s most important goals,” said Barry Sommers, who is heading the initiative. Sommers told The Post that JPMorgan’s game plan is to hire thousands of wealth managers and support staff over the course of the next several years.

Moody’s Cuts 12 UK Lenders (WSJ)
Moody’s cut Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and Nationwide Building Society two notches to A2, from Aa3. Lloyds TSB Bank PLC and Santander UK PLC were cut one notch, to A1 from Aa3. Co-Operative Bank PLC was also cut one notch, to A3 from A2. Seven smaller building societies were cut by between one and five notches.

Goldman Is Sued Over Office Deal (WSJ)
A real-estate fund run by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has walked away from a $1.26 billion deal with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to buy a portfolio of 10 office buildings in a suburb of Washington, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Lehman is seeking $100 million in damages from the Goldman-run U.S. Real Estate Opportunities fund, alleging the fund’s “unjustified” termination of the deal just two days before the sale was to close.

Beyond Pot Brownies (Gourmet)
In wine country, pot-infused wines are the open secrets that present themselves in unmarked bottles at the end of winemaker dinners and very VIP tours (it bears mentioning that most winemakers are cagey enough to keep the manufacture of such wines far from winery grounds). The wines range in style and intensity as broadly as “normal” wines and winemakers do. Some practitioners of the fruit-forward, higher-alcohol, New World style take a similarly aggressive approach to infusing wine. “I know a winemaker that takes a couple of barrels a year and puts a ton of weed in it and lets it steep, and that wine is just superpotent,” says a James Beard Award–winning chef, who also asked not to be named. Henry, though, makes more classically styled wines, and with that reserve comes a more subtle hand with the cannabis. Adjusted for volume, “special” wines can range from under a pound of marijuana per 59-gallon barrel to over 4 pounds per barrel. The result is a spectrum ranging from a gentle, almost absinthe-like effect to something verging on oenological anesthetic.

Comments (96)

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    Posted by Guest | October 7, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    we are the 9.1%*

  3. 3
    Posted by HAM05 | October 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    dude has got to stop putting pussy on a pedestal

  4. 4
    Posted by Guest | October 7, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    You first!
    -Berlusconi

  5. 5
    Posted by Pete from the Bush | October 7, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Which head do you never use to think with?

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    Posted by Hakuna Matata Guy | October 7, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    RIP Steve Jobs. A true American genius.

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    Posted by Guest | October 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Twat Party is more appropriate.

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    Posted by Guest | October 7, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    He's got my vote

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    Posted by geoffgeoffgeoff | October 7, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    So the protests cost each NYC citizen approximately $.25/3 weeks of protesting? OMG OMG OMG.

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    Posted by Anonymous | October 7, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Anti-“unfuckable lard-arse” party

    Ruby (the heart stealer, very doable)

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    Posted by guest | October 7, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    I guess SJ isnt untouchable today? Thumbs down? Really?

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    Posted by early_hominid | October 7, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    ". . . cater to rich investors"? Hmmm . . . it's crazy enough, it just might work.

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    Posted by Nailz6 | October 7, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Are the unsavvy people the same as the invisible bond vigilantes? or Are the two at war?

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    Posted by Nailz6 | October 7, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Pretty pricey when some of us would volunteer to bust hipsters for free

  15. 15
    Posted by Alt_EST | October 7, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Sorry I'm not sorry about the Yankees.

    -Michigan Native

  16. 16
    Posted by pazzo83 | October 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    How's the economy doing up there?

  17. 17
    Posted by CoveredLong | October 7, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    They didn't go to the ALCS because Nova means "No go".

    -Former GM Marketing Exec

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    Posted by Hakuna Matata Guy | October 7, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Doubt he knows. More than likely he has been in downtown Manhatten for the last few weeks.

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    Posted by PermaGuestII | October 7, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    Quisling.

    -ex-BSC'er

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    Posted by Alt_EST | October 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    No clue, I haven't lived there in years.

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    Posted by HAM05 | October 7, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    since manhattan is the old lenape word for 'island of many hills', is manhatten the word for 'dumbass'

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    Posted by FKApmco | October 7, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Fuck you PSF. Go suck a dick

  23. 23
    Posted by Guest | October 7, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Yesterday's new bro. Today we're talking about unemployment, protestors, Yankees suck and some dude who hit a hole in one and won a bunch of ham.

  24. 24
    Posted by FKApmco | October 7, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    You know how yesterday I said I loved you? Reeeeeeeeetracted .

  25. 25
    Posted by CoveredLong | October 7, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I'm as broken up about the loss as you are – I'm just having difficulty coping (since, apparently, it's frowned upon to drink at work after a Yankee loss).

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    Posted by Bully | October 7, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    "Go Pussy!" What you said while waiting for the kid who was too scared to jump off the high dive.

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    Posted by Hakuna Matata Guy | October 7, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    oh well,

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    Posted by minus 1 | October 7, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    ryeding the hillls in menhattene is quite lovely on my scouta….also stop mekin fun of me accent!

    -everyone's favorite Australian

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    Posted by Cut Me | October 7, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    It's Michigan. Is that really a question?

  30. 30
    Posted by Cut Me | October 7, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Alyce Crawford?

  31. 31
    Posted by Baseball MakeMeSleep | October 7, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    He can go suck dick with the rest of the Yankee's seeing how they have a lot of time on their hands now….

  32. 32
    Posted by Joe WestCoast Torres | October 7, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    I think you need to order a wine-pot barrel and relax….and perhaps get a laid a bit more often, or suck one yourself. it is just a stupid, arrogant baseball team.

  33. 33
    Posted by PermaGuestII | October 7, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

    -guy who's too hungover/still wasted to come up w anything better

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    Posted by guestapo | October 7, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    They're thumbs down'ing Hakuna cocksucker. Try and keep up.

  35. 35
    Posted by guest | October 7, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Native implying that's where he was born, not where he currently lives. Keep winning it.

  36. 36
    Posted by Berlusconi | October 7, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Berlusconi: "You Americans do things backwards; it's 2 to the head, one to the chest…"

  37. 37
    Posted by Good Morning to Ya | October 7, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    And then Romo got all mad and all and he threw his helmet and damn if that wasn't intercepted and run back for a touchdown!

    -General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys

  38. 38
    Posted by Abe_Froman_ | October 7, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    I got bitches, on my mind. It's been like that for a real long time
    -Too Short/Berlusconi

  39. 39
    Posted by Hipster Troll | October 7, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Hey man, at least they make stuff in Michigan unlike you bloodsucking leeches on Wall Street.

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    Posted by FKApmco | October 7, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    1. Why would I ever ruin pot or wine by mixing them together?
    2. I get laid daily…how about you?
    3. I suck dick daily…how about you?
    4. Know how I know you're gay? You think baseball is stupid.

    PS I'm over the Yankees loss. I am now focused on whether the Wallabies will beat The Boks in the Rugby World Cup qtr finals.

  41. 41
    Posted by Joe WestCoast Torres | October 7, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    I don't suck dick daily… I like to get protein from different sources.

    Guys running around rubbing and hitting balls with their sticks with names like "ARod"..baseball isn't stupid, it is gay.

    p.s. Derek gave me a reach around last night.

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