$$$ "Paying $11 million to never hear from your father-in-law again is a great deal"-- Steve Schwarzman [NG]
$$$Fannie, Freddie and the Low-Risk-Investment Myth [Deal Journal]
$$$ Free coffee from Portfolio tomorrow at 30 Wall Street from 7-10 am.
$$$ An Interest Rate What? [Crossing Wall Street]
Einhorn's no good very bad year; Dow tries to beat off Loeb; "Texting with punctuation is 'insincere': Study"; and more.
$$$ Dow Hits Highest Close Ever [WSJ] $$$ Venezuela's Hugo Chavez dies from cancer [Reuters] $$$ FBI joins SEC in computer trading probe [FT] $$$ Wall Street 'Deal Toy' Indicator Flashes a Bullish Sign [CNBC] $$$ A Friendly Conversation with a Banker [The Billfold] $$$ There Is A Petition To Make R Kelly's “Ignition (Remix)” The National Anthem [BuzzFeed] $$$ An international trading house is looking for a Dodd-Frank compliance officer for its swap dealer business [DBCC] $$$ Citigroup Books $579M for Pay Plan Shareholders Panned [Bloomberg] $$$ Board Patience Wears Thin at Penney [WSJ] $$$ Buybacks, M&A, and de-equitisation [FTAV] $$$ ISDA to Send Credit-Default Swaps Changes to Traders [MarketBeat] $$$ The FBI is looking for a drone, if you've seen it [FBI]
