$$$A Wells Fargo employee asked the CEO for a raise — and cc’d 200,000 coworkers [WaPo]

$$$Pimco's assets under management drop five percent in third quarter [Reuters]

$$$SEC delays decision on SAC fund for burned investors [NYP]

$$$ On his second day of testimony in federal court, Mr. Bernanke maintained that officials sought to save AIG. “The company was on the brink of default, and our intervention would spare it the discipline of the market,” Mr. Bernanke said. [WSJ]

$$$World's Most Expensive Burger Is Only $1,768 [HP]

$$$Former Jefferies Trader Will No Longer Face Restitution Demand [Dealbook]

$$$Dimon: Shadow banking threat to US economy [CNBC]

$$$Look at This Ridiculous, Dragon-Slaying Vladimir Putin Birthday Fan Art [Gawker]