• How big of a problem is cybertheft from banks? – One thing is for sure, everyone is lying. [Felix Salmon]
• IRS Has 70% Error Rate in Issuance of Taxpayer ID Numbers, Resulting in Fraudulent Tax Refunds – Seems about right. [TaxProf Blog]
• U.S. retailers open past midnight in holiday push – One strategy…[Reuters]
• Yahoo to shut down for a week to cut costs – …and another. [Los Angeles Times]
• That’s it for us today. Travel plans and all. We’ll be back tomorrow to get you through your half day. In the meantime, occupy yourselves with this:
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