BofA charged with ‘duping’ shareholders

FT.com Bank of America and its former top executives were on Thursday facing civil charges over allegedly misleading their shareholders about losses at Merrill Lynch and misleading the government in order to get $20bn in Tarp funds. Ken Lewis, former Bank of America chief executive, and Joe Price, the bank’s former chief financial officer, are named in the charges by Andrew Cuomo, the attorney-general of New York.

Ladies Love Men Who Talk About McDonald’s

Adfreak For men out there who have difficulty approaching attractive women, here's an idea. Try making more small talk about McDonald's! She will almost certainly love it. At least, she loves it in this…

How to Prevent a Community from Growing on Your Site

Small Biz Trends The days of the cold static site are coming to end. Customers are tired of being talked at and are ready to get in the conversation. They’re looking for sites where they can go to hear…

Competition for iPad? Meet JooJoo: the iPad Alternative with Flash

Future of Real Estate Marketing It seems like whenever Apple announces the latest and greatest product there are always other companies who see if they can do better. The last couple weeks, there has been a ton of…

Free and Cheap Stock Photos

Wisebread Here at Wise Bread, we’re constantly on the lookout for great, affordable images to go with our articles. And with a blog created like every second, many of you are in the need…

Walking Away from Your Upside Down Home: The 75% Solution

BiggerPockets There has been much debate of late about whether or not it is morally acceptable for homeowners who currently own more for their mortgages than what their homes are actually worth to just walk…

Who Is That Guy Next to Volcker?

Economics Blog Who is that guy pictured next to Paul Volcker on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal in a photo taken at Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing?

Patent Drawings Reveal Durango-Replacing 2012 Dodge Magnum?

Autoblog Imperfect though it may have been, we kinda miss the Dodge Magnum. Building a low-slung wagon and dropping a Hemi into it took a lot of guts on Chrysler’s part. And while it may have been discontinued, it appears to be slated for an encore, albeit in name only…

‘There’s No Brakes… Hold on and Pray’: Last Words of Man Before He and His Family Died in Toyota Lexus Crash Last August

Weasel Zippers If you own a Toyota, Lexus please make sure and check if your car is part of the recall. PLEASE. A harrowing phone call from a family just seconds before they were killed in a car crash caused when the accelerator pedal in a Toyota vehicle became stuck has been made public. The fatal incident came to light as the U.S. transport secretary Ray LaHood ordered Americans to stop driving Toyotas immediately…