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Earl Wilson/The New York TimesCarmen M. Segarra had been assigned to look into Goldman Sachs's policies when she was a bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Judge Dismisses Examiner’s Suit Against New York Fed A former bank examiner lost a lawsuit against her former employer, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, after a federal judge ruled she had not shown that she was fired over refusing to change her findings that Goldman had inadequate conflict-of-interest policies. Read more… CNBCCarl Icahn knows the cure for a dry throat is three sips of martini.

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Financial Times Tech blog - Industry analysis ? FT.com Heartbleed bug was consequence of “trivial error” The Heartbleed bug, a flaw discovered on encryption software used on about two-thirds of all websites, was created unintentionally, the programmer responsible has said. Robin Seggelmann, a German programmer, described the flaw as the consequence of a “trivial” error in an update to OpenSSL, the software widely used to enable secure connections, writes Jeevan Vasagar. Marginal Revolution — Small steps toward a much better world. Businessweek - Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice Productivity Fight Fatigue by Harnessing the Power of Your Internal Clock Sluggish? Tired? Seven tips for getting your body into better alignment.

Best 25 Financial Blogs Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 By Douglas A. McIntyre and Ashley C. Allen It has been over a year since we published our feature "The 25 Best Financial Blogs." A great deal has changed. Priceonomics Blog Real Time Economics China’s GDP growth fell in the first quarter to its slowest pace since September of 2012, slipping to 7.4% on-year growth from 7.7% the in the fourth quarter. The increase was slightly higher than economists’ expectations of a 7.3% gain. Authorities released other data that suggested continuing weakness, but not at a quickening pace. Industrial production grew 8.8% on year in March below expectations of 9% but up from an average 8.6% expansion in January and February, combined to limit distortions from the Lunar New Year holidays. Retail sales were 12.2% higher on-year in March, up from 11.8% growth in January and February.

Deal Journal Dish Network Corp.’s surprise $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. may leave the No. 4 carrier T-Mobile with a tougher hand to play in a consolidating wireless market. Associated Press Sprint’s deal with satellite-TV provider Dish would likely include Sprint’s planned acquisition of Clearwire Corp., bringing together a massive amount of spectrum under a company with a large pile of debt. That combination of debt and spectrum could make it more difficult, and less necessary, for Sprint or Dish to pursue T-Mobile down the road. As a result, the deal announced Monday could remove two companies long rumored to be potential acquirers of T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG.

Tyndall Report January 13, 2011 COMMENTS ON ABC NEWS' COMMENTS Allow me to respond to this statement by ABC News' Jeffrey Schneider regarding my characterization of its nightly newscast as having become Disneyfied in the past year: "Our mission is to give our viewers information that is relevant to their everyday lives. Winning the Murrow for Best Newscast in 2013 and enjoying our best season in 5 years is far more meaningful than Tyndall's method that confuses quantity with quality." I have no argument with ABC News' characterization of itself as, instead of having a mission to present a serious newscast, embracing a mission to present viewers with "information that is relevant to their everyday lives." Included among the changes in focus that this new mission represents, among others, are the following: Three quick points on quantity and quality: -- I believe this Murrow award was for the best single day's newscast, not the best newscast day-in, day-out.