* Martin LaMonica: For greentech VCs, it’s time for Plan B
* Michael White: Why it’s time for Bank of America to break up
* Nicholas Carson: Why Groupon said no to Google. Pretty much the same reason David Pakman suggested last week.
* Daniel Ellsberg: “EVERY attack now made on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange was made against me and the release of the Pentagon Papers at the time.”
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares climb and the Nikkei gains 0.5%.
* Charlie Rose chats with David Einhorn
* Facebook co-founders Zuckerberg and Moskovitz among those agreeing to give away at least half of their fortunes. No word on the philanthropic plans of those Winklevoss twins.
* Bloomberg poll: A majority of American are dissatisfied with the Fed. Unfortunately, the pollsters didn’t first ask if respondents even know what the Fed does (or if they simply follow @SarahPalinUSA)
* D’uh moment from Moody’s: Companies that issued PIK bonds defaulted more than those that didn’t.
* Can you spare a quarter? Crowd-funding sites turn into patrons of the arts
* Hold off on that second beach house: Morgan Stanley set to cut back on bonuses
* Tweet of the Day: @
carr2n
In a just world, I would be paid for answering relevant email in a timely, witty fashion and have nothing else required of me.
* Finra: The most financially savvy Americans live in New York, New Jersey and New Hampshire. The good people of New Mexico should be ashamed…