* 1 in 1%: Who really won that Powerball jackpot?
* Major milestone: U.S. close to becoming net exporter of fuel
* Paulson protection: The 92nd Street Y has a cushion against Wall St. worries
* George Packer: What billionaire Peter Thiel and homeless Ray Kachel have in common
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, European shares slump on banks and the Nikkei falls 0.5%. [Update: Things have turned around globally after China cut banks’ reserve requirements]
* Fred Wilson rails against reception-desk NDAs
* Anti-competitive? FCC report on AT&T/T-Mobile merger
* New Coke syndrome: When good companies have bad ideas
* From 6 weeks ago: Why American Airlines should consider bankruptcy
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* Year-end lists begin: Most-shared articles via Facebook in 2011
* Wells Fargo: Consumer confidence rebounds in November
* Bruce Bartlett: Gingrich and the destruction of Congressional expertise
* Felix Salmon: Jed Rakoff’s fraught decision on Citi
* Of course: There is now a Facebook page for people against the Facebook IPO
* Richard Gayle: 5 lessons Immunex taught me
* HRJ saga continues: SEC looking into failed PE fund-of-funds run by ex-San Francisco 49ers