Pre-Marketing: The ‘other’ big Iowa story

* The other Iowa story: Ethanol tax credit expires

* Gary Rivlin: The highest-paid CEO you’ve never heard of

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early and European shares climb.

* Bruce Booth: Biotech’s half glass full for 2012

* SoundCloud raises $50 million: What it means

* Leigh Drogen: Whole Foods is the next Starbucks

* Kevin Paul Dupont: Flexible Flyer, the king of sleds, slides on

* “President” Romney: U.S. “won’t give a dollar to save Europe.”

* Doug Kass: 15 surprises for 2012

* Exit: Goldman’s PE group to cash in on Hollywood investment

* John Elkington: Will 2012 launch a decade of sustainable capitalism?

* Ira Stoll: The curse of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

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