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* Economist: Employee ownership is overrated 

* Peter Henning: Greater penalties coming for insider trading

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London falls early, European shares slide and the Nikkei its 3-month high.

* Returns: A subpar 2011 for CalPERS

* Leslie Patton: Happy hours at Starbucks?

* Good code hunting: Tech firms flock to Southie

* Flash firings: Gilte Groupe cuts 10% of employees

* Larry Summers: Economic uncertainty is no excuse for inaction

* Disgusting: NY Giants targeted 49er with concussion history

* Engineer inflation: Average Silicon Valley tech salary passes $100,000

* Felix Salmon: How the taxi-medallion bubble might burst

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* Henry Blodget: Will online gambling make Facebook a $100 billion company?