Pre-Marketing: AIG’s lawsuit strategy

* Ex-U.S. Mint director: $1 trillion platinum coin is a worthless gimmick

* A different ex-U.S. Mint director: $1 trillion platinum coin is viable solution

* An outside opinion: The Simpsons (sort of) weigh in on #MintTheCoin

* Morning Call: U.S. futures up on Alcoa, European shares climb and the Nikkei rises

* Who is a better detective: Batman of Sherlock Holmes?

* It’s back: PE firms taking another look at Gardner Denver

* Ask the VC: Our investor closed shop, what do we do?

* Eric Wilbur: One solution for disgruntled NHL fans

* Greenwich rat: Ex-SAC trader names 20 more inside traders

* Non-bucket list: What people who live to 100 have in common

* Burglary burn: Thieves break into Microsoft offices, taking on iPads

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