* Robert Cyran: What the flu costs America
* Oops: The banker who put his faith in Lance Armstrong
* Jesse Hicks: How Vegas casinos fight back against cheating
* Morning Call: U.S. futures down ahead of Goldman, European shares slump and the Nikkei tanks.
* Katie Benner: TPG drops out of Dell deal
* CB Insights: No sign of ‘Series A crunch’
* Joe Lonsdale: Palantir worth up to $8 billion
* Crystal ball: Frank Aquila’s 2013 M&A outlook
* Crumbs: Allen Stanford investors could get (tiny) payout
* Long overdue: MassPRIM gets a new private equity boss
* Jennifer Miller: How to solve problems like Sherlock Holmes
* Lucy Marcus: Insulated boardrooms are ineffective boardrooms
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* Tweet of the Day 1: @cabaum1: What did Chuck Schumer get in return for his support for Hagel nomination? Promise from Obama not to touch carried interest?
* Tweet of the Day II: @gaberivera Apple should buyout Dell, shut it down, and give the money back to Apple shareholders. For irony.