* Fiscal begets monetary: Debt fight could delay taper

* Risk aversion: Confessions of an institutional investor

* Morning Call: U.S. futures down, Europe retreats and Japan climbs.

* Out of tune: Kohlberg pulls bid for Steinway

* Blowhole: No U.S. charges for “London whale”

* It’s over: Europe exits longest-ever recession

* VC survey: Global concerns, domestic confidence

* Joe Zhang: China’s coming wave of privatization

* Hidden Valley: How salad dressing explains the economy

* David Holmes: Why Silicon Valley should save drive-in movies

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* Irony alert: Pentagon sees “big data” as national security threat

* Golden arches: How McDonald’s turns a profit & pays $15 per hour (in Australia)