package stalled in Congress, the business Twitterati can t help but think the bill will be as watered-down as a Coors Light. But as the politicians dither, there s still plenty to quench your thirst: the next sovereign collapse, the triumph of smartphones and a souring Apple.

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Drink up...

The Economy/Politics

Columbia Prof Who Called Argentina Crisis: "Corruption Is The Reason Italy Will Be Next"
Editors at financial blog, zerohedge.com.
Twitter.com/zerohedge

CFPA does nothing to stop banks gambling w/ other peoples $ or no $ at all.
Dylan Ratigan host of MSNBC's Morning Meeting, on the proposed federal Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Twitter.com/DylanRatigan

Business

attracting new customers was the no. 1 concern for sm biz last yr. followed by taxes, healthcare and cash flow.
Amy Cosper, editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine.
Twitter.com/EntMagazineAmy

CNN president: "I'm more worried about the 500 million or so people on Facebook versus the 2 million on Fox"
Twitter feed of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University.
Twitter.com/NiemenLab

Google CEO Schmidt says mobile smartphones will reshape Internet, "clearly win" battle with computers
Steve Rubel, director of insight at Edelman Digital.
Twitter.com/steverubel

The Markets

strong>Company called "unseen solar" just filed an S-1 to become penny stock. Like so many others, real name should be "unseen solar profits"
Dan Primack, editor of the private equity-focused site, pehub.com.
Twitter.com/danprimack

Appreciate $AAPL products, long iPhone, but can see being short $AAPL at some point. Recent money flows make it dangerous.
Twitter.com/hedgefundinvest

C, FNM, AIG, MBI. Speculative financials all up big. It means that financial regulation will be toothless--as expected...
Scott Bleier, director, Create Capital Advisors.
Twitter.com/CreateCapital