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* Road to recovery: 1929 vs 1974 vs 2002 vs today. * The BBC is prepping a made-for-TV movie about the last days of Lehman Brothers. I hope it beats viewers over the head with an obvious and saccahrine message, in the vein of afterschool specials. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares rise on banks and energy, the Nikkei climbs 1.8% and Chinese shares rebound with a 4.5% gain. * No "tweet" trademark for Twitter. * Missionary CEOs vs. mercenary CEOs. * Alex Salkever writes that Facebook is planning to go public later this year, but that the results could be disappointingly weak. It's the first part that surprises me more than the record. If Facebook really plans to price in the next four months, wouldn't it need to file its S-1 right about now (at the latest)? For context, Google filed for its IPO on 4/29/04 and priced on 8/19/04. And that was in a much better IPO market with a much stronger company.