peHUB Second Opinion 09.14

Some Good News: US bank failures are slowing and the FDIC decides to close a temp office in Illinois. Hertz is Happy: Avis is abandoning its $1.56 bln bid for Dollar Thrifty. Shopping: Andreessen Horowitz, Silver Lake, Providence Equity are looking at Yahoo! In Truth: Mike Arrington isn't a very good angel investor. More Truth: How much of the Internet is actually porn? +snippets: A Google feature lets users share directions, hotel info and other content from Google maps. Walking Away: Many employees would quit without giving notice if they were offered their dream job, says FINS. Not Just Ego: IPOs solve founder crisis for Carlyle and other PE firms.