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This week: Spotify plans to launch in the U.S. and will give existing members invites to distribute. Oh Sheila: Bair says rescuing Bear Stearns was a mistake. And, Bair will write a book on the financial crisis. Deals: Google buys Punchd and Hertz extends its offer for Dollar Thrifty. July 11: It's free slurpee day at 7-Eleven stores (get it?) No Friend Request: How Google+ will balkanize your social life. Linked In: The biggest tech IPOs of 2011. How much? The U.S. recession that supposedly ended in June 2009 cost $7,300 per person.