peHUB Second Opinion 12.17

Federal prosecutors and a trustee charged with recovering assets lost in the Madoff scheme are about to wring a stunning $7.2 billion out of one investor's estate. Insider trading: the 'expert network' web grows. Wall Street's Christmas displays -- graded from A to F. The Santa Claus of Christmas song reveals, "People will listen to anything if you put sleigh bells on it." After Steve Jobs kills a line of $79 action figures made in his likeness, one sells for $2,500. Facebook shares are now trading on the secondary market at a $56 billion valuation. And Wedbush analyst Lou Kerner seems to suggest that's a deal. Has Yahoo hit absolute rock bottom? The meaning behind a platter of bite-size donuts at Citibank. Stop procrastinating. Here's how. (Don't put off reading this one!)