Lest you focus only on stocks that investing legends would buy, or finding the greatest stocks of the next generation, here's a brief recap of some of the past few weeks' more unusual financial news:
Giving "liar loan" a whole new meaning
Be vigilant, Bank of America
Turning, uh, something into gold
Energy companies such as National Grid and even ExxonMobil may be shaking in their boots at a new alternative-energy rival: cow manure! A farmer in California is turning his Holsteins' cow patties into enough energy to run his farm, his cheese factory, and 200 additional homes.
But their fight song isn't nearly as good
Wal-Mart
Now, if she'd thrown in a few donuts…
Starbucks
Put me down for two livers and a pancreas
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