peHUB First Read

* No more free lunch at Google. Literally.

* John Doerr offers 11 ways for companies to stay afloat in hard times.

* Where did all of AIG’s cash go? Probably down a dark hole that was much deeper than most of us peons ever knew.

* Morning Call: Gains expected at the open, but it will all end up being about the GDP numbers.

* Is Dick Grasso the voice of reason on Wall Street bonuses?

* Bob Woodward speaks at the Turnaround Management Association’s annual convention, and compares the Bush Administration to a distressed company.

* The rich get richer: A still-employed banker wins the lotto.

* Was GE to blame for yesterday’s later sell-off?

* Paul Volcker on Charlie Rose:
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