* Ugh: Leveraged recaps set to spike
* The other Iowa story: Ethanol tax credit expires
* Gary Rivlin: The highest-paid CEO you’ve never heard of
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early and European shares climb.
* Bruce Booth: Biotech’s half glass full for 2012
* SoundCloud raises $50 million: What it means
* Leigh Drogen: Whole Foods is the next Starbucks
* Kevin Paul Dupont: Flexible Flyer, the king of sleds, slides on
* “President” Romney: U.S. “won’t give a dollar to save Europe.”
* Doug Kass: 15 surprises for 2012
* Exit: Goldman’s PE group to cash in on Hollywood investment
* John Elkington: Will 2012 launch a decade of sustainable capitalism?
* Ira Stoll: The curse of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
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