Alexis Glick Leaves Fox Business
Alexis Glick, one of the Fox Business Network's first employees, is leaving the network for an unnamed new venture. Ms. Glick is the vice president for business news for the low-rated business network, where she hosts the 9 a.m. hour, titled "Opening Bell." Fox Business said in a news release that a variety of the network's "signature talent would anchor 'Opening Bell' in the interim." [The New York Times]

A Quiet End for Boys Choir of Harlem
Last week, Terrance Wright, a 39-year-old choir alumnus, picked up a microphone in front of the altar of Metropolitan Community United Methodist Church in Harlem, the choir's last home, and delivered news that surprised few people but saddened many. "Tell the people. Let it be known," Mr. Wright said, glistening and exhausted after leading a Christmas concert by former singers in the choir. "There is no Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem." [The New York Times]

Personal spending and income rise in November
Consumer spending rose for a second straight month in November as incomes recorded their biggest gain in six months, data showed on Wednesday, boosting hopes of a self-sustaining economic recovery. [Yahoo Finance]

LeAnn Rimes and Dean Sheremet's Lightning Settlement
LeAnn Rimes and Dean Sheremet have whipped through a quick divorce in the blink of an eye, and not just by Hollywood standards, either. Dean filed for divorce from LeAnn Rimes on Friday, and by Monday evening, they had their ducks in a row. Makes you wonder if they really did manage to get through their relationship amicably, or if LeAnn's so guilty about her indiscreet romance with Eddie Cibrian that she hurried things through. [Lime Life]

What I learned in my year of unemployment
Man, time flies. Even in unemployment. For those of you just about to hit the sidewalks, I'm sorry to break it to you: the clock does not slow down while you're looking for your next gig.

Health Care Gift Cards: The Latest Stocking Stuffer
Health care providers are rolling out a different sort of stocking stuffer: Gift cards that can be used to pay bills and insurance premiums or for specific services at eye doctors and dentist offices. [The Huffington Post]

Obama lists financial rescue as 'most important thing' of his first year
President Obama outlined Tuesday a first-year legislative record that he said rescued the economy and placed it on a path of long-term growth, even as he acknowledged that some unfinished items would probably be more difficult to achieve heading into a midterm election year. [The Washington Post]