The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Wealth

How Texas Governor Rick Perry supplemented his wealth with profitable (and perhaps political) deals. [Associated Press]

Business news highlights for this week. [New York Times]

Fortune Magazine releases their list of the 100 fastest growing companies. [Fortune]

This blackberry is starting to taste sour: RIM’s quarterly profits turn out to be even lower than analysts’ paltry predictions thought. [Forbes]