Morning Jolt: Te’o admits to lying about girlfriend

In the news: Notre Dame star Manti Te’o tells Katie Couric in an interview tonight that he lied about his fake girlfriend, CNN and ABC report. Te’o says he was a victim of a hoax but that he felt he had to go along with the lie.

Opening bell: The Dow Jones opened at 13,779.33 after finishing up 67.12 points Wednesday.

Motivational quote: “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” - Roger Staubach

Watercooler talk: Meet the youngest Microsoft certified specialist

Pranav Kalyan is just like any other fourth-grader - except for the fact that he's the youngest person ever to become Microsoft certified.

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