Reuters : Intel (INTC) said its results are running better than expected.
Reuters : The government is looking at a pay overhaul in the financial sector.
Reuters: Economic woes are hurting the Medicare and Social Security trust funds.
Reuters: The Chrysler bankruptcy may take two years.
Reuters: The US may be at risk for losing its Triple-A credit rating.
Reuters: Ford (F) raised $1.4 billion through its new stock offering.
Reuters: Bank of American (BAC) and other US banks are rushing to raise capital.
Reuters: US foreclosure filings set another record in April and will probably keep moving higher.
Reuters: IBM (IBM) launched a real-time data analysis software program
Reuters: Private equity firms are willing to wait up to two years to sell assets hoping the market will return.
WSJ: Companies are rushing to sell stock, debt, and even junk bonds.
WSJ: State tax collections continue to fall.
WSJ: US median house prices fell 14%.
WSJ: AIG (AIG) trustees are seeking a permanent CEO.
WSJ: Fiat may get a larger ownership in Chrysler if it will make engines in the US.
WSJ: Foreclosures are weighing on Freddie Mac (FRE) results.
WSJ: Low airplane deliveries hurt EADS results.
WSJ: Oil topped $60, defying the recession.
WSJ: Microsoft (MSFT) is planning a 3D camera for the Xbox.
WSJ: The CEO of IACI’s (IACI) Ask.com unit is leaving.
WSJ: Retail earnings may be better as consumers return to stores, but they may not beat expectations.
WSJ: Executives at GM (GM) sold shares pushing the stock down.
WSJ: Shares in GM (GM) returned to 1930s levels.
WSJ: The jump in small cap shares may be “too much, too fast.”
WSJ: Chrysler will try to exit 10 unexpired lease on properties where it operates.
WSJ : Rail freight traffic is running down 20%, a sign the the recovery may be less robust than it seems.
WSJ: Some hedge funds are putting more assets into gold.
WSJ: CVS (CVS) is steering pharmacy-benefits to its own stores and raising co-pays if they go elsewhere.
WSJ: Macy’s (M) is focusing on customer at rivals who have closed.
WSJ: A Belgian buyout firm is looking at Opel
WSJ: Nissan reported its first annual loss under Ghosn
WSJ: A judge approved GMAC as the primary lender to Chrysler customers.
WSJ: PetroChina (PTR) says the down markets may help it with M&A.
WSJ: CareerBuilder is offering bounties for new ads.
WSJ: Hitachi and NEC posted losses.
NYT: The US has paid out less thnt 6% of the $787 billion stimulus package mostly in social service payment to states.
NYT: Records show that $12 billion was pulled out of Madoff funds in 2008.
NYT: A huge fleet of ships is anchored off Singapore waiting for cargo which may not come soon.
FT: Recovery signs are lifting commodities prices.
FT: Citigroup (C) directors are facing pressure to resign.
FT: The FTC warned Cheerios over health claims.
FT: Freddie Mac (FRE) will draw another $6.1 billion from the government.
FT: GE (GE) will build a $100 million battery factory.
FT: The IMF is urging stress test for Europe banks.
FT: The new government program to modify mortgages may be inadequate.
Bloomberg: ING posted over $1 billion in losses.
Bloomberg: China’s industrial output grew 7.3% which was less than expected.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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