Reuters: Unemployment is causing further stress in the housing market.
Reuters: The Microsoft (MSFT) deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) may have challenges with regulators.
Reuters: Sony (SNE) lost money on weakness in its TV business.
Reuters: The Senate is looking the roles at Goldman Sachs (GS) and Deutsche Bank (DB) may have played in last year’s meltdown in mortgage markets.
Reuters: The Apple (AAPL) Mac may have a flaw that allows hackers to scramble data.
Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell profits fell 70%.
Reuters: Visa (V) earnings were strong.
Reuters: China plans to use market tools to regulate credit.
Reuters: BA is seeking to delay payments to Boeing (BA).
Reuters: Cablevision (CVC) will spin off its Madison Square Garden assets.
WSJ: Microsoft’s (MSFT) deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) may help Redmond turn the company around.
WSJ: Support for the Obama health care plan is slipping.
WSJ: The Fed Beige Book shows the recession easing.
WSJ: Falling tax revenues are forcing states to make more cuts.
WSJ: Spint’s (S) earnings show that its problems are continuing.
WSJ: IBM (IBM) is looking to government sales for growth.
WSJ: NYSE (NYX) is setting up a fast trading hub in New Jersey.
WSJ: Shipping numbers out of China will show if its economy is in trouble.
WSJ: A sales of Treasury debt met soft demand.
WSJ: A squeeze on fees is hurting hedge funds.
WSJ: GM has no interest in buying back Opel.
WSJ: Porsche is close to selling to VW.
WSJ: Chip makers see a steadier market.
NYT: Mortgage companies collect lucrative fees on delinquent loans.
NYT: A trustee sued Ruth Madoff for $44 million.
NYT: Ford (F) is trying to improve its sales with the new Taurus.
NYT: An efficiency drive could cut energy consumption by 23% by 2020.
NYT: Airlines are interacting with passengers on social media sites.
FT: The comptroller of the currency rejected the Obama plan to give states more power to regulate bank fair treatment of customers.
FT: Fears of a Chinese market bubble are increasing due to huge amounts of money going into IPOs.
FT: The ECB is seeing a turning point in lending conditions.
Bloomberg: Obama sees an end to the recession soon.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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