Reuters: China is now Africa’s largest trading partner.
Reuters: Australia says China’s latest Rio Tinto (RTP) charges are not new.
Reuters: Publicis will buy Razorfish from Microsoft (MSFT).
Reuters: UBS (UBS) tax talks with the US have hit a roadblock.
Reuters: The Fed will keep rates lows and stop buying Treasuries, experts predict.
Reuters: Geithner has asked Congress for a higher debt limit. It stands at $12.1 trillion now.
Reuters: Oil is at $71 helped by US stocks and a weak dollar.
Reuters: Paulson and the head of Goldman Sachs (GS) spoke often during the financial crisis.
WSJ: The economy is not strong enough to help a further run-up in the stock and bond markets.
WSJ: States are being hurt by a drop in gambling.
WSJ: Wal-Mart (WMT) is betting on Latino-themed warehouses.
WSJ: Taxes of premium health plans could hit a very wide group of employees.
WSJ: Miners are resisting a government plan to get them to pay more royalties.
WSJ: Textbooks are being offered on the Apple (AAPL) iPhone.
WSJ: GM and Ebay (EBAY) will start a program for consumers to bargain for cars online.
WSJ: The stage is set for a jobs rebound.
WSJ: TV networks are holding back on selling inventory betting the economy will rebound.
WSJ: Ex-workers are suing Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) over sales pay.
WSJ: Pressures on commodities prices will continue.
WSJ: The Fed is giving special treatment to GE (GE) over issues at GE Capital.
WSJ: Maguire Properties will default on about $1.1 billion in property loans.
NYT: The rise in bonus guarantees is hurting the government’s effort to control Wall St. pay.
NYT: Taobao, China’s online shopping website, is growing quickly.
NYT: Major companies know they need applications for smartphones but they are having trouble making them pay.
NYT: A bank will allow people will allow people to deposit checks using their Apple (AAPL) iPhones.
FT: Banks will collect over $38 billion in overdraft fees.
FT: Climate changes and the economic crisis are forcing more companies to source supplies locally.
FT: Advertisers are posting discreet messages on Facebook.
Bloomberg: The VIX is signally a drop in the S&P 500 in September.
Bloomberg: Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) buying debt and cutting investment in stocks.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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