Reuters:   BP (BP) bought Devon for $11 billion to get access to its oil fields.

Reuters:  Toyota (TM) give a Senate panel a memo from a union seeking better quality control.

Reuters:   S&P said the US debt threatened the dollar’s place in the world.

Reuters:   The US bailout overseer criticized the Treasury’s handling of GMAC.

Reuters:   The Volcker rule picked up more support in the Senate.

Reuters:   China’s inflation rose sharply.

Reuters:   The Senate passed a $149 billion jobs bill.

Reuters:   Boeing (BA) says its Air Force tanker contract will create more US jobs.

Reuters:   Bank of America (BAC) is under regulatory pressure to get smaller.

Reuters:   The HHS  Secretary put more pressure on insurance companies over rates.

WSJ:   Airlines may cancel flights over a rule that give passengers more power.

WSJ:   The government is moving toward more regulation of CDS.

WSJ:   Corporations are aggressively increasing their debt.

WSJ:   Toyota (TM) is getting a high level of complaints after its first recall.

WSJ:   H-P (HPQ) will try to expand its reputation beyond printers.

WSJ:   Gasoline is moving toward $3.

WSJ:   Housing sales in China have slowed.

WSJ:   Google (GOOG) says its talks with China are nearing an end.

WSJ:   Verizon (VZ) will have 4G handsets in 2011.

WSJ:   Small firms are lagging behind large ones as the economy recovers.

WSJ:   US household wealth fell by $14 trillion during the recession but is moving back up.

WSJ:   A Chinese regulation that separates rural from urban citizens is causing trouble in the economy.

NYT:   A futures exchange was  set up to bet money on movie box office results.

NYT:   AMR (AMR), BA, and Iberia are close to a deal to strengthen their alliance.

FT:   Citigroup’s (C) CEO see a revival of the bank’s fortunes.

FT:   Geithner warned over fights among financial regulators.

FT:   A deal between the House and Senate to set a consumer protection agency is near.

Bloomberg:   Greece is preparing for national strikes.

Bloomberg:   HSBC (HBC) says data on 15,000 personal accounts was stolen in Switzerland.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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