Reuters: The Fed once again pledged low interest rates.
Reuters: If the yuan rises, the euro may be badly hurt.
Reuters: Soda companies are hurt by the economy according to AlixPartners.
Reuters: March retail sales rose by record amounts.
Reuters: United (UAUA) pilots attacked a potential US Airways (LCC) merger.
Reuters: Apple (AAPL) introduced its iAd platform and said iPad sales were good.
WSJ: The Fed says that big banks covered up their risk levels over the last five quarters by moving debt off their balance sheet temporarily.
WSJ: Massey (MEE) is being accused of putting profits before safety.
WSJ: Wal-Mart (WMT) is aggressively cutting prices to get back consumers.
WSJ: Private banks in Greece are being badly hurt by the nation’s debt crisis.
WSJ: Apple’s new ad system has increased its competition with Google (GOOG).
WSJ: Charles Price and Robert Rubin took a beating by a committee looking into the credit crisis.
WSJ: Unions could scuttle the US Airways (LCC) merger with United (UAUA).
WSJ: Bain and KKR are preparing IPOs for Toys ‘R’ Us, HCA and NXP.
WSJ: Talks with China have caused US official to hope that the People’s Republic will let the yuan float by some amount.
WSJ: Los Angeles faces insolvency.
WSJ: Wynn (WYNN) killed plans to develop a casino in Philadelphia.
WSJ: The FCC will continue with its broadband plan despite a court setback
WSJ: Nokia (NOK) will offer customers in China free music.
WSJ: RealtyTrac says there will be more foreclosures on homes with mortgages over $5 million.
WSJ: The federal government will be forced to provide fewer services in the future.
WSJ: States are skipping payments into pension plans.
WSJ: S&P downgraded the Dubai port operator.
WSJ: Audi says its sales jumped in March, particularly in China.
NYT: Concerns about a Greek bankruptcy rose.
NYT: MasterCard (MC) will set up its own online shopping mall which will give behavior feedback to retailers.
FT: News Corp (NWS) offers large discounts to advertisers who run in the WSJ and NY Post as a way to compete against The New York Times (NYT)
FT: Triple digit oil prices could cut down the recovery. Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) say oil will hit $100 or more next year.
Bloomberg: Junk bonds captured a record part of bond sales as yields fell.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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