Reuters: Shares in Europe plunged
Reuters: Oil hit the shores of Louisiana
Reuters: The EU faces scrutiny over whether its austerity measure will be adequate.
Reuters: The euro moved up in a short covering rally.
Reuters: Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched its new TV product.Reuters: Samsung says it sees strong cellphone demand.
Reuters: Abbott (NYSE: ABT) will buy Piramal Health for $2 billion.
Reuters: Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) took a stake in Tesla.
Reuters: Chrysler will probably have an IPO next year.
WSJ: Fears of an economic slowdown hit stocks.
WSJ: MySpace and Facebook face privacy problems with their websites.
WSJ: Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL) profits rose as margins fell.
WSJ: Congress criticized Toyota for problems with its vehicles.
WSJ: The FCC said in its annual report that the cellphone business is not competitive enough.
WSJ: The new Senate financial regulation of Wall St. could cut profits at some firms by 20%.
WSJ: Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is gaining ground on Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) Flash.
WSJ: The FDIC says the number of problem banks rose to 775.
WSJ: The Treasury will sell $166 billion in securities next week.
WSJ: Mortgage rates continue to drop.
WSJ: A Fed governor said Europe’s problems could hurt US growth.
WSJ: ECB head Trichet is facing criticism for changing his policies.
FT: Smaller bad loans helped improve the financials of US banks according to the FDIC.
FT: The White House said BP plc (NYSE: BP) efforts to clean up the Gulf are falling short.
FT: High-frequency trading is the target of the causes of a brief market collapse.
Bloomberg: A number of scientists disputed the size of the Deepwater Horizon leak.
Douglas A. McIntyre