Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) has made final plans to plug its well.
Reuters: The dollar index fell to a three-month low due to a slowing economy.
Reuters: Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) defended its collateral calls on American International Group (NYSE: AIG).
Reuters: Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry users in UAE and Saudi Arabia may have their service cut.
Reuters: E-book sales are up at Random House.
Reuters: A Chinese wind turbine company will try to complete a US IPO.
Reuters: Japan’s ANA will seek money from international partners to set up a low-cost airline.
WSJ: Large investors have begun to prepare for deflation.
WSJ: Manufacturing grow slowed in China.
WSJ: A new KMPG study shows companies cautious about hiring.
WSJ: UBS (NYSE: UBS) will make a push into the US mortgage market.
WSJ: Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) says it does not know if a recent outage was caused by China.
WSJ: Massey is being investigated for turning off mine monitors.
WSJ: Dodd asked Sheila Bair of the FDIC to see if she would run a new consumer protection agency.
WSJ: The benefits of inventory growth are nearly over putting pressure on consumer spending to help the recovery.
WSJ: Homeowners are looking for government-subsidized tenants.
WSJ: Oil safety equipment makers are being helped by the Gulf disaster.
WSJ: Higher profits are helping finance share buybacks
WSJ: Audi’s profits doubled.
WSJ: Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) set a joint venture to build wireless networks overseas.
WSJ: Altria’s (NYSE: MO) earnings could be hurt by a slide in the sale of Marlboro cigarettes.
NYT: Chinese state-owned companies are bidding up real estate prices.
NYT: An effort by the Administration to raise exports is faltering.
NYT: Tumblr is a new rival to Facebook and Twitter.
NYT: NewsBasis will try to connect reporters and PR people.
FT: The US may intervene in home loans.
FT: There may be a move to cut off BP deepwater drilling near Libya.
FT: Growth in Vietnam and India may offset a slowdown in China.
FT: Problems with the global supply chain could curb international growth.
Bloomberg: Banks in Europe face refinancing of $122 billion in debt.
Bloomberg: AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless are setting a venture to compete with Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) for online billing.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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