Reuters: Kenneth Feinberg took over the BP plc $20 billion escrow account.
Reuters: Americans are confused about healthcare reform according to a new poll
Reuters: Sinochem approached Potash (NYSE: POT) about countering its BHP (BHP) bid.
Reuters: ILFC, a unit of American International Group (NYSE: AIG), repaid the government $4 billion.
Reuters: Oil and the dollar moved up.
Reuters: Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Great Eagle entered a deal in China to build high-end apartments.
Reuters: Kuwait and Qatar put money into the China AgBank IPO.
WSJ: More US cities are privatizing assets.
WSJ: Wall St. may have to cut jobs as financial reform comes into place.
WSJ: Credit card rates are moving up.
WSJ: New rules will give investors more say in elections of boards.
WSJ: The US may overhaul as many as 26 tech programs worth $30 billion.
WSJ: Mortgage fraud is rising.
WSJ: Large public companies are considering options for their cash.
WSJ: Studios are struggling to replace DVD sales with new forms of digital delivery.
WSJ: A slowing market and volatile economic news may trigger more job cuts.
WSJ: Bankers are selling 100-year bonds.
WSJ: Housing numbers are likely to stay very weak.
WSJ: Coffee bean prices are up.
WSJ: A large number of IPOs is causing a jam to get them to market.
WSJ: Values of stocks and bonds are being artificially affected by the Fed.
NYT: Homeowners may not be able to use their houses to build wealth for some time.
NYT: Members of Congress are studying a bid from China’s Hauwei to supply telecom equipment to Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S).
NYT: Sony (NYSE: S) is upping its gamble on web TV.
NYT: Dish Network (NASAQ: DISH) is offering more of its content online.
FT: BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is trying to lobby Canada on the benefits of its Potash (NYSE: POT) bid.
FT: HSBC: HBC) is close to ownership of part of Nedbank.
FT: Some brokers may be fined over their role in the “flash crash” that took markets down sharply.
FT: App sales may be larger that voice revenue by 2013.
Bloomberg: A rally in the UK pound is likely to be hurt as government budget cuts hurt economic growth.
Bloomberg: A former head of the IMF says the Fed should sharply raise interest rates to prevent bubbles.
Bloomberg: Boeing (NYSE: BA) will compete with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) over a $10 billion missile shield deal.
Bloomberg: The price of commodities stocks has kept the S&P 500 up this quarter.
Bloomberg: Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) margins are being hurt by the falling price in oil.
Bloomberg: The housing slide could push the US back into recession.
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