Reuters:   A bill to help small business may be the last chance the Democrats have to help stimulate jobs before the election.

Reuters:   BP plc (NYSE: BP) oil spill claims should be below $20 billion.

Reuters:   Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) could add 100 partners this year.

Reuters:   China will probably ease restrictions on foreign investment.

Reuters:   US fund Aurelius Capital was the only hold out in the Dubai debt restructuring.

Reuters:   Strong Chinese data has helped worldwide stock markets.

Reuters:   Geithner says China has done nearly nothing about the value of the yuan

Reuters:   Hertz (NYSE: HTZ) upped its bid for Dollar Thrifty.

WSJ:   Bonds, gold and emerging markets have done well since the fall of Lehman. US markets have not.

WSJ:   Economists polled by the Journal see slower growth ahead.

WSJ:   Global regulators will put new restraints on banks.

WSJ:   AOL (NYSE: AOL) will offer larger ad space.

WSJ:   UPS (NYSE: UPS) will launch a new marketing campaign to promote its logistics package.

WSJ:   Banks’ handling of their foreclosed properties will be key to the housing recovery.

WSJ:   Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is near a purchase of ArcSight.

WSJ:   Geithner says a slow approach to the economy will undermine the recovery.

WSJ:   A US-Saudi arms deal with $60 billion is on track.

WSJ:   Personal investing and corporate spending is being colored by tax plans set by Congress for next year.

WSJ:   Analysts believe there will be a rally in the bond market.

WSJ:   Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) will bid for Postbank.

WSJ:   American International Group (NYSE: AIG) has not paid cash dividends to the Treasury.

NYT:   Search is becoming more a part of what people online show their friends as part of their habits.

NYT:   The FCC is opening spectrum which could mean super-fast WiFi.

FT:   The Basel accord agrees to lift capital ratios to 7%.

FT:   Borrowing by Europe’s banks is up sharply.

Bloomberg:  Deutsche Bank will raise $12.5 billion.

Bloomberg:   The head of Nokia’s smartphone operation resigned.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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