IPOs of Citic Securities and Great Wall Motor struggle, a sign that offerings from China are in trouble. (Reuters)

The unresolved Greece problem continues to damage markets. (Reuters)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may price its tablet PC at $250, well below the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. (Reuters)

Apple to release its new iPhone on October 4. (Reuters)

Merkel may lose support in her own party over funds for the Greek bailout. (Reuters)

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) shares move higher on rumors that Carl Icahn has taken a position. (Reuters)

State and federal employment taxes on employees rise as states press to pay back unemployment money owed to the federal government. (WSJ)

Forrester Research says that tablet PC owners are more likely to buy retail goods than users of other computers. (WSJ)

Employee health care costs rise 9%  in the past year. (WSJ)

Japanese government announces a $156 billion spending program. (WSJ)

Greek parliament passes a property tax law. (WSJ)

A federal jury charges that Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR), Panasonic (NYSE: PC) and Tecumseh Products (NASDAQ: TECUA) fixed prices for compressors used in home appliances. (WSJ)

Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) to try to sell its assets in Brazil. (WSJ)

S&P warns on the value of Chinese property developers. (WSJ)

Recovery in commercial mortgage-backed securities falters. (WSJ)

Hackers begin to focus on smartphones. (NYT)

Suit against Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) over its buyout of Merrill Lynch could cost the financial firm billions. (NYT)

Seven European nations want banks to pay more for a bailout of Greece. (FT)

Toyota’s (NYSE: TM) production rises for the first time since the earthquake. (Bloomberg)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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