Aol’s (NYSE: AOL) CEO approaches large investors about a merger with Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters)

The IMF says China can weather global financial and economic risks. (Reuters)

Wall St. will watch Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) earnings report for progress in its mobile business. (Reuters)

CEO Tim Cook must reposition Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now that the iPhone has been launched. (Reuters)

JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) may miss earnings. (Reuters)

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) says BlackBerry service around the world improved after network difficulties. (Reuters)

The EU expects larger bank losses on a Greek bailout. (Reuters)

China lobbies against a U.S. bill to label it a currency manipulator. (Reuters)

A Google buyout of Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) sparks no interest with shareholders. (Reuters)

Cordillera Energy looks for a buyer, (Reuters)

BP (NYSE: BP) and Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) face fines over Deepwater Horizon disaster. (WSJ)

Apple and studios negotiate to bring films to the iPad and iPhones. (WSJ)

Central banks around the world may be unable to offer the financial support that politicians want. (WSJ)

Congress passes free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. (WSJ)

WSJ poll: 76% of Americans think the nation is moving in the wrong direction. (WSJ)

France will not tap an EU rescue fund to help its banks. (WSJ)

Web start-ups grow short of cash and VCs lose some interest. (WSJ)

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) says existing home sales should rise. (WSJ)

GM (NYSE: GM) to launch an all-electric minicar. (WSJ)

Rallies in bonds and stocks push Treasury yields higher. (WSJ)

Corn prices rise again as crop shortages spread. (WSJ)

A free trade agreement with South Korea passes in Congress. (NYT)

Some EU banks will shrink to hit capital rules. (FT)

China’s trade surplus falls as EU demand drops. (FT)

Bill Gross of PIMCO decides bond rates will fall. (FT)

An Australian court blocks sales of the Samsung tablet due to its dispute with Apple. (FT)

China announces the size of its copper holdings and demand for the metal may be lower that expected. (FT)

German inflation rises more than expected. (Bloomberg)

The IMF says parts of Asia could be hurt by the EU credit crisis. (Bloomberg)

China less likely to allow the yuan to rise as exports slow. (Bloomberg)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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