Reuters: The economic crisis will dominate the G8 summit.
Reuters: A NY court ruled against AIG (AIG) in a battle with former CEO Greenberg.
Reuters: Google (GOOG) will launch an operating system for low end PCs to compete with Microsoft (MSFT).
Reuters: US apartment vacancies are near historic highs.
Reuters: Amcor is close to buying Rio Tinto’s (RTP) non-US packaging assets.
Reuters: Pickens is backing off his wind farm project.
Reuters: The CFTC is considering trading curbs on some commodities.
Reuters: A theft of trading code could cost Goldman Sachs (GS) millions of dollars.
Reuters: US regulators may try to defend a new consumer protection agency.
Reuters: The US is looking at a second stimulus package.
WSJ: Oil speculators are under fire.
WSJ: Alcoa (AA) is investing in new markets that should help it during a recovery.
WSJ: Entrepreneurs won a tax case against the IRS.
WSJ: Kodak’s (EK) CEO is betting big on printers.
WSJ: A royalty plane was set for online radio.
WSJ: The old Merrill Lynch investment bank is disappearing inside Bank of America (BAC).
WSJ: Boeing (BA) will buy a plant that supplies key functions for its Dreamliner.
WSJ: Sony (SNE) is moving into the netbook business.
WSJ: Bull are turning into bears in Asia.
WSJ: Vornado is making a big bet on distressed properties.
WSJ: Large banks may still be too big to fail.
WSJ: Consumer credit card delinquencies mean spending may do little to help the recovery.
WSJ: Car dealers left after the industry downsizing are trying to get customers from closed dealers.
WSJ: China is seeking GM technology with its Opel bid.
WSJ: Arcelor, the world’s largest steel company, is ramping up production.
WSJ: Amgen’s (AMG) new bone drug is promising.
WSJ: Palm (PALM) signed up carriers in Europe.
NYT: A major cyber attack targeted some large websites.
NYT: The huge federal budget gap is becoming a big problem, but efforts to improve it are faltering.
NYT: The smartphone is starting to replace the GPS.
NYT: The NY Times (NYT) deadline for offers for The Boston Globe was pushed back.
FT: Private equity firms are objecting to FDIC rules effecting the sale of banks.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
