Reuters: Obama is asking the G 20 to reshape the global economy.
Reuters: Congress will demand details of the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch deal.
Reuters: Holiday spending is expected to be flat.
Reuters: It may be too late to catch the turnaround in eBay’s (EBAY) stock.
Reuters: Senator Dodd favors a bank “super cop”.
Reuters: The Conference Board said pay provisions like golden parachutes should be abandoned.
Reuters: FedEx (FDX), Cisco (CSCO) and Office Depot (ODP) were cautious about the economy.
Reuters: NY insurance officials raised concerns about using Moody’s (MCO).
WSJ: The US, Europe, and China are trying to set up plans to drive lasting growth.
WSJ: Stocks may hit a bear market as the DJIA nears 10,000 up 46% in six months.
WSJ: Banco Santander plans to raise more than $7 billion.
WSJ: GM’s exits from the leasing business is hurting Cadillac.
WSJ: Google’s (GOOG) digital book deal is being debated by the industry and attorneys general.
WSJ: Wynn (WYNN) will try to raise $1.6 billion in an IPO.
WSJ: Large websites are trying to cut out inventory from ad networks so that they can raise rates.
WSJ: Yahoo! (YHOO) will launch an ad campaign.
WSJ: New bank rules will probably hurt investor returns.
WSJ: The IPO market is regaining momentum.
WSJ: Mutual funds are seeing inflows as the market rises.
WSJ: The head of WPP painted a troubling picture of the return of the ad market.
WSJ: A cut in greenhouse gases may not have to hurt economic growth.
WSJ: The head of Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) said there is little concern about being bought by Chinese interests.
WSJ: Goldman Sachs (GS) is putting $250 million in to China auto firm Geely.
WSJ: The race for successful obesity drugs is heating up.
NYT Disney (DIS) faces certain rights issues over Marvel (MVL) characters
NYT: Analysts say that newspaper earnings have not hit bottom.
NYT: The IRS extended amnesty for offshore accounts.
NYT: Hybrid internet-TV is making progress in Europe.
FT: The recession has caused a steep drop in greenhouse gas emissions.
FT: Bank regulators are worried about complacency as markets recover.
FT: A California bond issue brought in $8.8 billion.
Bloomberg: A potential relapse in housing poses problems for Bernanke.
Douglas A. McIntyre
