Reuters: BP (BP) bought Devon for $11 billion to get access to its oil fields.
Reuters: Toyota (TM) give a Senate panel a memo from a union seeking better quality control.
Reuters: S&P said the US debt threatened the dollar’s place in the world.
Reuters: The US bailout overseer criticized the Treasury’s handling of GMAC.
Reuters: The Volcker rule picked up more support in the Senate.
Reuters: China’s inflation rose sharply.
Reuters: The Senate passed a $149 billion jobs bill.
Reuters: Boeing (BA) says its Air Force tanker contract will create more US jobs.
Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) is under regulatory pressure to get smaller.
Reuters: The HHS Secretary put more pressure on insurance companies over rates.
WSJ: Airlines may cancel flights over a rule that give passengers more power.
WSJ: The government is moving toward more regulation of CDS.
WSJ: Corporations are aggressively increasing their debt.
WSJ: Toyota (TM) is getting a high level of complaints after its first recall.
WSJ: H-P (HPQ) will try to expand its reputation beyond printers.
WSJ: Gasoline is moving toward $3.
WSJ: Housing sales in China have slowed.
WSJ: Google (GOOG) says its talks with China are nearing an end.
WSJ: Verizon (VZ) will have 4G handsets in 2011.
WSJ: Small firms are lagging behind large ones as the economy recovers.
WSJ: US household wealth fell by $14 trillion during the recession but is moving back up.
WSJ: A Chinese regulation that separates rural from urban citizens is causing trouble in the economy.
NYT: A futures exchange was set up to bet money on movie box office results.
NYT: AMR (AMR), BA, and Iberia are close to a deal to strengthen their alliance.
FT: Citigroup’s (C) CEO see a revival of the bank’s fortunes.
FT: Geithner warned over fights among financial regulators.
FT: A deal between the House and Senate to set a consumer protection agency is near.
Bloomberg: Greece is preparing for national strikes.
Bloomberg: HSBC (HBC) says data on 15,000 personal accounts was stolen in Switzerland.
Douglas A. McIntyre
