Reuters:   BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) reported strong profits and now faces questions from its investors about Potash (NYSE: POT)

Reuters:   Global economic problems will shadow a big Fed meeting.

Reuters:   FEMA sees progress five years after Katrina.

Reuters:   Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) said that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing has begun to power its search function.

Reuters:   Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in talks with media companies about renting their shows.

Reuters:   Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) will sell its new smartphone for $100.

Reuters:   American International Group (NYSE: AIG) will consider the sale of its AIA unit before an IPO.

WSJ:   The Bank of Japan may take action to bring down the value of the yen.

WSJ:   The commercial property default rate is rising.

WSJ:   The head of the FASB retired.

WSJ:   Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is near an iTunes deal with Apple.

WSJ:   AMR (NYSE AMR) mechanics rejected a labor proposal.

WSJ:   Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) lost a key e-book deal.

WSJ:   Gulf oil may be breaking up sooner than most forecasts.

WSJ:   A Canadian export cartel may help determine the fate of Potash.

WSJ:   Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is moving into major malls.

WSJ:   Bill Gross said a US role in private housing was essential.

NYT:   Job losses among Gulf drillers are low.

‘NYT:   Time spent on digital devices robs the brain of essential downtime.

NYT:   The AARP said brand name drug prices rose 8% last year.

FT:   Facebook pre-IPO investors value the company at more than $33 billion.

FT:   Activist pension funds will target underperforming US companies.

Bloomberg:   Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) is losing power in corporate finance.

Bloomberg:   S&P cut Ireland’s debt rating.

Douglas A. McIntyre