EU concerns push the euro to close to a two-year low. (Reuters)

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) will invest $40 billion into alternative energy in the next decade. (Reuters)

TV networks battle with Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) over a DVR that can skip ads. (Reuters)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook gives up $75 million in dividends on his stock holdings. (Reuters)

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) may buy more newspapers. (Reuters)

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) loan shares to short sellers who want to hedge Facebook’s stock. (WSJ)

U.S. bank lending falls in the first quarter, a possible sign of economic slowing. (WSJ)

Toyota (NYSE: TM) will push further into emerging markets. (WSJ)

Comcast’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal division may buyout Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) part ownership in MSNBC.com. (WSJ)

Japanese power companies invest in U.S. shale gas to help replace nuclear power. (WSJ)

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) releases an Internet browser call Axis, which will compete with Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) product. (WSJ)

Spain is concerned about a run on its banks. (NYT)

Large European institutional funds begin to sell euro assets. (FT)

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti says most leaders in the region back regionwide bonds. (Bloomberg)

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Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) posts better-than-expected earnings and says it will fire 27,000 people. (Reuters)

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) loses an important ruling in an intellectual property suit against Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). (Reuters)

Shareholders sue Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) because of trouble with its IPO. (Reuters)

Facebook may move to the NYSE (NYSE: NYX). (Reuters)

Some large investors receive warnings from analysts that projections of Facebook’s earnings have come down. (WSJ)

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) increases drilling on the Utica Shale in Ohio. (WSJ)

Sony (NYSE: SNE) will sell part of its LCD business to Sharp. (WSJ)

The head of sales at Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) departs. (WSJ)

Yields on German bonds fall to all-time lows as capital moves to safety. (WSJ)

General Electric (NYSE: GE) says its industrial profit margin will rise in 2013. (WSJ)

Oil falls below $90 for the first time since October. (WSJ)

Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) will begin to drill in far north areas of Alaska. (NYT)

Martha Stewart will once again become chairperson of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO). (NYT)

A deal for financial coordination among EU nations will be put off until a June meeting. (FT)

Shale gas helps the U.S. lower emissions. (FT)

Large companies turn over CEOs less than in the downturn, according to Booz & Company. (FT)

BMW will triple its output in China. (Bloomberg)

Detroit turns off street lights to save money. (Bloomberg)

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The OECD expresses concerns that Europe could slip into a deep recession. (Reuters)

The EU debt crisis pushes global shares lower. (Reuters)

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) cuts its Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) ratings just before the IPO. (Reuters)

Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Samsung try to get retailers to discount their TVs less. (WSJ)

AOL’s (NYSE: AOL) Patch local website project continues to draw the ire of investors. (WSJ)

The Congressional Budget Office says that gridlock in DC could cause a recession in 2013. (WSJ)

SAP (NYSE: SAP) will buy Ariba (NASDAQ: ARBA) for $4.3 billion. (WSJ)

South Korea will continue to import oil from Iran despite U.S. and EU sanctions over the Iran weapon’s program. (WSJ)

The International Monetary Fund says the UK needs to create stimulus programs. (WSJ)

Dell’s (NASDAQ: DELL) earnings are hurt as it attempts to move beyond PCs as its major line of sales. (WSJ)

Ford’s (NYSE: F) credit rating is upgraded from “junk” status. (WSJ)

CalSTRS, the second-largest U.S. public pension fund, will vote against Walmart (NYSE: WMT) directors in the wake of a bribery scandal. (FT)

EU banks would be damaged if Greece leaves the eurozone, as they have almost $1.2 trillion in debt from Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland. (FT)

Mazda and Fiat to build a sports car. (Bloomberg)

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The U.S. allows China to buy treasuries directly without banker assistance. (Reuters)

MF Global paid Jon Corzine $8 million in the year before it collapsed. (Reuters)

The new BrandZ annual study of brand values puts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the top position, followed by McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). (Reuters)

Trading losses at JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) help competitors make money. (Reuters)

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) will share Wi-Fi systems to give customers more access to wireless broadband. (WSJ)

Many traders blame Morgan Stanley for overpricing Facebook shares. (WSJ)

France and Germany remain in a battle over the future of austerity in the region. (WSJ)

Facebook’s largest hurdle with investors remains its mobile strategy. (WSJ)

The European Union gives Google little time to answer charges about its business practices, which include privacy matters. (WSJ)

Formula One Group will go public on the Singapore Stock Exchange to raise $2.5 billion. (WSJ)

Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares are hurt by the drop in Facebook’s stock. (WSJ)

JP Morgan will kill is share buybacks because of trading losses. (NYT)

Eastman Kodak loses its patent case against Apple and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). (NYT)

France will press its neighbors to create eurozone-wide bonds. (FT)

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The heads of Samsung and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will discuss a settlement to patent wars between the two companies over smartphone IP. (Reuters)

General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) Opel faces a harsh reaction from workers arising from plant closures. (Reuters)

Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will change its trading systems after trouble with the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO. (Reuters)

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) says its has Chinese approval to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI). (Reuters)

Dalian Wanda Group, based in China, will buy the AMC movie chain for $2.6 billion. (WSJ)

Greece’s conservative parties, which favor austerity, begin to show improvements in U.S. polls. (WSJ)

The European Union’s José Manuel Barroso says Greece should expect pressure over austerity to remain high despite indications otherwise from the G8 meeting. (WSJ)

Some accountants say that Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) costs misrepresent the firm’s financial position. (WSJ)

The G8 meeting and the opinions of EU leaders may press Merkel to allow Europe to aid some large banks in the region. (WSJ)

UK and US bank regulators prepare for any failure of several financial firms, which include Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Barclays (NYSE: BCS). (FT)

China begins to cancel or delay some commodities imports — another sign its economy has slowed. (FT)

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the EU should prepare for the departure of Greece. (FT)

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The Facebook IPO, priced at $38, will raise $16 billion. (Reuters)

A new poll shows Greeks favor pro-bailout leaders who will keep the country in the eurozone. (Reuters)

Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) wireless operations will charge more for 4G data plans. (Reuters)

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to cut its workforce by 25,000 to 30,000 people. (WSJ)

The United States sets duties on Chinese solar panels. (WSJ)

Gamestop (NYSE: GME) cuts its sales forecast. (WSJ)

Though Angela Merkel’s view of austerity for the region has been challenged recently, she appears to have no interest in changing her approach. (WSJ)

Twenty venture-backed U.S. firms are now valued above $1 billion. (WSJ)

The custodian of a group of New York City pension funds wants shareholders to vote against two directors on the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) board. (WSJ)

The Gap (NYSE: GPS) raises its sales forecasts as its turnaround finally takes hold. (WSJ)

JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) had no treasurer in place when its CIO made risky trades. (WSJ)

Treasury yields hit their lowest level ever as a flight to quality accelerates. (WSJ)

The eurozone may have done a good job preparing for a Greek exit. (NYT)

The U.S. Post Office will consolidate 48 mail processing centers to save money. (NYT)

JP Morgan’s trading unit has $100 billion in risky assets. (FT)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may offer an iPhone with a larger screen. (Bloomberg)

In China, home prices fall and car inventories rise — more signs of a slowing economy. (Bloomberg)

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Some brokerage firms stop taking orders for Facebook shares. (Reuters)

Japan’s gross domestic product rises 3.5% in the first quarter, helped by consumer spending. (Reuters)

President Obama may force more harsh rules on banks after the JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) loss. (Reuters)

Pinterest raises $100 million. (WSJ)

Some Facebook shareholders will sell $3.5 billion of stock in the initial public offering. The firms include Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). (WSJ)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may launch an iPhone with a larger screen. (WSJ)

Verizon Wireless will cut unlimited data plans when customers upgrade to 4G LTE. (WSJ)

LG Electronics releases its own series of new smartphones. (WSJ)

The Mortgage Bankers Association releases data that shows the percentage of homes in foreclosure has not fallen much in the past two years. (WSJ)

The number of loans in China has fallen, which may hurt the economy. (WSJ)

Japan’s economy grows an annualized 4.1% in the quarter ended in March. (WSJ)

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) changes the way sites are measured as it tries to cut sites that try to “game” its system. (WSJ)

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has been tardy in opening new, small stores, which is hurting it in competition with Target (NYSE: TGT) and other retailers. (WSJ)

Coty will use Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and JP Morgan for its IPO. (WSJ)

JP Morgan’s trading loss could rise 50%. (NYT)

Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) releases a DVR that allows viewers to skip ads. (NYT)

The Federal Reserve says it is worried about the eurozone crisis and its effect on the U.S. economy. (FT)

Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) says natural gas prices could surge by 2015 due to demand. (FT)

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Greeks take hundreds of millions of dollars out of banks there and the government calls national elections. (Reuters)

Shares of JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) fall sharply after it announces poor earnings. (Reuters)

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) says commodities prices will drop more than they have in the past month. (Reuters)

T-Mobile USA will cut 900 jobs as its subscriber count falls. (Reuters)

General Motors (NYSE: GM) will stop advertising on Facebook because of poor results. (Reuters)

Global mobile phone sales drop 2% in the first quarter, according to Gartner. (Reuters)

Activist fund Relational Investors takes a $600 million stake in PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and may press to shake up management and strategy. (WSJ)

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) begins to move graphics functions from PCs to the cloud. (WSJ)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) sharply increases the size of its work force. (WSJ)

House Speaker John Boehner says an increase in the national borrowing level would need to be accompanied by budget cuts. (WSJ)

Two of seven transport workers unions reject contract offers from bankrupt AMR, leaving a judge to decide their fates. (WSJ)

The FBI begins investigating the trading at JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) that created a $2 billion loss. (NYT)

As consumers move away from soda, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) must rely more on bottled water sales. (NYT)

Merkel and Hollande say they want Greece to remain in the eurozone and state that stimulus measures might be in order. (FT)

European car sales fall more than 6% in April, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. (Bloomberg)

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Panasonic may force a partnership to build OLED TVs. (Reuters)

Trouble at Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) may prompt low-ball bids for many of the its assets. (Reuters)

New data from the government will show the extent to which people over 55 cannot find jobs. (Reuters)

Coty withdraws its $10.7 billion offer for Avon (NYSE: AVP). (Reuters)

Facebook raises the target of its IPO to $34 to $38, which could push a valuation as high as $106 billion. (WSJ)

LightSquared files for Chapter 11. (WSJ)

The chairman of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) steps down over governance violations. (WSJ)

Investors are upset that Chesapeake had to take a $3 billion loan. (WSJ)

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) to offer a low-cost smartphone. (WSJ)

Eurostat says EU industrial production fell in the March. (WSJ)

California governor Jerry Brown shows a series of planned cuts as projections for the state’s deficit rise to $15.7 billion. (WSJ)

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Intellectual Ventures buy 500 patents as the chip maker girds for patent wars. (WSJ)

JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson may be unable to work the same magic he did at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stores. (WSJ)

JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon encourages a culture of risk at the bank. (WSJ)

Facebook still faces the question of how well it can do with smartphones. (FT)

Some EU officials would like to see eased terms of Greece’s austerity commitments. (Bloomberg)

A chip supply shortage could hurt smartphone sales. (Bloomberg)

Apple may launch a thin laptop powered by Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) chips. (Bloomberg)

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Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) ex-CEO Scott Thompson has thyroid cancer. (WSJ)

Greece will have elections because parties could not form a coalition. (Reuters)

Growth problems in China prompt leaders to look at stimulus actions. (Reuters)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may buy TV maker Loewe. (Reuters)

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) receives a $3 billion loan to help finances while it sells assets. (Reuters)

LightSquared is likely to file for bankruptcy protection. (WSJ)

A Wall Street Journal panel of economists predicts slow by ongoing growth. (WSJ)

Nissan says the value of the yen will force production out of Japan, (WSJ)

Leaders in Canada look to China for growth as U.S. markets ease. (WSJ)

Facebook, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) are rapidly buying start-ups. (WSJ)

Carl Icahn invests in Chesapeake Energy. (WSJ)

General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) Europe operation will fight unions over the ability to cut costs. (WSJ)

Walt Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) “The Avengers” leads the box office again over the weekend. (WSJ)

Angela Merkel loses support in elections in a key German state. (NYT)

Avon (NYSE: AVP) may accept a bid from Coty. (FT)

French President Hollande promises to protect jobs just as several large companies prepare to cut them. (Bloomberg)

JP Morgan may fire its entire London trading staff. (Bloomberg)

India inflation rises to 7%. (Bloomberg)

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