Reuters: The NYSE and NASDAQ said that they would cooperate with investigations of the market meltdown.
Reuters: S&P futures rose as central banks set up swap facilities.
Reuters: Oil jumped above $77.
Reuters: Simon Fuller’s music recommendations hit 150 million downloads on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iStore.
Reuters: Sony Music may make a bid for EMI.
WSJ: Transocean (NYSE: RIG) platforms have accounted for most of the oil spills since 2008.
WSJ: The EU set a pact of almost $1 trillion dollars to halt the sovereign debt crisis in the region.
WSJ: The debate on trading puts man against machines.
WSJ: Senator Levin will propose legislation that would prevent banks from betting against their clients.
WSJ: Chinese car companies are improving quality just as foreign car companies make more small cars.
WSJ: Real estate prices will continue to fall.
WSJ: Venezuela is still being hurt by currency problems.
WSJ: “Iron Man 2” box office sales hit $133 million.
WSJ: The US car industry should have two years of good growth.
WSJ: Thomson Reuters will add 2,000 video shows a week to its service.
WSJ: Nike (NYSE: NKE) will use brands other than its “swoosh” overseas.
WSJ: “The rise of social-gaming companies like Zynga is sending repercussions through the video game industry.”
WSJ: Some car makers have links to Consumers Digest.
WSJ: Companies should not use excess cash for stock buybacks.
WSJ: Discoveries of shale gas will disrupt the LNG markets.
WSJ: The Fed opened currency swaps with the ECB.
NYT: The Fed appears to be gaining ground in the Senate to maintain its privacy.
NYT: Banks are lobbying against a derivatives trading ban.
FT: The ECB will intervene in the government bond market.
FT: Playdom and Zynga are dominating the social game market.
FT: The vote on US financial reform is still too close to call.
Bloomberg: China’s trade surplus dropped on a surge in imports.
Bloomberg: The BP spill is moving toward Texas.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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