The U.S. economy slows as inventories fall. (Reuters)
The Bank of Japan increases yen purchases to 10 trillion. (Reuters)
U.S. companies worry more about a slowdown in China. (Reuters)
Galaxy smartphone sales push Samsung’s earnings up. (Reuters)
The SEC to examine the well ownership of Chesapeake Energy’s (NYSE: CHK) CEO. (Reuters)
The Kindle Fire drives Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) earnings higher. (Reuters)
The United States hires a well-known prosecutor as it moves closer to antitrust action against Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). (Reuters)
U.S. regulators will more closely examine possible insider trading relationships between Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Galleon. (WSJ)
Many of the jobs U.S. companies have added recently are outside the U.S. (WSJ)
Bidding wars for homes in some areas return. (WSJ)
The yuan hits a new record high. (WSJ)
The new health bill may cause insurers to issue more than $1 billion in refunds. (WSJ)
Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) says it lost money last quarter. (WSJ)
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) earnings are helped by overseas and grocery sales. (WSJ)
News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) buy out part owner of Hulu — Providence Equity Partners — for $200 million. (WSJ)
The Attorney General of Mexico will investigate bribery charges against Walmart (NYSE: WMT). (NYT)
The number of wealthy people in Brazil to double in the next 11 years. (FT)
Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos says the European Union has not approached it about a bailout and that its banks have adequate capital. (Bloomberg)
Daimler earnings rise on Mercedes sales. (Bloomberg)
Spain’s unemployment rate reaches 24.4%. (Bloomberg)
Douglas A. McIntyre