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06/16

EU: A Monetary Phenomenon or Not? National Review / William P. Kucewicz

Professors say new bankruptcy law based on flawed data Las Vegas Review Journal

Hospital Bonds Healing Bond Buyer / Christine Albano

US Treasuries break losing streak FT / Jennifer Hughes, Joanna Chung and David Turner

NY: Prices are right away from city NY Daily News / Tom Van Riper

In come the waves The Economist

After the fall The Economist

British bubble insights Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Moses's oily blessing The Economist

OPEC’s symbolic move The Economist

Asia/Pacific: Scary Oil Morgan Stanley / Andy Xie

Old news and a new contender The Economist

Whatever Happened To Charlie Heimbold? Forbes / Dan Ackman

Senate Republicans deny Social Security plan dead Reuters via Washington Post / Susan Cornwell

GAO: Contractors Owe U.S. Billions Hartford Courant / David Lightman

To give or forgive The Economist

Big Labor: Closer to a Breakup Business Week via MSNBC / Aaron Bernstein

Inflation Eases Off but Fed May Not Washington Post / Nell Henderson

OH: 'Burned' agency paid $700,000 in fees Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Joshua Block

MN: Glitzy, ritzy condos planned on Minneapolis riverfront Minneapolis Star Tribune / Linda Mack

Why Bush and Blair Will Remain Good Friends Tech Central Station / Amity Shlaes

National Community Investment Fund Annual Development Banking Conference Remarks FDIC / John Reich

Mortgage rates rise for first time in five weeks AP via USA Today

Interest-only? Not interested Philadelphia inquirer / Jeff Brown

Alabama Fund Cuts Its Own Enron Deal CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Dismissal of mutual fund suits sought Baltimore Sun / Brian Witte

Oil prices surge toward $57 a barrel AP via Seattle Times / Brad Foss

Morgan Stanley: Oil prices may crash Reuters via CNN

Copper reaches record high Reuters via CNN

NY: Unemployment rate rose to 5 percent in May Newsday

At U.S. newspapers, news is nearly all bad in 2005 Reuters / Paul Thomasch

USDA plants its own news Chicago Tribune / Andrew Martin and Jeff Zeleny

Thanks to geniuses in Congress, your TV may no longer work Baltimore Sun / Mike Himowitz

Italy's euro divorce would be a costly affair Reuters / Brian Love

U.S. Treasuries Erase Declines as Philadelphia Fed Index Falls Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum

Business Outlook Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Federated Fund Bets on GM Bonds to Revive 2005 Return Bloomberg / Danielle Kost

New Residential Construction US Census Bureau

U.S. May Housing Starts Rise 0.2% to 2.009 Mln Pace Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman

A look at future of housing San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender

CA: Housing prices a broken record Orange County Register / Jeff Collins

Saks gets default notice for $230 million in debt Chicago Sun Times / Sandra Guy

Goldman net falls 27% on weaker trading Marketwatch / Greg Morcroft

Eurozone inflation stirs ECB rate cut debate FT / Ralph Atkins

MI: State jobless rate up to 7.1% Detroit Free Press / John Gallagher

EU subsidy change 'will shake up the countryside' Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

BondWorks Institutional Advisors via Safehaven / Levente Mady

The Trillion-Dollar Bet NY Times / David Leonhardt and Motoko Rich

Dollar May Drop; Report Shows Foreign Investment Below Forecast Bloomberg / John Brinsley

UK: Bank of England's BCCI bill increases by £23.5m Independent / Julia Kollewe

Greenspan Has Become a Soothsayer, Tanigaki Too Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

06/17

Jefferies To Build Out Treasury & Agency Biz Bondweek

BGI Plots Structured Push Bondweek / Scott Goodwin

Fears about retirement spur Congress to look at a menu of options Knight Ridder / Steven Thomma

Spiraling housing prices putting serious pressure on appraisers Washington Post via Minneapolis star Tribune / Kenneth Harney

Wachovia, big in U.S. retail, grows investment bank Reuters / Jonathan Stempel

Bank marketing raising interest? Dallas Morning News / Ieva M. Augustums

Bush economic agenda may be in trouble CNN / Krysten Crawford

Colorado unemployment holds steady AP via Denver Post

Government, banks sue Eliot Spitzer Reuters via CNN

Taste for risk re-opens high-yield field FT / Ivar Simensen

IT Investment: Will the Glory Days Ever Return? Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Washington events for June 20-24 CBS Marketwatch

Drivers may gulp, but $60 oil won't spoil economy, some say Dallas Morning News / Brendan M. Case

Tyco's Kozlowski, Swartz Guilty of Looting Company Bloomberg / Andrew Dunn

Comment Letter on Circular 230 and Its Impact on the US Capital Markets Bond Market Association

CA: Three who operated GMM hedge fund are indicted San Diego Union Tribune / Michael Kinsman

U.S., EU Willing to Resume Subsidy Talks AP via Baltimore Sun / Martin Crutsinger

SEC's Goldschmid Might Stay Longer CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Crude Oil Jumps to a Record as Demand May Exceed Production Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

CA: Home prices in Bay Area set another record in May San Francisco Chronicle / Kelly Zito

Housing in U.S. still booming AP via Arizona Republic / Martin Crutsinger

CA: Hot local market may be cooling, some say San Diego Union Tribune / Mike Freeman

TX: Dallas housing is hot property Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

Treasuries Remain Lower After Consumer Sentiment Index Rises Bloomberg / Jake Lee and Mark Tannenbaum

U.S. Univ. of Michigan Index Rises to 94.8 in June Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Current Account Trade Deficit at New High AP via LA Times / Martin Crutsinger

Saks May Default on Convertible Debt CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Oil Surpasses $57 as Refiners May Struggle to Meet Fuel Demand Bloomberg / Alejandro Barbajosa

Fed Official Moves Up and Into Politics NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

Euro rises against the U.S. dollar AP via NJ  Post / Geir Moulson

CA: O.C. rising Orange County Register / James B. Kelleher

IL: Foreclosures on downward spiral in city Chicago Sun times / Mary Wisniewski

Globalization: It's Not Just Wages NY Times / Louis Uchitelle

This `Time' May Not Be Bearish Sign for Housing Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Hedge Funds Get Typecast in Role of Troublemakers Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Full-Speed Ahead for Stadium-Building Juggernaut Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Euro Negativity The Speculative Investor via Safehaven / Steve Saville

Hot Foreign Money into US Loses Steam Forex News via Safehaven / Ashraf Laidi

KPMG tries to head off tax shelters prosecution NY Times / David Teather

Forecasts for central and eastern Europe The Economist

Platinum and palladium The Economist

Germany and U.S. differ on hedge funds NY Times via IHT / Mark Landler

Oil Trades Near 11-Week High on Concern Demand to Strain Supply Bloomberg / Gavin Evans

UK: Retail sales show weakest rise in nearly 40 years Guardian / Ashley Seager

Bank of America May Buy $3 Bln Stake in China Construction Bank Bloomberg / Cathy Chan

06/18

MA: Island estate's value spiked as esteem plunged Boston Herald / Scott Van Voorhis

UK: Premium Bonds to pay £1m twice a month Guardian / Miles Brignall

EU: Citigroup braced for record fine Guardian / Jill Treanor and David Gow

China's new consumers get a taste for luxury goods Guardian / Jonathan Watts

Mellon looking to acquire more money management businesses Pittsburgh Tribune Review Ron DaParma

Tilting against illusions Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Refiners Maintain a Firm but Legal Grip on Supplies LA Times / Elizabeth Douglass and Gary Cohn

Bush Defends Economy, U.S. Involvement in Iraq Bloomberg / Holly Rosenkrantz

MIT urged to press Pentagon on data Boston Globe / Marcella Bombardieri

US spending to slow -- just don't tell the shoppers Reuters / Andrea Hopkins

Airplanes? You don't say ... Dallas Morning News / Katie Fairbank

Keeping current on Chinese currency St. Louis Post Dispatch / Eric Heisler

Unions sue each other for control San Diego Union Tribune / Michael Kinsman

Dollar Falls for First Week in 3 After Failing to Reach $1.20 Bloomberg / Vivianne C. Rodrigues

N.C. adds jobs, but not for this man Charlotte Observer

Second helicopter crashes in NY BBC News

Deal seen as solid for China, iffy for BofA Charlotte Observer / Tim Johnson

Search for a Bubble Heats Up on the Net LA Times / Annette Haddad

Is there really a housing bubble? Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

Bush urges tax reform, Cafta passage CBS Marketwatch / Padraic Cassidy

A.G Blames Bush NY Post / Richard Wilner

Donaldson’s Pot: Grasso’s Kettle NY Post / Paul Tharp

PA: Banks reach agreement over Citizens name Pittsburgh Tribune Revieiw / Joe Napsha

EU Budget Talks Break Down as Blair, Chirac Spar Bloomberg / James G. Neuger and Jonathan Stearns

EU: Stretching the EU's rules on work IHT / Thomas Fuller

 

 

06/19

SC: New homes rare; resale market soars Myrtle Beach Sun News / Jenny Burns

FL: Boom brings risky loans Tallahassee Democrat / Rocky Scott

Computer jobs lose luster as young techies aspire to other careers AP via Houston Chronicle / Rachel  Konrad

Oil scales new peak, eyes $60 on demand Reuters

Pension changes hit headwind Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Stealth rally is building Dallas Morning News / Will Deener

The Feds At It Again. What Do They Fear? Technical Indicator Index vi9a Safehaven / Robert Mchugh

For some, lack of health insurance is costly South Florida Sun Sentinel / Patty Pensa

Older workers are a fast-growing presence Knight Ridder via Seattle Times / Diane Stafford

China's Currency May Bring Payoff, Costs AP via Hartford Courant / Elaine Kurtenbach

Passing On Second Homes Wall Street Journal / Kelly Greene

WA: Real estate shifts more gradually than stock market Tacoma New Tribune / Glenn E. Crellin

WA: First-time buyers behind strong housing demand Tacoma New Tribune / Glenn E. Crellin

FL: Bubble unlikely to burst locally Ft. Meyers News Press / Frank D'Alessandro

IL: Condos feel at home on Michigan Avenue Chicago Tribune / John Handley and Sharon Stangenes

Debating the 'bubble' Tacoma New Tribune / Barbara Clements

The Big Picture Is Revealing Wall Street Journal / Jonathan Clements

Pros Say Growth Is In, Value Is Out Wall Street Journal / Jeff D. Opdyke

Congress Weighs Proposed Fix for Pension System LA Times / Kathy Kristof

Sexy they're not, but don't write off US savings bonds Boston Globe / Leonard Wiener

Home Sales Near Record, Goods Orders Rise: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Love for dad transcends iron bars Denver Post / Al Lewis

Time to worry again about oil CNN / Alexandra Twin

A history lesson is key in dealing with market Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

Will stocks brake for $60-plus oil? Reuters / Jennifer Coogan

Desperately seeking higher returns Boston Globe / Charles Stein

Homebuyers use all their senses Denver Post / Alan J. Heavens

Bush fighting to regain confidence of Americans Reuters / Steve Holland

Durable Goods, the Thriller NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer

Go On: Ask Dad About Muni Bonds. He'll Be So Happy NY Times / Hubert B. Herring

Check the Currency Risk. Then Multiply by 100 NY Times / Jack Egan

American phenomenon stumbles into a rat trap Guardian – Observer / John Naughton

General Electric joins list of bidders for Westinghouse Guardian – Observer / Oliver Morgan

Steve Case's New Act: You've Got Revolution! NY Times / Nina Mink

Yes, They Can Say No to a Merger NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

Big Paychecks Are Exhibit A at C.E.O. Trials NY Times / Kurt Eichenwald

No Brits, Dutch or Yanks - we're Shell Guardian – Observer / Frank Kane

OH: Temporary jobs, permanent solution Cleveland Plain Dealer / Alison Grant

OH: City's poor ranking on business-climate list hits home Cleveland Plain Dealer / Paul O'Donnell

An Office and a Gentleman NY Times / Leslie Wayne

Living With Social Security: Small Dreams and Safety Nets NY Times / John Leland and Jodi Wilgoren

UK: Kinnock could have given King a tip Guardian – Observer / William Keegan

Getting a human touch from fund companies Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe

Has Wall Street Changed Its Tune? NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin and Jeff Leeds

Looking Long Term? Get Your Glasses Marketwatch via NY Times / Mark Hulbert

06/20

FL: Land sales on Web similar to Florida lots sales of '60s Fort Meyers News Press / Mark Mathosian

Bankruptcies jump; business filings undercounted Cincinnati Business Journal / Kent Hoover

Unbuilt homes sell like crazy USA Today / John Waggoner

Real Budget Deficit $2.3 Trillion More than Reported Newsmax

Those Wacky Dolans Forbes / Dan Ackman

Dollar steady against yen, higher vs euro AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

Merrill warns of housing bubble Globe and Mail / Roma Luciw

The Housing Bears Are Wrong Again National Review / Larry Kudlow

Other pensions are at risk Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Expenses can be too expensive CBS Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen

7 sins of variable annuities Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Patent Reform Hits the Hill Tech Central Station / James V. DeLong

'Mr. Bubble' should (but won't) tackle the housing ATM MSNBC / Bill Fleckenstein

Buffett Maintains Bet Against U.S. Dollar Amid Rally Bloomberg / Bradley Keoun and David Plumb

Investors hang on to bucking market despite oil prices AP via Washington Times / Michael J. Martinez

Marketers returning to junk mail to reach people Boston Globe via Arizona Republic / Jenn Abelson

Investment newsletters value gold CBS Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

UK: Government borrowing hits record BBC News

Intrinsic and Inherited Inflation Persistence Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Jeff Fuhrer

Hedge Funds And The Real Estate Bubble Forbes / Liz Moyer

Home sweet homebuilders CNN / Paul R. La Monica

Real estate speculation raises prices, concerns AP via USA Today

Adelphia founder sentenced to 15 years Reuters / Martha Graybow

New Treatment for Passive Derivatives CFO.com / Ed Zwirn

US Treasuries fall on Fed talk, corporate hedging Reuters / Ros Krasny

Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman and David Greenlaw

Treasuries down as quiet week for data begins FT / Richard Beales, Joanna Chung and David Turner

Investing: Improving on index fund investing Reuters / Linda Stern

Oil prices hit nearly $60 a barrel AP via The State / Brad Foss

Oil hits record, demand attracts funds Reuters

Ideas for Reformulating a Volatile Fuel Market LA Times / Gary Cohn and Elizabeth Douglass

CA: For teens, help not wanted San Diego Union Tribune / David Washburn

Euro falls on reports ECB considering rate cut FT / Steve Johnson

The whereabouts of China's currency stash Reuters / Mike Dolan

Squeezing Asia Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

Japan: June Tankan Preview - Test for Manufacturing Index Rebound Morgan Stanley / Takehiro Sato

Italy: Deflation Lies Ahead Morgan Stanley / Vincenzo Guzzo

Retail Financial Innovation Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond / Jeffrey M. Lacker

TX: Dallas Fed Introduces Business-Cycle Indexes for Texas Metros Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Formalizing the Success of Past Policy Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis / Gary H. Stern

If Housing Bubble Pops: Look Out! NY Post

U.S. 10-Year Treasuries Drop; Fed's Stern Signals Higher Rate Bloomberg / Vivianne Rodrigues and Nicholas Reynolds

U.S. agency 2005 note sales calendar Reuters

CA: Small-business salaries slide Orange County Register / Jan Norman

Oil Climbs to Record as Demand Strains World Production System Bloomberg / Alejandro Barbajosa

Kill Social Security Privatization; Reform 401(k)s Bloomberg / John Wasik

Federal funds rates and long-term rates: Greenspan’s conundrum Brookes News / Dr Frank Shostak

Conflict at Morgan Stanley Continues as Firm Seeks a New Chief NY Times / Landon Thomas, Jr.

Ameritrade Close to Deal to Buy TD Waterhouse NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin

CA: Giving In to Bubble Pressure LA Times / Michael Hiltzik

Inflation Breeds Many Evils Safehaven / Hans F. Sennholz

How to find companies that come clean quickly Christian Science Monitor / G. Jeffrey MacDonald

California prison boom ends, signaling a shift in priorities Christian Science Monitor / Sara B. Miller

Suddenly, nonprofits seek profits Christian Science Monitor / G. Jeffrey MacDonald

Russia: Industrial Production Shrinks 6.4% in May Reuters via Moscow Times

UK: Regime change happens in economies, too - and it's human beings who are to blame Independent / Stephen King

US homes bubble warning The Standard / Nick Olivari

Treasuries May Decline, Repeating Pattern of 2003 and 2004 Bloomberg / Al Yoon

Fewer Corporate Zombies Is Progress in Japan Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

06/21

Let the penalty fit the crime BBC News / Stephen Evans

Double bubble trouble Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Investors boost home prices AP via South Bend Tribune / Jeannine Aversa

Avoid Bubble Trouble in the Real Estate Market Morningstar / Christine Benz

The Biggest Global Real Estate Boom of All Time. …….Thanks Al! Fiend’s SuperBear Page / Joe Average

Home buying getting riskier Miami Herald / Kathleen Howley

OH: Corporate tax breaks hit schools Cincinnati Enquirer via Stateline.org / Jon Craig

Barclays Global Investors names operating chief Investment and Pensions Europe

Dividend and Conquer Smartmoney.com / James Stewart

Why Worry? Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer

UK: Chancellor must tax us more if he's to keep his 'golden rule' Scotsman / James Kirkup

Korea Needs Rate Cuts: Fitch Korea Times / Kim Jae-kyoung

Ecuador to Swap One-Year Bonds to Lower Debt Costs Bloomberg

S&L redux The Economist

The fuss over froth Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner

Mortgage holders paying up Marketwatch / Steve Kerch

Housing boom brings host of changes Cincinnati Business Journal

Gross bullish on 10-year U.S. bonds Marketwatch / Jonathan Burton

Treasurys close higher; yields lowest in two weeks AFX via Forbes

Treasurys join in Europe's rally Marketwatch via Google News / Rachel Koning

Annaly's wake-up call for REITs Marketwatch / Herb Greenberg

Sowing more than they reap The Economist

Italy grapples with energy needs as local protests grow Reuters / Svetlana Kovalyova

Turkey: Spectacularly Normal Morgan Stanley / Serhan Cevik

Maytag Stock Up on Second Possible Offer Baltimore Sun / Carol Ann Riha

Oil eases from record, $60 still in sight Reuters / Sujata Rao

Senate votes for inventory of off-limits drilling areas AP via Houston Chronicle

Stock Market Report pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Bill Gross: Fed to end rate hikes soon Reuters via CNN

SEC Must Reconsider Fund Governance Rule, Court Says Bloomberg / Robert Schmidt

Riksbank moves sends yields tumbling FT / Joanna Chung

Saks offers to buy back bonds CNN

Health Care Costs More, But People Buy More Forbes / Dan Ackman

AZ: Grocers offering prescription discounts to woo uninsured Arizona Republic / Jodie Snyder

Ford Cuts Yearly Outlook, Plans New Cuts AP via Forbes

Krispy Kreme Fires Six Top Executives South Florida Sun Sentinel / Paul Nowell

Bush Backs Soc. Sec. Bill Without Accounts AP via Forbes

China: Knitting A Solution For China Forbes / Duane Layton, Peter Koenig and Jeffery C. Lowe

Euro slides further on rate cut talk FT / Steve Johnson

Finnish paper strike dents growth BBC News

Vice Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Regulatory Burden Relief FDIC

Regulatory relief Federal Reserve Board / Mark Olson

Fed Olson offers Congress regulatory relief proposal Reuters

Broad dollar gains as euro struggles CBS Marketwatch / Steve Goldstein & Rachel Koning

AMC, Loews Cineplex Plan to Merge AP via Washington Post

Buyout firms sniffing around Hertz NY Post / Erica Copulsky

EchoStar names executives Rocky Mountain News / Roger Fillion

Expensive cities: A yen doesn't go very far these days CBS Marketwatch via Indianapolis Star

CA: Slower economy forecast for 2006 Mercury News / Therese Poletti

CA: Hot Home Sales Fill Counties' Coffers LA Times / Jack Leonard and Susannah Rosenblatt

Spotlight swings onto hedge funds ahead of G8 Reuters / Steve Hays

Once Blazing, Bailey Hedge Fund Shuts It’s Doors NY Post / Roddy Boyd

ECB's Noyer Says Interest Rate Cut Can't Lift Short-Term Growth Bloomberg / Simone Meier

Will Product Makers Fuel Inflation? CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Haier bids $1.28B for Maytag Reuters via CNN

Navigating the housing bubble Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

CA: Housing market tumble forecast San Francisco Chronicle / Kelly Zito

UCLA says state home prices may be time bomb Orange County Register / James B.Kelleher

CO: Occupancy, room rates rising for Colorado hotels Denver Post / Julie Dunn

Go Direct, Young Man CFO.com /Don Durfee

Economic index slips; analysts debate meaning Bloomberg via Chicago Tribune and Google News

EU Budget Agreement Unlikely Until 2006 Forbes / Oxford Analytica

European Bonds Surge on Mounting Speculation ECB Will Cut Rates Bloomberg / Steve Rothwell

The Fed Will Make Several More Rate Increases Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Stock Market Hanging on After Year-Long Rate Rise Bloomberg / Chet Currier

More in Middle Class Could Join Ranks of the Uninsured Washington Post / Ceci Connolly

Crude Oil Falls on Speculation OPEC May Double Quota Increase Bloomberg / Sri Jegarajah and Gavin Evans

Even little companies are now going global NY Times via IHT / Matt Richtel

KPMG May Dodge One Bullet, Only to Face Another NY Times / Jeff Baily and Lynnley Browning

Euro May Decline on Speculation ECB Will Lower Interest Rates Bloomberg / John Brinsley

China: The patent pitfalls on China's road of clones IHT / Chris Buckley

UK: Public borrowing hits record Guardian / Ashley Seager

UK: Rising mortgages eat into disposable incomes Independent / Philip Thornton

UK: Lloyds warns on credit control Guardian / Heather Tomlinson

EU: Oil spike puts Europe most at risk AFP via IHT

Euro Tumbles Into Void Left by Continent's Rifts NY Times / Mark Landler

 

06/22

Low savings rate leaves Americans vulnerable FT / Christopher Swann

Can we handle the truth? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Crime? And Punishment Tech Central Station / Stephen Bainbridge

EU's Fischer Boel Seeks to Cut Sugar Price by 39% Bloomberg / Duncan Hooper

Goldman's Blankfein Ties Firm's Fortunes to More Risk Bloomberg / Richard Teitelbaum and Adrian Cox

CBOT Holdings estimates IPO price range AP via Beaufort Gazette

Demand for stolen data puts risk in every swipe Dallas Morning News / Ieva M. Augustus

WA: Bond swindler gets nearly six years AP via Tacoma News Tribune

European, U.S. Bonds Gain; U.K. Policy Makers Vote for Rate Cut Bloomberg / Steve Rothwell

Turkey: Size Matters Morgan Stanley / Serhan Cevik

Korea: Cautious View Reinforced Morgan Stanley / Sharon Lam

Thailand: A Credible Plan Brightens Investment Boom Prospects Morgan Stanley / Daniel Lian

Central banks flag rate cuts FT / Chris Giles, Dave Shellock and Ralph Atkins

Mortgage bankers: home boom to continue CNN / Les Christie

DC: Threat of falling market concerns homeowners Washington Times / Patrice Hill

IN: Housing market still packs punch Indianapolis Star / Jaime Malarkey

China's CNOOC offers $18.5 bln for Unocal Reuters / Deepa Babington and Charlie Zhu

Slow model updates may hurt GM and Ford Knight Ridder via Indianapolis Star / Sarah A. Webster

Give Little Guys a Break, SEC Told CFO.com / Helen Shaw

Movie Theater Deal: When Genius Merged Forbes / Dan Ackman

Oil tumbles almost $1 on stockpile news CNN

Lower interest rates catch on in Europe Reuters / Brian Love

Treasury yields go back below 4 per cent FT / Richard Beales, Joanna Chung and David Turner

Piper reorganizes public-finance unit AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune

Pension-reform bill would be a bandage, but not a cure St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

The Road to Riches Is Called K Street Washington Post / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

Debate raging over oil CNN / Paul R. La Monica

Ameritrade to Buy TD Waterhouse USA for $3.3 Bln Bloomberg / Gregory Cresci and Will Edwards

AZ: Housing frenzy may cool Arizona Republic / Catherine Reagor and Glen Creno

U.S. 10-Year Note Yield Drops Below 4% on Global Growth Concern Bloomberg / Vivianne C. Rodrigues and Al Yoon                 

FL: The scary news on housing piling up St. Petersburg Times / Robert Trigaux

Record Number of Americans Paying No Taxes Newsmax / Jim Meyers

U.S. dollar rises against euro AP via NJ Post

Consumers may not feel safe about their plastic, but they keep charging AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Michelle Roberts

UK: Prospects rise of cut in UK rates BBC News

Beware of junk bonds, experts say AP via Clarion Ledger

Mortgage Application Volume Down 11.3 Percent In Latest Survey Mortgage Bankers Association

Fidelity shakes up fund-manager assignments Boston Herald / Brett Arends

Atlantic Bank sale in works NY Daily News / Daniel Dunaief

U.S. Investors Shun Higher Returns: Taking Stock Bloomberg / Ludwig Marek

Never say 'never' Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

Oil report: Neither price peak nor crisis on horizon Knight Ridder via Bradenton Herald / Sudeep Reddy

Key yield lowest in nearly two weeks Marketwatch / Rachel Koning

The long and short of it Newsday / Tami Luhby

Doubt and gloom selling points in low-return world Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart

NY: Nassau seeks Empire Zone Newsday / Kathleen Kerr

Buy GM Before The Chinese Do Forbes / Richard Lehmann

More sharks in home loan waters CNN