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07/01

New Jersey partly closes, casinos might be next Reuters / Joan Gralla

Oklahoma's economy diversifies, but energy is still king AP via Dallas Morning News

Fireworks on Wall Street CNN / Steve Hargreaves, Jessica Seid and Grace Wong

GM Jump Start NY Post / Paul Tharp

FL: Orlando housing market is less risky Orlando Sentinel / Jerry W. Jackson

European Bonds Post Fourth Quarterly Decline on ECB Rate Bets Bloomberg / Rodrigo Davies

Canada, U.S. Reach Deal to End Two-Decade-Old Dispute Over Softwood Lumber Bloomberg / Reg Curren and Warren Giles

Mexico: Headaches remain for Fox replacement Houston Chronicle / Eliza Barclay

Mutual funds do poorly in quarter AP via Baltimore Sun

Crude futures close just shy of $74 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle

Volatile Markets Bring Hedge Funds Under Fire Wall Street Journal via Marketwatch / Lauren Etter

Buffett Children Emerge as a Force in Charity NY Times / Jeff Bailey

G.M. Is Pressed to Form Alliance With Two Rivals NY Times / Micheline Maynard

Yearning to Put Papers Back in Local Hands NY Times / Laura M. Holson

Wal-Mart reports 1.2 percent gain in June AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram

Dow ends down 41, Nasdaq closes down 2 AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Ellen Simon

NY: Business activity in area shows growth in June Buffalo News / Matt Glynn

Aggressive trading vs. manipulation Chicago Tribune / Mark Skertic and Robert Manor

WTO Talks, in Crisis, Risk Collapse Without Progress Bloomberg / Warren Giles

At the Trade Talks, Threats to Book Flights Home NY Times / James Kanter

Dollar Posts Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Min Zeng

07/02

Money manager focusing on earnings, not the Fed's rate hikes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Kathleen Gallagher

IRS clarifies rule on sale of assets by nominees AP via Houston Chronicle

Bernanke redefines Fed talk with markets FT / Krishna Guha

Cash Crops Slate / Jesse Stanchak

U.S. Treasuries hover in Asia as market awaits ISM Reuters

Economy, earnings could bring more unease AP via Contra Costa Times / Christopher Wang

NC: More selling homes on their own Raleigh News and Observer / Vicki Lee Parker

CA: Bay Area foreclosure rates below average Mercury News / Eve Mitchell

PA: Fewer New Jobs, Except in IT Philadelphia Inquirer / Jane M. Von Bergen

Northern Trust, TCW Say Worst Is Over for Treasuries Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger

Hiring Rebounds, Manufacturing Expands: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

June payrolls should look good, but not great Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

Decoding Fed's Statements Requires Experts AP via ABC News / Jeannine Avrersa

Doctor's dollars shrinking, too Raleigh News and Observer via Detroit News / Anne Krishnan

Pennies May Soon Be a Thing of the Past AP via Washington Post / Jeff Donn

PA: Metals help local stocks outpace national averages in first half Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Len Boselovic

The renaissance of GM Toronto Star / David Olive

Why Bush declared war on the NYT Guardian Observer / Edward Helmore

Taxpayers foot the bill for undocumented immigrants' medical care Knight Ridder / Tony Pugh

Hardly too little, but way too late to earn adulation Australian / David Nason

Loan options may be dangerous: Regulators looking hard at some mortgage offers Washington Post via Boston Herald / Kenneth R. Harney

UK: Trillion-pound trapeze act for house market Guardian Observer / Heather Stewart

UK: Are the real pros being managed out of existence? Guardian Observer / Simon Caulkin

Trade talks in 'crisis situation' BBC News

IL: A hint of restraint Chicago Tribune / James P. Miller

US bosses earn 800 times lowest pay Guardian Observer / Heather Stewart

Money Market Mutual Funds: June 30, 2006 close Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Understanding the Federal Funds Rate Wall Street Journal / David Wessel

A noncommittal Fed LA Times

Inflation Means Time to Make Changes NY Post / Gregory Bresiger

If rates have peaked, what's it mean for small-fry investors? Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

Cash Is Raising the Bar for Stocks LA Times / Tom Petruno

Thanks to Fed, Cash Is Almost Exciting Wall Street Journal / Kelly K. Spors

A Wall Street Exposé With an All-Star Index NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin

Private Equity Titans Dominating Wall St. NY Post / Zachery Kouwe

With rates rising, more advisers sing praises of cash Chicago Tribune / Janet Kidd Stewart

Brokerage stocks go on summer break Wall Street Journal via Charlotte Observer / Jed Horowitz

Commodity funds volatile but offer hedge Chicago Tribune / Gail MarksJarvis

Analysts seek soft landing Arizona Republic / Russ Wiles

At the Core of AMD, a Man Made for a Challenge LA Times / Terril Yue Jones

Many likely to spend retirement in poverty Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

Falling wages tied to immigrants Bloomberg via Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Heidi Przybyla

A wealth of reasons to give billions Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Squeezing the Most Out of Social Security Wall Street Journal / Jonathan Clements

CA: Is this the big moment? LA Times / Gayle Pollard-Terry

Giving It Away, Then and Now Slate via NY Times / Daniel Gross

Russia Ends Currency Restrictions on Ruble AP via Newsday

07/03

Whiskey and Gunpowder Daily Reckoning / Mike Shedlock

Spreads of Hybrid Securities Bond Market Association

Some tips on the best investments from the US Treasury Christian Science Monitor / Steve Dinnen

Reader puts her family on a debt diet Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

High fuel prices aren't disastrous Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

CBOE June volume up 71 pct on year, market share up Reuters

Monday's Money Rates AP via NJ Post

TX: Candidate's lead in Mexico raises Texans' hopes Dallas Morning News / Dianne Solis and Brendan M. Case

Wall Street higher ahead of holiday FT / John O’Doherty

GM sales fall 25.7%; Toyota up 14.4% AP via Chicago Tribune

Nissan and Renault want GM talks BBC News

How to slow the population clock Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis

Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman and David Greenlaw

Minneapolis Fed survey finds service firms upbeat Reuters

All the comforts of home Marketwatch / Rachel Koning Beals

Monday's commodities roundup AP via Beaufort Gazette

A Global Heat Map for Inflation Morgan Stanley / Eric Chaney

EU: Groundhog Day at the ECB Morgan Stanley / Elga Bartsch

WTO's Lamy Has Two Weeks to Save a Global Trade Accord for 2006 Bloomberg / Warren Giles and Mark Drajem

Europeans Making NYSE Over Euronext NY Post / Zachery Kouwe

EU call to open hedge funds to investors FT / Tobias Buck

On Independence Day, from grill to gridlock to...Vegas? Christian Science Monitor

The moral burden of bankruptcy Christian Science Monitor / G. Jeffrey MacDonald

Treasury Bond Prices Fall in Thin Trading AP via Houston Chronicle

Is U.S. economy on the right track? McClatchy-Tribune via Charlotte Observer / Mark J. Perry

In uncertain times, home sellers try new strategies Wall Street Journal / June Fletcher

Consumers face challenges in handling debt AP via Charlotte Observer / Eileen Alt Powell

Oil Prices Settle at $73 a Barrel AP via Baltimore Sun

Rising yields make risk-free options more appealing Dallas Morning News / Pamela Yip

Milwaukee-area business growth slower in June Reuters

Look before you leap Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner

Ford, Chrysler Report Lower U.S. Sales for June; Nissan's Drop 19 Percent Bloomberg / Bill Koenig

TX: No work today? Count yourself lucky Dallas Morning News / Pamela Yip

Monday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

Monday's Metal Prices AP via NJ Post

Global Housing Boom May Cool Slowly, Avoiding a Crippling Bust Bloomberg / Rich Miller and Simon Kennedy

Putting The 'Hedge' Back Forbes / Perrie Weiner

U.S. stocks advance; GM shares lead blue-chips Reuters / Vivianne Rodrigues

DIARY-Federal Reserve Events Reuters

Crude and gold climb in thin trade FT / Darryl Thompson

Dollar Falls Against Euro as ISM Data Suggests U.S. Manufacturing Cooling Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone

Euro holds steady against U.S. dollar AP via NJ Post

Construction Spending Down 0.4 Pct. in May AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger

Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Slower Pace as ISM Index Falls to 53.8 Bloomberg / Bob Willis

Henry Paulson Should Champion U.S. Gasoline Tax Bloomberg / John F. Wasik

Fed fiddles with the thermostat but needs to see bigger picture Independent / Stephen King

Stocks in U.S. Endangered by Forecasts of 6% Fed Target Rate Bloomberg / Nick Baker

Beijing to allow short selling, margin trade The Standard

In Canada, the Torch Is Passed on a Quiet but Profitable Legacy NY Times / Ian Austen

Internet Calling Pressures Bells to Lower Rates NY Times / Matt Richtel and Ken Belson

BP Traders, Attempting to `Corner' Propane Market, Lost $10 Mln Bloomberg / Will Kennedy

Mexico in election cliffhanger Reuters via Washington Post / Kieran Murray and Alistair Bell

WTO negotiations end in stalemate Independent / Philip Thornton

Despair as five years of world trade talks fail Guardian / Larry Elliott and Ashley Seager

The Doha talks must fail for the sake of the world's poor Guardian / Robert Wade

 

07/04

Three carmaker pile-up $ The Economist

Addressing Challenges Raised by Basel II Implementation Federal Reserve Board / Susan Schmidt Bies

Borrowing a few ideas from a housing lender Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

N Korea tempts sanctions by firing missiles FT / Anna Fifiel, Caroline Daniel and David Pilling

Cheaper US housing overshadows world economy-Soros Reuters

Observations on California Housing, July 2006 Safehaven / Jas Jain

U.S. economy seen slowing Globe and Mail / Richard Blackwell

US options inquiry widens FT / Jeremy Grant

International Stock Market Bubble Safehaven / Jem Berkes

Gold May Rise on Speculation That Fed Will End Rate Increases Bloomberg / Julie Tay

TX: Frost Bank acquiring Summit San Antonio Express News / William Pack

A New Declaration Free Market News / Ron Paul

Home Sweet Home Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer

ECB Set to Hold Interest Rates Steady AP via Newsday / Matt Moore

U.K. profitability improves in first quarter Marketwatch / Sarah Turner

Bernanke’s Big Mistake NY Post / John Crudele

What will the Fed meeting bring Free Market News / Paul Nolte

T-bills not so bad compared with S&P LA Times via Baltimore Sun / Tom Petruno

Patriotic Dilemma - Which cars are actually made in America? Boston Herald / Jerry Kronenberg

Sagging Sales Mar GM’s Makeover Plans NY Post / Paul Tharp

Bank of Japan said to raise interest rate AP via NJ Post / Carl Freire

Oil prices fall on Independence Day AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

Euro holds steady against U.S. dollar AP via NJ Post / Matt Moore

Faring Well NY Post / Roddy Boyd

U.S. seen as economic threat in S. Korea AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Kelly Olsen

Central American trade pact hits snags Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott

The Buttonwood column: So much hot air $ The Economist

What Happens When Fed Stops Raising Rates? Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Japanese Bonds Drop on Concern Demand May Falter at 10-Year Debt Auction Bloomberg / Issei Morita

Bank of Japan Should Keep Interest Rates Near Zero, Finance Minister Says Bloomberg / Mayumi Otsuma

07/05

A bear emerges among the cheerleaders Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Refinancing may not be beneficial Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Higher prices, higher rates: The 1st-time homebuyer squeeze CNN / Jeanne Sahadi

Taming Inflation Smartmoney.com / James B. Stewart

Fed falling from favor Philadelphia Inquirer via Akron Beacon Journal / Andrew Cassel

GSEs, others gird for loss of free Fed intraday credit Marketwatch / Campion Walsh

FL: Nationwide seeks average 71.4 percent increase Palm Beach Post

Oil rigs stage exodus from Gulf of Mexico Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Mike Spector

Full Implications Of Hedge Fund Rule Defeat Not Yet Understood Institutional Investor

Commerce Bancorp growth off, business model weakens Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Jesse Eisinger

Europe Suffers Worrying Wave of Financial Chaos Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

U.S. mortgage rates unchanged on Wed. – BestInfo Reuters

ABC/WashPost US Consumer Comfort Index rises to -9 Reuters

ADP payroll survey shows net gain of 368,000 Marketwatch / Gregg Robb

Private jobs data hits U.S. bonds, helps dollar FXStreet / Lucia Mutikani

PIMCO's Gross donates $10 mln to stem cell research Reuters

Corporate credit $ FT / Lex

Treasuries Drop After Report Shows Most Job Gains Since 2001 Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Michael McDonald

GM's Wagoner to Meet Renault's Ghosn, Person Says Bloomberg / Jeff Green

Walgreen's same-store sales rise 9% Marketwatch / Dan Burrows

A Stock-option-timing scandal costs all investors AP via Clarion Ledger

Oil closes at record above $75 Reuters via CNN

Ethanol investors better sniff for bubbles Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Buy-out funds ‘facing greater risk’ FT / Francesco Guerrera and James Politi

Euronext future not cast in stone Marketwatch / Simon Kennedy

Merrill, Morgan, UBS, Citi Lose to Schwab, E*Trade, Ameritrade Bloomberg / Bradley Keoun

UK: Bank set to keep UK rates steady BBC News

Lay Cheats Justice Forbes / Christopher Helman

Investors Have a Message for the Fed National Review / John Tamny

MBA Publishes Revised Procedures for Mortgage-Backed Securities Buy-Ins Bond Market Association

Citigroup Holds Onto No. 1 Spot Bond Buyer / Robert Whalen

Hate to Burst Your (Housing) Bubble National Review / Jerry Bowyer

Surviving a Real-Estate Slowdown Wall Street Journal via Marketwatch / Gregory Zuckerman

Gold surges in wake of Korea missile tests Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Goldman raises June payrolls forecast to 250,000 Reuters

Employers pull out book on flexibility to retain boomers AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Joyce M. Rosenberg

Enron founder Ken Lay dies CNN / Shaheen Pasha

Dow, Nasdaq Fall in Late Morning Trading AP via LA Times / Michael J. Martinez

Profit Boom Could Be a Bit Muffled LA Times / Tom Petruno

What Options Scandal? Forbes / Elizabeth Corcoran

A Rally To Trade On Forbes / Chris Johnson

Wednesday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

Treasuries Fall After Report Shows Most Job Gains Since 2001 Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Michael McDonald

Wednesday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

U.S. chain store sales weak at end of June Reuters

U.S. Economy: Factory Orders, Hiring Show Unexpected Strength Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman

No dice, Atlantic City CNN

Budget woes looming beyond N.J. Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer and Lauren Dake

AT&T, Cisco CEOs, Bullish on Economy, Lead Rush to Bond Market Bloomberg / Caroline Salas

Idaho School District Sets New Pattern in Bond Sale Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

JGBs lose early missile-related gains, BOJ awaited Reuters / Eric Burroughs

What Comes Next Once the Fed Stops Raising Rates? Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Orders Placed With U.S. Factories Probably Rose 0.1% in May Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman

DC: Rents Rise as Apartment Market Is Squeezed Washington Post / Kirsten Downey

Search for New Oil Sources Leads to Processed Coal NY Times / Matthew L. Wald

Gold rush Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

If OPEC Is a Cartel, Why Not the Group of Seven? Bloomberg / William Pesek

Currency Strategists: U.S. May Run Into Chinese Wall Bloomberg / Christina Soon

Euro Climbs as ECB's Trichet May Signal Further Rate Increases Bloomberg / Ron Harui and Kosuke Goto

Congressional crunch: big bills, little time Christian Science Monitor / Gail Russell Chaddock

General Motors, Market Engineering, and Confidence 'Protection' Lew Rockwell / Karen De Coster and Eric Englund

Hedge funds poised for clean bill of health in Brussels Guardian / David Gow

Russian threat to trade unless US backs WTO bid FT / Neil Buckley and Frances Williams

UK number crunchers paint gloomier picture than US and EU Scotsman

GM Alliance With Renault-Nissan Is Worth the Risk Bloomberg / Doron Levin

07/06

ADP report contests usual jobs data Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Rates rise faster than predicted Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

U.S. mortgage rates stay put Marketwatch / Amy Hoak

In Defense of Debt Collectors Lew Rockwell / Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

Non Peak Oil Lew Rockwell / George Giles

Bury This Death-Tax Compromise National Review / Phil Kerpen

Cingular accused of deceiving AT&T customers AP via MSNBC

Cooling U.S. contrasts with buoyant euro business Reuters / Mike Dolan

Paulson to be sworn in as Treasury sec'y July 10 Reuters

Drill-seeking The Economist

The ultimate marketing machine The Economist

Dow Closes Up 73, Nasdaq Finishes Up 2 AP via LA Times / Christopher Wang

Fed retools message as future US policy path clouds Reuters / Alister Bull

Don't Be A Xenophobe Forbes / Chaniga Vorasarun

U.S. mortgage rates unchanged on Thursday – BestInfo Reuters

Cooling home market spurs interest in foreclosures Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Land-value erosion hurts home builders Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Michael Corkery and Ian McDonald

Ready for a Bush hug? The Economist

Copper Prices Surge, Lead Metals Rally, on Demand by Funds Bloomberg / Katy Watson

SKorea rejects North's offer of military talks to reduce border tension AFX via Forbes

UK: Revised version $ The Economist

The trouble with Pakistan The Economist

Mexico's Calderon: what he stands for Reuters

Finland's EU presidency gets under way $ The Economist

Fed would play role in reversing trade gap Marketwatch / Greg Robb

Flips in yield curve keep traders guessing Reuters / John Parry

Dow Average Rises as Altria Gains on Florida Cigarette Ruling Bloomberg / Nick Baker

Oil prices hold above $75 a barrel AP via NJ Post

Oil Analysts Raise Price Forecasts on Demand Growth Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

Oil destined for $100, expert says Reuters via CNN

Thursday's Metal Prices AP via NJ Post

Thursday's Money Rates AP via NJ Post

Ken Lay Died an Innocent Man, Believe It or Not Bloomberg / Ann Woolner

The Short View: Payroll numbers hard to predict $ FT / Philip Coggan

Oppenheimer Fund's Returns Stumble as Assets Grow to $3 Billion Bloomberg / Sree Vidya

Are life cycle fund investors doing it wrong? AP via MSNBC

Call for rally stirs fears of unrest in Mexico FT / Adam Thomson

Hawkish ECB hints at August rate increase FT / Ralph Atkins

Bank of England holds rates at 4.5% FT / Chris Giles

Reflections on Globalization and Policies Federal Reserve Board / Donald L. Kohn

US Fed's Kohn says keeps eye on global imbalances Reuters

Dollar Appreciates in June Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Treasuries climb after surprisingly soft services Reuters / John Parry

Treasuries Rise as Pace of Service Industry Expansion Slows Bloomberg / Michael McDonald

Application Volumes Increase in Latest Survey Mortgage Bankers Association

Mortgage demand rises as rates dip despite Fed increase Reuters via USA Today

US 30-, 15-year mortgage rates rise again in week Reuters

Dow, Nasdaq jump in late morning trading CNN

Thursday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

Certified pre-owned programs gain popularity Business Week via MSNBC / Matt Vella

'Major screwup' at Airbus Business Week via MSNBC / Carol Matlack

Derivative traders see June US payrolls at 205,400 Reuters

U.S. Economy: Service Industries Expand Less Than Expected Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Pinched small businesses resort to higher prices USA Today / John Hopkins

U.S. Retailers Sales Slowed by Higher Gasoline Prices Bloomberg / Cotten Timberlake

Thursday Gold Coin Prices AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune

Euro Posts Gains Against U.S. Dollar AP via Houston Chronicle

Wachovia Fined $25M Bloomberg via NY Post

The Politics of Managing Failure Tech Central Station / Alan Oxley

NJ: Casino Closings Take $9M Bite Out of The Donald NY Post / Janet Whitman

The Silver Bullet Fallacy Tech Central Station / Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Business Star to Icon of Greed LA Times / Martin Zimmerman

Lay Was A Victim of His Own Success NY Post / John Crudele

Citigroup, Goldman, Merrill Bamboozle Bondholders Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

Climbing debt casts doubt on dollar's future Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

NY: Little Shift in Prices of Manhattan Apartments NY Times / Josh Barbanel

Social Security- Security or Insecurity? Silver Investor via Safehaven / David Morgan

ECB May Toughen Tone on Inflation, Maintain Key Rate Bloomberg / Simone Meier

Hefty bill for online click fraud FT / Chris Nuttall

 

07/07

US jobs $ FT / Lex

Oil price rise fuels fears on inflation FT / Carola Hoyos

Gold, silver retreat on profit-taking AP via NJ Post

Finance-Based Growth National Review / William P. Kucewicz

Stagflation Reality Sets In Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff

Federal Reserve Events Reuters

June jobs report creates splitting Fed-ache Reuters / Ros Krasny

Moody's may raise tobacco companies' debt ratings Reuters

Unemployment state by state CNN

Jobs report not as weak as it looks Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

The Competitive Edge Smartmoney / Donald Luskin

Rates on lines of credit reach 5-year high AP via MSNBC

The next real estate boom Business 2.0 via CNN / Chris Taylor

Spotlight: Freddie Mac's master mechanic IHT / Caroline Brothers

Betting Against the Dollar Forbes / Matthew Swibel

PA: Job numbers lift Pa. economy in first quarter Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Patricia Sabatini

Doha Round Deadlock Continues Forbes / Jessica Holzer

Treasuries Gain as Investors Pare Bets on Rate Increase After Jobs Report Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Annie Pinkert

CO: Greenspan raises red flag on energy Denver Post / David Frey

Working out who's out of work $ The Economist

CO: High-end houses driving up prices Denver Post / Margaret Jackson

Friday Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post

Friday's Metal Prices AP via NJ Post

NV: Congress may fold casinos' bid Las Vegas Sun / Lisa Mascaro

Look! Up in the Sky! It's An Inflation-Fighting Fed! Ludwig Von Mises Institute / Cyd Malone

Fed funds futures see Fed more likely to not hike rates Marketwatch / Tomi Kilgore

3M sees Q2 pre-ex earnings below expectations, FY EPS 4.55-4.65 usd AFX via Forbes

Friday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

The Big Three: Desperation, Wishful Thinking and Big Myths Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein

GM gets extra lift from Deutsche Bank upgrade Marketwatch / Jim Jelter

Stocks look for a little love CNN

RadioShack names turnaround CEO Reuters via Washington Post / Emily Kaiser

Buying when others are selling Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

Options spring-loading stirs SEC controversy FT / Kate Burgess and Jeremy Grant

U.S. Treasuries Rise After June Job Growth Is Below Forecast Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Annie Pinkert

Hedge-Fund Fraud Is `Emerging Threat,' McNulty Says Bloomberg / Robert Schmidt

TX: Teardown trend travels north Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

AZ: Sales of manufactured homes increase along with interest rates, land prices Arizona Republic / Andrew Johnson

China's yuan ends at new high on rate rumors Marketwatch / Chris Oliver

Dollar Drops to Four-Week Low as Job Growth Trails Forecasts Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger

Payrolls Increase by 121,000 in June AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Jeannine Aversa

Reports show more consumers hitting the brakes on spending Cincinnati Enquirer and AP / John Eckberg and Anne D’Innocenzio

US jobs growth weaker than expected FT / Christopher Swann