Courtesy of Tyler Durden
- Define irony: Goldman among four underwriters picked to manage AIG share sale (Reuters)
- Prop trading is baaaack: Volcker Rule Should Require Sign-Off by Bank CEOs, Panel Says (Bloomberg)
- Wells Fargo Misses Profit Estimates as Mortgage Banking Weakens (Bloomberg)
- Asia to See Soaring Prices in 2011 (Reuters)
- Chinese Premier stresses stabilizing food prices, housing market in 1st quarter (Xinhua)
- China and U.S. Set to Square Off (WSJ)
- China Needs Urgent Guidance on Euro Debt Risk, Yu Yongding Says (Bloomberg)
- Gerova Hires Investigator in Bid to Refute Critical Report (NYT)… stock plunges again (report posted here first)
- José Sócrates reportedly begged for help last week as Portugal became the latest eurozone country tipped for a bailout (Guardian)
- European banks face tougher stress tests (Irish Times)
- Germany Won’t Fancy the Pain Game (WSJ)
- Ireland Wields Stick to Wound Bank Bondholders (Bloomberg)
- Geithner Says China Gets ‘Unfair’ Advantage From Weak Yuan (BusinessWeek)
- Weber Emerges as Banker to Beat at ECB as EU Distributes Jobs (Bloomberg)
- King Called to Task on Inflation as Price Fears Fill Lawmakers’ Mailbags (Bloomberg)