Courtesy of Tyler Durden
- Jury to hear gripping opening of Rajaratnam trial (Reuters)
- S.E.C. Chairwoman Under Fire Over Ethics Issues (NYT)
- Remember this rumor? OPEC sees no need to meet, supply ample: delegate (Reuters)
- Berkshire Takes $2.25 Billion in Dividends From Burlington (Bloomberg)… triple the railroad’s payout rate prior to the February 2010 acquisition. Better to milk company than to actually use cash to hire people.
- China Growth Plans to Slow Commodities (FT)
- Tchenguiz brothers arrested in Kaupthing raids (Telegraph, Bloomberg)
- As Oil Muddies Outlook, Fed Policy Less Certain (Reuters)
- Deja vu idiocy: Europe Blinks on Bank Test: Regulators Seen Easing ‘Stress’ Gauge, Undercutting Effort to Restore Confidence (WSJ)
- S&P Warns on Asian Inflation (WSJ)
- Americans Oppose Government Shutdown, Fault Cuts in Poll (Bloomberg)… You don’t say
- Why the Eurozone Will Survive (FT)
- A New World Financial Order: Why is China Buying EU Sovereign Bonds? (Larry McDonald)
- Quake Hits Japan, Shaking Tokyo Buildings; Tsunami Alert Issued (Bloomberg)
- Sovereign wealth fund assets rise to $4,000bn (FT)
- Hopes grow for US budget extension (FT)
- And another shocker: Birinyi Buying as Biggest Bull Market Since ’55 Hits Third Year (Bloomberg)
- McCain’s pet Democrat is peddling a free lunch with a free dessert (NRO)