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Stories I'm reading this Wednesday... Intel smacked with antitrust lawsuit Fears of a new global bubble Gold, gold, gold ADP report shows continued layoffs Virginia cuts unemployment benefits California stealin' Bill Gates buys more AutoNation While Buffett sells Moody's The "new" Japan Apparently even the dead can vote Toyota latest to pull out of Formula ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Tuesday: Buffett/BNI deal: "All in wager on the economy" My take: big bet on coal, too Evercore beats the big banks for the deal Factory orders rise in September Get ready for middle class tax hikes Break up the big banks? Housing nightmare: Paid $559,000, now worth $360,000 China rushing toward a Japan-like bubble Barrons: read more

Stories I'm reading this Monday: Another very busy week How Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash We're governed by callous children Health care overhaul cheat sheet Pelosi pushing for health care vote this week Lazear: Stimulus and the jobless recovery SEC unveils trove of Madoff-related material Tempers flare over Chinese involvement in Texas wind ... read more

What I'm reading this Wednesday: Wall Street Journal on former AMD CEO Ruiz being implicated in the Galleon case Kiplinger asks 6 big names where we are headed MarketWatch says that LA is choosing Google over Microsoft Smart Money on 3 stocks that should benefit from a weaker dollar MarketWatch on the 7 best hidden economic indicators GlassDoor on the lowest rated CEOs according ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Tuesday: Grantham says it's time to sell stocks Home prices rise on a monthly basis Goldman & Merrill have very different views on housing NY Times: How health care reform may leave many worse who need it most (from Sunday) Wealthy New Yorkers fleeing the state America, read more

Stories I'm reading this Monday: Dems seek cover to boost U.S. debt limit (No) Shocker as IRS agents abuse home buyer tax credit America's soul is lost, collapse inevitable Billionaire Peltz goes after Legg Mason Disney admits "Einstein" don't make you more smarter Market week: Lots of earnings and a big GDP report Madoff investor Jeff Picower found dead Peterson Institute: read more

Stories I'm reading this Friday: Home sales jump as buyers rush in before credit expires Shares of Amazon.com soaring Whirlpool also lifts profit outlook Preventing another financial crisis Why mortgage modifications aren't working Is Charlotte the new Detroit? How about a 79% APR on a credit card? $3 million signing bonus for Live Nation CEO The read more

Programming Note - Don't miss my live interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today at 12:30pm ET.    We discuss the launch of the new Windows 7 and where Ballmer sees the software and PC markets going in the months and quarters ahead. Stories I'm reading today: Microsoft unveils the new Windows 7 Win 7 breaking records on Amazon in the UK Jobless claims ticked up again last ... read more

Programming Note - I will be broadcasting live all day tomorrow from the Milken Institute "State of the State" conference in Los Angeles.   The conference brings top business and political leaders together to discuss California's long list of problems and offer solutions.   Be sure to tune in as Fox Business goes live from LA tomorrow. Stories I'm reading ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Friday: Hedge fund billionaire busted President briefed on crisis we've been talking about for a while Harry Reid admits health care bill will cost trillions Unhealthy anger at the rich Why catalogs still thrive in the digital age Fascinating PBS documentary on a huge mall in China Public service is good .. public service when pushed onto ... read more