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Stories I'm reading this Wednesday: Influential group calls on Obama to raise taxes on more people IMF cuts loss estimate on bad loans to 'only' $3.4 trillion Another blow to the public option Bob McTeer responds to Kevin Warsh 3 small biotechs poised for buyouts Toyota recalling cars over ... floor mats?! HP may combine printer, PC ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Tuesday: El-Erian: Return to old ways imperils rebound 30% bet public option passes by years' end Now the World Bank is dumping on the dollar Public option pushed by Rockefeller Hello Hong Kong for bankers? Gannett signaling a rebound for media stocks? The big questions around the Supreme Court's new session Peter Thiel: The rally ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Monday: Obama administration ready to give $35 billion for low-income mortgages Barrons: The shadow over housing (subscription required) Xerox buys ACS for nearly $7 billion bucks Another day, another multi-billion dollar biotech deal Another weekend, another bank failure Germany votes for the lower tax party "Every discouragement should ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Friday: Iran testing western resolve Warsh: Fed's job only half over New home sales rise (chart above) ProPublica finds phantom school districts receiving stimulus money HSBC moving CEO from London to Hong Kong Unilever likes Sara Lee J&J recalls many lots of kids liquid Tylenol Blackberry maker RIMM ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Thursday: Unknown, unelected guy may be deciding vote in changing America's health care system The crisis of public management HSBC says U.S. dollar supremacy is over Russian billionaire buys the NBA's Nets Detroit's important next 100 days Residents of a Florida resort drive developer to the brink Bob Toll's well-timed stock sales Alleged insider ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Wednesday: The Fed likely won't raise rates today (long term chart above) Rising taxes and the possibility of the 1930s all over again Can Obama spend his way back to prosperity? China sending fuel to Iran General Mills boosts outlook (be sure to catch my exclusive interview with Gen Mills CEO at 11:45am ET ... will be up on Fox Biz website afterwards) GM ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Tuesday: Weak dollar sending commodities higher Michael Moore's new anti-capitalism movie debuts in theatre full of champagne and bank sponsorships Should we restructure AIG? Bill Gross: Sell risky assets and buy government bonds Lowe's wary of housing rebound Ford outfoxes the chicken tax The $350 million dollar map saga Great graphic on the inverse ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Monday: Why health care will never be equal Obama says mandatory health insurance isn't a tax Yes it is Why the "cadillac" plan tax may also hit the Chevys Jim Grant is bullish.   Really. The President smartly supports newspapers Dell buys Perot Systems for $3.9 bln Will GE sell NBC? The biggest ... read more

What I'm reading this fine Friday: Fed eyes sweeping curbs on banker pay FHA going bust? As riches fade, so does finance's allure China should fear the U.S. dollar's peso treatment State unemployment borrowing surges again Hotels continue to get crushed Household net worth as a % of GDP (graphic) What Nokia is learning from fast food What would you do with ... read more

Stories I'm reading this Thursday: This kind of stupid stuff is why the health insurance industry has a bad name Potentially the coolest graphic I've seen all year Don't believe the card check 'compromise' More firms joins pension fund code of conduct More signs the economy is improving The Donald apparently launching a network marketing company Europe now ... read more