Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+0.1%?to 9011. Hong Kong?+0.7%?to 21698. China?+0.2%to 2133. India?+0.6%?to 18793.?
In Europe, at midday, London?+0.2%. Paris?+0.3%. Frankfurt flat.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.35%. S&P?+0.4%. Nasdaq?+0.6%. Crude?+0.6%to $90.59. Gold?+0.1%?to $1725.30.
Economic calendar –?Nothing is scheduled.
Earnings:?Texas Instruments Inc.,?Yahoo Inc., Caterpillar Inc.
Stories
MF Global ?most traded bankruptcy claim? From Financial Times
Swaps Exchanges Couldn?t Rival NYSE-Deutsche Boerse, EU Ruled From Bloomberg
Greg Smith Heads to ?60 Minutes? and Goldman Preps Employees From Wall Street Journal
Exposing Wall Street?Or Not From Wall Street Journal
Asia steps up plan for monetary independence From Financial News
A Secretary to a Salomon Is Accused of Embezzling From New York Times
Morning MarketBeat: Streak Ends; Trouble Looms? From Wall Street Journal