Takeaway: A look at stories on Hedgeye's radar screen.

Keith McCullough – CEO

Japan upgrades economic assessment (via UPI)

Brazil Cuts $4.5 Billion in Spending to Meet Fiscal Goal (via Bloomberg)

Syria conflict: Top US general outlines military options (via BBC)

Morning Reads on Our Radar Screen - radar

Daryl Jones – Macro

VIDEO - Southwest's LaGuardia Airport Landing Gear Collapse Results In Injuries (via HuffPost)

Great Graphic: European Unemployment and Science and Technology (via Marc to Market)

Josh Steiner – Financials

#BallooningPensionCosts Snapshot of pension cost increases from 2011 to 2013 across various muni jurisdictions of NY (via RocDocs)


Jonathan Casteleyn – Financials

Biggest Banks Face Fed Restoring Barriers in Commodities (via Bloomberg)

Tom Tobin – Healthcare

Waters Corp. (WAT) Announces Quarterly Earnings, Misses Expectations By $0.13 EPS (via WatchList News)