Jay Van Sciver – Industrials
AMR-US Airways Deal Blocked by U.S. in Antitrust Suit (via Bloomberg)
Brian McGough – Retail
Ackman quits J.C. Penney board three years into turnaround push (via Reuters)
Josh Steiner – Financials
The many legal millstones weighing down JPMorgan (via AZCentral.com)
A.G. Schneiderman Sues Western Sky Financial And Cashcall For Illegal Loans Over Internet (via New York Attorney General Office)
Keith McCullough – CEO
Yet another US #GrowthAccelerating data pt for July > U.S. July Small-Business Optimism Index Rises to 94.1 (via Dow Jones)
Xinjiang violence: Two sentenced to death in China (via BBC)
Daryl Jones – Macro
LINN Energy not worth more than $18.00, Barron's says (via the fly on the wall)
Jonathan Casteleyn – Financials
Public Pensions Up 12% Get Most in 2 Years as Stocks Soar (via Bloomberg)
Matt Hedrick – Macro
Irish Banks Chasing Defaulters Who Sleep Well at Night (via Bloomberg)
