Takeaway: A quick look at some stories trending on our radar screen.

Daryl Jones - Macro

All Is Fair in Love and Twitter (via New York Times)

Morning Reads on Our Radar Screen - twit5

Keith McCullough - CEO

German consumer confidence up as economy brightens (via AP)

Russell 2000 hits all-time high (via CNBC)

UK eases rules for Chinese trading (via BBC)

Look at this 1932 editorial from the NY Times backing fascism > May 22, 1932: Fascism for America (via NY Times)

 

Brian McGough – Retail

Walmart shelves in Springhill, Mansfield, cleared in EBT glitch (via KSLA)

Apple Hires Burberry CEO as Retail Chief (via WSJ)

Keds Debuts Retail Shop (via WWD)

Jay Van Sciver - Industrials

FedEx Announces 32 Million Share Repurchase Program (via BusinessWeek)

Josh Steiner – Financials

2 'ghost' banks run credit card scam (via SunSentinel)

Corzine makes moves to lift $30M defense-fund cap (via NY Post)

Tom Tobin – Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson Profits Rise on Drug Sales; Beats Estimates (JNJ) (via Dividend.com)

Jonathan Casteleyn  - Financials

European M&A news is good for $LAZ$GHL - European M&A operating at just 4.0% of GDP, well below the 8.0% mean > Telefonica in Talks to Sell Czech Stake to Kellner’s PPF (via Bloomberg)

Citi Profit Misses Estimates on Bond Trading, Mortgages (via Bloomberg)