[Reuters] Upbeat earnings boost Wall Street
[Reuters] Oil hits highest since November as U.S. to tighten Iran sanctions
[Reuters] Italian bond yields hit seven-week high as govt tensions grow, rating review looms
[Reuters] U.S. new home sales rise to near one-and-a-half-year high
[CNBC] Trump vows to ‘reciprocate’ against EU tariffs after Harley reports nearly 27% drop in profit
[Bloomberg] Fed Seems Resigned to Bubble Risk in Effort to Extend Expansion
[Reuters] North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia on Thursday: report
[Reuters] How China is replacing America as Asia’s military titan
[NYT] As Herman Cain Bows Out of Fed Contention, Focus Shifts to Stephen Moore
[NYT] A Vicious, Untreatable Killer Leaves China Guessing
[WSJ] Traders Wager on Calm as Volatility Evaporates
[WSJ] China’s Banks Are Running Out of Dollars
[WSJ] Xi’s Unsteady Steps Revive Worries Over Lack of Succession Plan in China
[FT] Tranquillity reigns but markets are scarred by last year’s mayhem
[FT] China protests against renewed US sanctions on Iran crude oil
[FT] Chinese slum demolitions reveal government debt strains