Earnings Roundup 10.21 February 18, 2010 Travelers Posts First Quarterly Profit Increase Since 2007; McDonald’s, 3M, and AT&T All Post Positive Earnings; New York Times and PNC Financial Best Performers in S&P 500 After Topping ...

Spotlight - Piper Jaffray February 18, 2010 Piper Beats Estimates - Interview with CEO Thomas Schnettler (Bloomberg News)

Housing Recovery February 18, 2010 Caterpillar beats estimates and raises forecasts on signs of recovery. Housing fell to an annual rate of 590,000. (Asia Confidential)

Big Wall Street Bonuses: A Political Problem ... February 18, 2010 The White House gets frustrated with the bonuses and JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs use these same profits to lobby against regulation. They do not have as many believers to fight back because ...

Three Large Asian Economies To Revise Annual ... February 18, 2010 Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand expects to revise their annual growth rates after the government’s stimulus packages. (The Trade)

Yahoo! 3Q Profit Up On Cost Cuts February 18, 2010 Yahoo-Microsoft search and advertising partnership to take effect next year. (Asia Confidential)

AMEX and Amazon Beats the Street February 18, 2010 Amazon beats analysts' expectation; American Express expresses optimism. (Asia Confidential)

Asian Market Check February 18, 2010 Australian stocks lead Asia Pacific’s rally. (Bloomberg News)

Inside Look On Asian Automakers February 18, 2010 Toyota is down by 0.2%, Honda and Nissan motors are up, Kia and Hyundai are both down by half 1%. (The Trade)

Inside Look - The Cost of War February 18, 2010 Dangers of Expanding Front - Interview with Linda Bilmes, Professor at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and Co-Author of "The Three Trillion Dollar War" (Bloomberg News)

Olympia Snowe’s Yes To Health Care Bill February 18, 2010 Analysis and discussion with Senator Jay Rockefeller; The Senate Finance committee is very conservative and all the Republicans voted no from the very beginning. (Political Capital)

In-Depth Look - Reverse Mortgages February 18, 2010 Reverse Mortgages May Be "Subprime Revisited" (Bloomberg News)

Afghanistan: Add Or Remove Some Troops? February 18, 2010 President Obama has held five reviews and the decision could come by the last week of October; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Russia and the threat of sanctions. (Political Capital)

In-Depth Look - Good-bye Gourmet February 18, 2010 Interview and discussions with Roland DeSilva of the DeSilva - Phillips. He talks about the troubling economy of the magazine business. (Bloomberg News)

European World Cup Playoffs February 18, 2010 Eight teams vie for final 4 European Spots at 2010 World Cup. (The Trade)

Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy February 18, 2010 Afghanistan is at the crossroads and President Obama becomes a target as critics argue on the troops review. (Asia Confidential)

Disney Cuts Production At Miramax February 18, 2010 Walt Disney plans to cut Miramax productions. (Bloomberg News)

Emerging Market Spotlight - Russia February 18, 2010 Analysis and Discussion with Vladimir Milev of Metzler Payden (InBusiness)

Morning News Briefs February 18, 2010 Clampdown on Credit Card Issuers; YouTube and Warner Music Reach Deal (Bloomberg News)

In-Depth - Underwater Mortgages February 18, 2010 Options for Underwater Homeowners (Bloomberg News)