$$$Obama to Lawmakers: Decide Friday on Long-Term Deal (Bloomberg)

$$$US jobless claims fall, but retail sales timid (Reuters)

$$$IMF Warns on Europe's Banks Ahead of Key Tests (WSJ)

$$$Italian budget set for fast-track approval (FT)

$$$Eastern Europe feels chill of eurozone crisis (FT)

$$$Dimon: ’Everybody Is Going to Sue’ Over Mortgages (Bloomberg)

$$$Deutsche Bank Union Pushes New Role for Ackermann (WSJ)

$$$How Hard is it to Become the Michael Jordan of Trading? (The Big Picture)

$$$Sacking Starts at Goldman (FINS)

$$$ …but if you know anything about equity derivative, Goldman needs you (DBCC)

$$$JPMorgan Bucks the Layoff Trend (FINS)

$$$JPMorgan Names Larry Slaughter Co-Chief of North American Investment Bank (Bloomberg)

$$$Goodbye, Paper Savings Bonds (NYT)

$$$Google Tops Estimates, Shares Surge on Expansion (Bloomberg)

$$$Legionnaires' Disease Bacteria Discovered at ARIA Resort (CBS)

$$$Kal Penn leaves the White House — again — for “How I Met Your Mother” (WaPo)