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