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EBAY, YHOO: PayPal to partner with China UnionPay to allow Chinese consumers to shop online with foreign merchants
BAC, WFC, JPM: State and local governments consider moving more money to small banks

WSJ
RDS.A: Shell sees better cash flow ahead, but still faces challenges
GOOG, T, MOT, AAPL: Google s Nexus One demonstrates its willingness to invest in uncertain projects

NYT
PFE, MRK, LLY, SNY, GSK, NVS: Leading drug makers seen lagging in emerging markets

Barron s
TIVO: TiVo insiders selling to take advantage of stock s dramatic rise
MON, DD: Monsanto appears poised for a recovery

TheStreet
CHK, DVN, XEC, SD: Why now is the time to invest in natural gas
IHF, WLP, AET, HUM, IHE: Investors should wait and see on health sector
NOG, HUSA, BEXP: 3 oil and gas stocks that have seen huge gains

SmartMoney
DE, ADI, RDC: 3 stocks with rising estimates

Bloomberg
BTU, FSLR, STP: Wall Street bets on coal over solar

Reuters
AIZ, WLP: Health insurers cost-controlling rescission policies come under scrutiny

Motley Fool
SPWRA, SOL, STP, CSIQ: Were SunPower s accounting irregularities predictable?
XOM: The bullish case for ExxonMobil

24/7 Wall Street
RIMM, GOOG, AAPL: Smartphone survey spells trouble for Research in Motion and for Apple

CNBC
BKC, NCR, WMT, MCD, IBM, COST: Should you buy while volume is low?

Seeking Alpha
NLY: Fund manager favors residential mortgage REIT Annaly Capital