In The Newz

1. Case-Shiller: home prices drop 18.1% (Bloomberg)
2. China to postpone filtering software mandate (AP)
3. How a loophole benefits GE in bank rescue (WaPo, h/t Tom) [and how CNBC's future depends on unicorns and rainbows]
4. Bernanke’s “green shoots” take over the lexicon, if not economy (Bloomberg)
5. TRW shares, debt get boost from JP Morgan (TheStreet)
6. Mauldin: a 20 year bear market (Investor Insight)
7. Malcolm Gladwell: is free the future (New Yorker)
8. Roger Altman: We’ll need to raise taxes soon (WSJ)
9. Porsche says won’t apply for new loan from KfW bank (Bloomberg)
10. BoNY takes stake in Nasdaq derivatives unit (WSJ)
11. Last call for monetizations (FX Solutions)
12. Starbucks swaps berries for artificial flavors to boost quality (Bloomberg)

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