Noteworthy Financial Stories for June 30

ECB Lends Less Than Forecast in Three-Month Tender
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=awRZcEejeb3M&pos=1

ADP Estimates U.S. Companies Added 13,000 Workers
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a59wJXuZkPtc&pos=2

Foreclosed Homes in U.S. Sell at 27% Discount as Supply Grows
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aylGO8UNvGrA&pos=7

M&A Slowdown May Persist After Dealmaking Fizzles in First Half
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNESXheVarvg&pos=5

China Stocks Drop Signals 65% Rally to Morgan Stanley
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aoG2qkHmFUxo

401(k) Match Not Restored by Half of Firms, Towers Watson Says
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aw0PUpAcVQTw

Darda Says Double-Dip Chorus Rings in Rally as Dark Cross Looms
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=aC_pwQQA6sJg

House OKs Extension of Tax Credit Deadline
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/06/29/house-oks-extension-of-tax-credit-closing-deadline

Govt. Belt Tightening Now Is a "Recipe for Disaster," Dan Greenhaus Says
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/513005/Govt.-Belt-Tightening-Now-Is-a-%22Recipe-for-Disaster%2C%22-Dan-Greenhaus-Says

Bull Market Isn't Dead Yet But "Cash Is Better Than Losing Money," Barry Ritholtz Says
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/512933/Bull-Market-Isnt-Dead-Yet-But-%22Cash-Is-Better-Than-Losing-Money%2C%22-Barry-Ritholtz-Says

The crowd has discovered energy MLPs
http://classic.abnormalreturns.com/the-crowd-has-discovered-energy-mlps/

Warning signals of a double-dip recession flash brightly across the world
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/7862380/Warning-signals-of-a-double-dip-recession-flash-brightly-across-the-world.html

It's 1937 Again!
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/06/its-1937-again.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm

Random Reasons to be Bearish
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/06/29/274041/random-reasons-to-be-bearish%c2%ae/

Goldman Sachs: Here’s Why You Should Invest in Berkshire
http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/06/29/goldman-sachs-heres-why-you-should-invest-in-berkshire/
The Dead Cross
http://markettalk.newswires-americas.com/?p=12165

'Double dip' and deflation fears fuel another plunge in Treasury bond yields
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2010/06/economy-deflation-treasury-yields-krugman-depression.html

Technical Deterioration In Both Short & Long Term Indicators
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/technical-deterioration-in-both-short-long-term-indicators-4345.html

Banks Edge Cautiously Back Into Commercial Mortgage-Backed Bonds
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/realestate/commercial/30cmbs.html?ref=business

Fannie-Freddie Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $1 Trillion
http://www.cnbc.com/id/37982580

China Bank Targets Commercial Real-Estate Owners Needing Loans Exceeding $100 Million; Lack of Name Recognition
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704103904575337340030163622.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

REITs Turn Down but Still Beat Stock Market
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703374104575337000701740896.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Dark Cross History
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/dark-cross-history/

Goldman shorted $615M of its CDOs, mortgage securities
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldman-shorted-615m-of-its-cdos-rmbs-2010-06-30?siteid=rss&rss=1