MUST READS
White House considers pre-midterm stimulus – Washington Post
Employment Likely Cooled as Slowdown Hurt Confidence – Bloomberg
Survey: Employers still shifting insurance costs to workers – McClatchy
Bernanke Tells FCIC: ‘Too Big To Fail’ Problem Must Be Solved – HuffPost
Rep. Paul Calls for Gold Audit, Questions If Fort Knox Is Empty – Fox News
Bernanke Says He Wasn’t `Straightforward’ on Lehman – Bloomberg
’Working Girl’ Big Idea Needed for 1990s Redux – BusinessWeek
Should US government debt be rated junk? – Fortune
Greek Debt Crisis – Apocalypse Later – CFR
The Real Story – Krugman, NY Times

MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil falls below $75 ahead of US jobs report – AP
Gold steady, ETF holdings down awaiting job data – Reuters
Art Cashin: Expect Big Stock Moves on Friday – CNBC
Wheat Rises on Russian Export Ban; Mozambique Riots – Bloomberg
TrimTabs: Hedge Funds Expect To Raise Leverage In September – Zero Hedge
18, 31 or 60? Age-Based Gold Investing Plans – The Street
Is Copper Trying To Tell You Something? – CNBC
Equity defies its eulogizers – MarketWatch

ECONOMY/WORLD/HOUSING/BANKING
Employed, but still stressed by joblessness – VC Star
AFL-CIO: We need a second stimulus program – McClatchy
Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation – Reuters
Japan Said to View U.S. Opposition as Yen Intervention Obstacle – Bloomberg
Rebuild the path to the American homeownership – Washington Post
Pending Home Sales Rise in Sign Market Steadying – Bloomberg
Bernanke Says He Failed to See Financial Flaws – NY Times
More than 400 US Banks Will Fail: Roubini – CNBC