Vanguard (Vanguard Group news) will launch a new ad campaign that will seek to transform its name into verb. Kind of like Google and Googling. Can this sort of thing be manufactured by media? I doubt the term will enter the lexicon in a meaningful way, but that doesn't mean it will not be effective as an ad campaign. Article

Futures were weak this morning as the rhetoric from China's Premier Wen Jiabao this past weekend certainly seemed to open up the door for an escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China (relations have been rather frigid since the arms sale to Taiwan). This is the last thing the U.S. needs, stressed relations with a country growing its GDP at a 10% plus quarterly clip. Though this rate of economic expansion is being fueled by cheap exports predominantly, reflecting an alleged undervalued currency, not maintaining good relations would be detrimental for U.S. business. Why you ask?

One thing I found interesting at the conference was what did not get much play in terms of what helped to create the crisis. It was fascinating that no one talked about why the US bailed out holding companies, rather than letting them fail and merely backing up the operating subsidiaries. This is significant. The moment you put money into a holding company it goes everywhere. Regulators should only care about operating subsidiaries and let the holding companies fail; let the costs be borne by the stockholders and bondholders of the failed company, but protect the regulated entities.

GTCR announced has acquired Athletic & Therapeutic Institute, an Illinois-based operator of 44 outpatient physical therapy centers, from KRG Capital Partners and Norwest Mezzanine Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. peHUB reported on the deal earlier this month.

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Speaking of Lewis, Janet Tavakoli had a few things to say about him and The Big Short this morning– the book gets the crisis all wrong, and Mike is a “girlie man” and a “eunuch.”

As we begin heading into the next earnings season in April, there are possible bearish technical signals emerging on the index's chart.

One trader may be making a bet that the digital recording company, now at its highest level in 10 years, will give up its massive gains from two weeks ago.

Garrett Walls has agreed to join Angelo Gordon & Co. as head of marketing. He previously was with TCW Group, as a managing director responsible for strategic relationships.

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Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. (”Angelo, Gordon”) announced today that Garrett Walls will join Angelo, Gordon as Head of Marketing effective April 5. Walls joins the firm from TCW, where he served as Group Managing Director responsible for strategic relationships. He will be based in New York.

Sport Supply Group, a marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and branded team uniforms, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Oncap Management Partners, the mid-market private equity business of Onex.

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The price of the the EWT exchange-traded fund is dropping sharply, but at least one option trading appears bullish.