Barclays Taps Diamond as CEO Barclays elevated Robert E. Diamond Jr. to chief executive in a move that installs an American at the helm of the venerable British banking institution.

Asian Shares Mixed, Waiting for Australian Government Asian stock markets were mixed, with mining stocks lower in Australia before an announcement on the formation of a new government. The Nikkei was down 0.6%.

Airgas Bid Raised By Suitor Air Products & Chemicals raised its cash offer for smaller rival Airgas to $65.50 a share, or $5.48 billion, in its hostile takeover bid.

Climbing Treasury Yields to Help Auctions The Treasury market is in the middle of a price correction spurred by encouraging economic data, which bodes well for this week's auctions of $67 billion in notes and bonds.

Slowing of Some Trades Is Urged Sen. Schumer urged federal securities regulators to explore ways to slow some high-speed trading at times of market stress and to investigate strategies that have raised stock-manipulation concerns.

Where's the Appetite for Risk? From stocks to bonds to commodities, the question is when investors will want to take on more risk. Was last week's run-up, the Dow Industrials' best pre-Labor Day week in two decades, the start of a fall rally or just another surge to be followed by an equivalent decline?