peHUB First Read

* Obama's dealmakers * The cash crisis at Chrysler deepens, and people are beginning to talk about a break-up. Cerberus may not have really paid anything for the automaker, but it's one hell of a reputation killer. * Morning call: Jobs report coming, U.S. futures up, European shares rebound, Hong Kong up and Nikkei down. * Ben Stein on the election and economy, including this gem: Mr. Paulson is the worst Treasury secretary that has ever been. On one hand he's a contemptuous rich schmuck, on the other hand he's socializing American finance. Everything he touches he does wrong. He was the worst possible choice and really a disgrace to the office... Paulson is not taking anywhere near the beating he deserves. He deserves a beheading. * Every week, it seems that there is a new call for Blackstone Group to take itself private. The latest one comes from BreakingViews. * Morgan Stanley says that sovereign wealth funds could lose up to 25% this year. * Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook doesn't feel any pressure to live up to that $15 billion valuation.