peHUB First Read

* Hurricane Earl is heading toward North Carolina. * Airplanes, movie theaters and convenience store plan to post calorie counts. * Euro-Zone Unemployment remains steady, India's economy expands 8.8%, China Yuan posts biggest monthly loss after U.S. stocks fell. * Encap raising $3.5 billion fund. * Anglo Irish Bancorp. may need no more than 25 billion euros ($32 billion) in capital. * Henry McCracken on Roku's preemptive price cuts. * Harry Potter author donates millions for MS research. * Candover Investments says it will "wind itself up" (sell its portfolio of companies). * Major hedge funds cut back on equity risks. * Chartbeat raises $3 million in funding. * A Facebook scam promises to give you a free iPad or iPhone 4. * PE shops unlikely to lead M&A.