peHUB First Read

Counterattack: China's Sinochem hires bankers to help it foil BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash. Yahoo devaluation: Is their core business really worth less than nothing? Adding Leverage: Microsoft raises quarterly dividend by 3 cents and may sell $6 billion of additional debt. Fighting Back: What women in finance can do to combat on-the-job discrimination. Falling riches: U.S. household net worth drops. Collusion: What happens when a blogger walks in on a group of super angel investors having dinner and finds out what they're doing. Stocks: Asia mixed while Europe retreats . Dropping Defaults: Corporate debt-default rates are expected to fall to same levels as before the September 2008 crisis. Myspace Departure: Tracy Akselrud, VP of communications at Myspace, has joined Brew Communications. Candidates: Who might take Summer's job? Who wants it? Super Veggies: Researchers develop protein packed potato in India.