peHUB First Read

Malfunction: AOL mail goes down and no one notices. Settlement: SEC to vote on Rattner deal today. Buy Back: Goldman considers paying back Warren Buffett's $5 billion investment and Antony Currie thinks they should. Newspaper Deal: Investor group surprises NYTimes because they want to buy the Boston Globe. Divide: Carlyle's Dave Rubenstein predicts bigger buyout shops will become broader asset management players while pure PE firms will become niche players.