peHUB First Read

* The Boston Globe turned down an early opportunity to invest in Monster.com. Ouch! Says Monster founder Jeff Taylor: ""The Globe is as important to me as anyone. I never created this business with any malicious intent." * Valero keeps betting on ethanol production, in part by acquiring the assets of bankrupt ethanol companies like VersaSun. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London and European markets still on Easter holiday, the Nikkei dips and Hong Kong shares climb 3 percent. * Skype's co-founders want to buy the company back from eBay, and are seeking private equity backing to do so. Who are we thinking? Elevation? Silver Lake? * U.S. Shipping Partners sues The Blackstone Group. No, it's not about pirates. * India's Tata Group is launching its first private equity fund this year, with a VC effort to follow in 2010. * Moody's and selective use of the First Amendment. * Obama's Economic Recovery Board has yet to hold a formal meeting. I guess it's hard to get Paul Volcker, John Doerr, Mark Gallogly and David Swensen in the same room at the same time.