peHUB First Read

* Katie Benner: The silver lining for Cerberus is that it can now fold Chrysler Financial into GMAC. * John Carney: The White House "directly threatened" Perella Weinberg over Chrysler. The White House says it did no such thing. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, European shares rise, the Nikkei hits a four-month closing high and Hong Kong does 12 weeks better. * Limited partner to venture capitalists: Won't some of you please go away? * Peter Bergman: Why small companies will win in this economy. * Swine flu hits the World of Warcraft. * Sara Lacy: Why OpenTable matters (from an IPO perspective, not from a restaurant reservation perspective).