Some of the more interesting and important items for April 2nd :

• Greenberg: AIG Rescue Has Failed – Thanks for the info…
• U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise to Highest Level Since 1982 – "Unexpectedly "
• Defaults Accelerate as Worst Is Yet to Come for U.S. Commercial Properties – But, who cares? Risk is being blown out by Govt backing
• Allen Stanford Claims in Court Filing That He Can’t Afford to Hire Lawyer – Is there no end to the game of deception
• Slight Uptick in Consumer Confidence – Consumer confidence ticked higher to 26 vs. last months 25.3.