AP Executive Morning Briefing
Switzerland's Novartis AG said Monday it will spend about $38 billion in a two-step bid for a majority stake in U.S. eye-care company Alcon.

Many mortgage brokers heading for the exit door
Mortgage brokers are fleeing their field as tightening credit is scaring potential buyers away from the housing market.

NYT continues to ignore Col Charles Hoge's testimony
The New York Times files no article from Iraq and in the news section. Thom Shanker does file from DC, " Army Is Worried By Rising Stress Of Returns Tours ." The thrust is that multiple miltary deployments is …