Here are seven (or so) links at 7AM Eastern.  We will see you later with the daily linkfest.  Good luck out there.

News

The Treasury is set to sell a big slug of AIG ($AIG) stock.  (Dealbook)

Companies just can’t get their share buyback decisions right.  (WSJ)

George Soros says Germany should ‘lead or leave the Euro.’  (FT, Project Syndicate, Reuters)

US box office receipts are in a tail spin.  (Reuters)

Week in review/preview

Will the market be disappointed by the Fed this week?  (A Dash of Insight)

This summer’s rally has been lead by the value stocks.  (Dynamic Hedge)

Where markets stand at week-end.  (Global Macro Monitor)

A look back at the economic week that was.  (Bonddad BlogCalculated Risk)

The economic schedule for the coming week.  (Calculated Risk)

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