* Early warning: S&P met with bond firms before U.S. downgrade

* John Carney: How Brian Moynihan forced out Sallie Krawcheck

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares rebound and the Nikkei gains 2%.

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* Eric Jackson: 8 things that sunk Carol Bartz at Yahoo

* Hope it’s a Nielsen family: Conan O’Brien puts his studio on Airbnb

* Homeless: SF Port authority condemns popular tech and VC building

* He has the time… Bernie Madoff is developing a Harvard Biz School case study

* Another shot in the foot: Did Groupon ask a blogger to reveal confidential sources?

* Pink slip semantics: “You were selected to participate as part of a reduction-in-force”

* Tweet of the Day: @MatthewJBrown Yahoo needs to hire a CEO focused on their core competency – Fantasy football.