Pre-Marketing: Buyout firms circle Morgan Keegan

* Avichal Garg: Why education startups do not succeed

* Charlie O’Donnell: We are the greed we protest against

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London falls early, European shares slide and the Nikkei gains 2%.

* David Leinweber: Nerds on Wall Street

* Max Niederhofer: Technology white spaces are drying up

* Helge Seetzen: 5 tips for investing in university inventions

* John Hussman: Talking points for the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters

* Obama’s Jobs Council: 5 commonsense initiatives to boost jobs and competitiveness

* Chart of the Day: Most disruptive companies in tech

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* Wither Brazil and Russia? Rising star private equity markets fail to shine

* Wealth tranfer: Which startups are helping the Occupy protesters fundraise?

* Annie Lowery: Why Obama’s $30 billion small-business loan program has flopped

* Brad Hintz: Volcker Rule might reduce revenue at fixed-income desks by 25%

* Steve Rattner writes an epilogue to Overhaul. No mention of this particular development.