• The head of Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) aircraft division announced plans to retire, following last week’s long-awaited release of its Dreamliner schedule

• AIG (NYSE:AIG) and its former CEO and CFO have reportedly agreed to terms of binding arbitration in settling claims from shareholders regarding lost investments due to financial restatements

• Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will host a September 9, music-themed media event in San Francisco, expected to include a new iPod line, with a Beatles’ catalogue available on its iTunes store

• Sony (NYSE:SNE) will distribute Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chrome browser on its Vaio PCs

• Media reports said Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is planning to repay part of the $45 billion in government aid recovered from TARP, beginning with a $20 billion repayment.  The move would remove its status as a recipient of “exceptional aid,” allowing certain government oversight measures to be lifted

• EBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) is expected to announce plans to sell its Skype Internet calling division to private investors.  The company has said it wants about $2 billion for the unit

• Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) began website sales of merchandise not carried in its stores in a revenue-sharing exchange similar to Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN)

• Citigroup (NYSE:C) said its sold $1.3 billion in credit-card assets to an undisclosed buyer.  Terms of the sale were also not revealed

• Credit Suisse cut its Nokia (NYSE:NOK) rating to “underperform” from “outperform,” and removed the company from its focus list.  The firm also cut its estimate for 2010 by 28%. Credit Suisse expects Nokia to lose smart phone market share next year

• Robert W. Baird upped its price target for Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) to $33 from $30

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