Wall Street Roundup: Bonuses coming early? Finding new fees.

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Gold: Trading now at $1,420 per ounce, up 1.0% from Friday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 11,357.34, down 0.2% from Friday.

Book buyout. Hedge fund big-wig William Ackman said he may use his stake in Borders to try to buy out rival bookseller Barnes & Noble.

Bonuses coming early? In an effort to beat a rise in tax rates, a number of big banks are looking at distributing bonuses before the new year rather than early next year, as is customary.

Finding new fees. Some companies are looking to use high-fee prepaid cards in order to make up for fees they are losing from credit and debit cards under the financial-reform legislation.

Expert consultants talk. A number of medical professionals who provide paid advice to hedge funds and other investors are talking about why they do it and how they stay on the right side of the law.

-- Nathaniel Popper in New York

/ Bloomberg