26-May-2012 05:46

US data, Europe woes to set tone - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/us-usa-stocks-weekahead-idUSBRE84O15S20120525

Talbots takeover collapses; retailer's stock plunges 41% - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-talbots-20120525,0,3396165.story

Why that flat Facebook IPO isn't so bad after all - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8ntrcHxtoBZOD_0dXPaZOYNqkUw?docId%3D70d1a2a5a27a4016a26f8352167adca2

Citing Gains, US Doesn't Call China Currency Manipulator - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/business/global/us-declines-to-accuse-china-of-manipulating-currency.html

Insight: Minute by minute, Nasdaq chaos engulfed Facebook IPO - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-facebook-problemsbre84p00y-20120525,0,6476597.story

PayPal signs online payment deals with 15 retailers - Pacific Business News :: http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2012/05/25/paypal-signs-online-payment-deals-with.html

Consumer Sentiment Rises to Highest Level in Four Years - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/business/economy/consumer-sentiment-at-highest-level-in-four-years.html

Icahn Buys a Stake in Chesapeake Energy - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/business/energy-environment/icahn-buys-a-stake-in-chesapeake-energy.html

Spain's Bankia asks for $24B in state aid - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/spains-bankia-asks-for-24b-in-state-aid/2012/05/25/gJQAxVO2qU_story.html

Wall Street little changed on euro zone worries, data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/24/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE84K0D420120524