09-Aug-2012 07:18

McDonald's Sales Faltered in July - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443404004577576872871405952.html

Productivity Rises a Slight 1.6% - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/business/economy/productivity-of-us-workers-rises.html

Parts of Europe Have Quietly Become Competitive - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-08/parts-of-europe-have-quietly-become-competitive

News Corp. posts $1.6-billion loss as revenue drops 7% - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-news-corp-earns-20120809,0,4485249.story

Standard Chartered CEO Says 'No Grounds' to Revoke License - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-08/standard-chartered-ceo-sands-rejects-n-dot-y-dot-regulator-s-claims

Lenders placed more homes on foreclosure path in July, but repossessions decline - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/lenders-placed-more-homes-on-foreclosure-path-in-july-but-repossessions-decline/2012/08/08/6f8512ac-e1aa-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html

China consumer inflation falls to 30-month low - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/09/us-china-economy-idUSBRE8771I520120809

New fire, now out, flares at Chevron plant as residents are treated for ... - Richmond Confidential :: http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/08/08/firefighters-put-out-controlled-fire-at-refinery/

Korea Holds Steady on Rates - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443537404577577990272652100.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Shares at three-month high after China inflation, Australia data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/09/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120809