14-Aug-2012 23:32

Global stocks, oil gain on stimulus bets; bonds slip - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/14/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120814

Wells Fargo Settles Mortgage Investments Case for $6.5 Million - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/wells-fargo-settles-mortgage-investments-case-for-6-5-million/

Groupon Posts Mixed Results, and Stock Falls - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/business/groupon-posts-mixed-results-and-stock-falls.html

Higher Retail Spending Lifts Hopes for US Economy - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-retail-sales-rose-solid-08-percent-july-17001041

Gates Foundation challenges scientists to reinvent toilet for 2.6B without ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/new-toilet-technology-after-150-years-of-waste/2012/08/14/485a711e-e64f-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Southern California home prices continue march upward - Bizjournals.com :: http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2012/08/14/socal-home-prices-march-upward.html

Home Depot, Saks, Estee Lauder, Towers Watson are market movers - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/home-depot-saks-estee-lauder-towers-watson-are-market-movers/2012/08/14/eb5881be-e652-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Buffett's Berkshire Slashes Stock Holdings - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48661464

US stocks are heading to a lower close - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-14/futures-rise-ahead-of-retail-sales-report

Standard Chartered to Pay $340 Million to Settle New York Case - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444318104577589380427559426.html