16-Aug-2012 21:17

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Walmart's Profits Jump 5.7% in Q2 as Frugal Customers Return - DailyFinance :: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/08/16/walmart-profits-jump-q2-frugal-customers-return/

Philly Fed: Manufacturing in region continues to contract - Philadelphia Inquirer :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/breaking/20120816_Philly_Fed__Manufacturing_in_region_continues_to_contract.html

Mass. unemployment rate rises in July as employers add 1600 jobs - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2012/08/16/mass-unemployment-rate-rises-july-employers-add-jobs/4HhO7Vux5SqAek2NviYItO/story.html

Schulze Seeks Due Diligence Permission in Best Buy Takeover Bid - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120816-711010.html

Wall Street extends gains, Nasdaq up 1 percent - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE86M08N20120816

Fixed mortgage rates tick up slightly - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/fixed-mortgage-rates-tick-up-slightly-1.3909196

Oracle settles SEC charges over secret India payments - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-oracle-bribery-idUSBRE87F11U20120816

Sears narrows losses in 2Q, but sales keep falling [Chicago Tribune] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208161452KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_46996_44138-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/16/2012%25202:52%2520PM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CSears%2520narrows%2520losses%2520in%25202Q%252C%2520but%2520sales%2520keep%2520falling%2520%255BChicago%2520Tribune%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;SHLD%26ticker%3DSHLD

Investors defriend Facebook's shares - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6da85a5c-e7c7-11e1-95e1-00144feab49a.html