03-Oct-2012 07:57

A red — as in tomato — state pushes tougher trade rules for Mexico - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/a-red--as-in-tomato--state-pushes-tougher-trade-rules-for-mexico/2012/09/27/299120c4-08dd-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_story.html

US Manufacturing Gains as ISM Increases to 51.5 - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-01/ism-index-of-u-s-manufacturing-increased-to-51-5-in-september.html

Better Place fires CEO Agassi amid massive financial losses - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/business/better-place-fires-ceo-agassi-amid-massive-financial-losses-1.467959

LinkedIn's follow feature connects thought leaders with upstarts - Bizjournals.com :: http://upstart.bizjournals.com/resources/social-media/2012/10/02/linkedin-new-influencer-follow-feature.html

Nikkei treads water as heavyweight gains offset Spain worries - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/03/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE89204120121003

UPDATE 2-China services PMI falls to lowest in nearly two years - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/03/china-pmi-services-official-idUSL3E8L30KQ20121003?type%3DmarketsNews

JPMorgan, Credit Cards, Morgan Stanley: Compliance - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-03/jpmorgan-credit-cards-morgan-stanley-compliance.html

China's Slowdown Reverberates as ADB Cuts Forecasts - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-03/china-s-slowdown-reverberates-as-adb-cuts-forecasts.html

Dollar firms on gloomy outlook, uncertainty over Spain aid - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/03/dollar-firms-on-gloomy-outlook-uncertainty-over-spain-aid/

Hong Kong shares little changed as oil offsets telecom gains - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/03/markets-hongkong-china-stocks-update-idUSL3E8L32L520121003