11-Dec-2012 10:41

Asian Stocks Outside Japan Rise on US Jobs, China Data - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/asian-stocks-rise-to-eight-month-high-on-china-u-s-data.html

Study predicts rise of a global middle class - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-intelligence-economy-china-20121211,0,301340.story

FedEx fills Santa's sleigh during busiest day in its history - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fedex-busiest-day-20121211,0,6930761.story

Politics — Italian and US — tug on stocks - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/11/stocks-edge-higher-dow-boosted-mcdonald-despite-concern-about-italy/UBSQa92inLpnjDfAzyUkxI/story.html

UK banks hit by record $2.6bn US fines - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/643a6c06-42f0-11e2-aa8f-00144feabdc0.html

North Korea May Have Started Disassembling Rocket, YTN Says - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-11/north-korea-may-have-started-disassembling-rocket-ytn-says.html

Treasury plans to sell remaining shares of AIG - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-10/economy/35721929_1_treasury-plans-aig-american-international-group

McDonald's same-store sales up 2.4% in Nov. - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-10/industries/35713976_1_everyday-value-offerings-breakfast-sales-global-comparable-sales

EURO GOVT-Italian yields rise as market mourns Monti exit - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/11/markets-bonds-euro-idUSL5E8NB3XO20121211

European shares dip, euro steady ahead of ZEW, Fed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/11/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121211