12-Dec-2012 12:06

Ahead of the Bell: Urban Outfitters - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201212110817APDIGITLFINANCE__US_Urban_Outfitters_A-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C12/11/2012%25208:17%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CAhead%2520of%2520the%2520Bell%253A%2520Urban%2520Outfitters%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CAP%2520Digital%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;URBN%26ticker%3DURBN

Bernanke Critics Can't Fight Bonds Showing No Inflation - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-12/bernanke-critics-can-t-fight-bonds-showing-no-inflation.html

Small business optimism plunges, forecasting dire economic conditions ahead - Daily Caller :: http://dailycaller.com/2012/12/12/small-business-optimism-plunges-forecasting-dire-economic-conditions-ahead/

Stock index futures edge higher, focus on Fed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8AP08020121212

REFILE-European stocks near highs ahead of Fed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/markets-europe-stocks-open-idUSL5E8NC2WB20121212

UK Unemployment Falls in Sign of Labor-Market Resilience - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-12/u-k-unemployment-falls-in-sign-of-labor-market-resilience.html

N Korea claims successful rocket launch - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ed789d8-43fb-11e2-a48c-00144feabdc0.html

HSBC, too big to jail, is the new poster child for US two-tiered justice system - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/12/hsbc-prosecution-fine-money-laundering

Time for Congress to step into Web sales tax fray - Reno Gazette Journal :: http://www.rgj.com/article/20121212/OPED01/312120056/Time-for-Congress-to-step-into-Web-sales-tax-fray

Italy's Short-Term Debt Sale Shrugs Off Political Uncertainty - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121212-702921.html