12-Dec-2012 15:09

Costco's Profit Soars 30% - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324481204578174933756267190.html

NH may benefit as Mass. taxes Internet sales - NewHampshire.com :: http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20121212/NEWS02/121219773

HSBC: How Simple Became Complicated, and costly - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-hsbc-settlement-complex-idUSBRE8BB0S520121212

North Korea launches rocket , raising nuclear arms stakes - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-korea-north-rocket-idUSBRE8BB02K20121212

NFIB: Small-business optimism plummets after election - Bizjournals.com (blog) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/morning-edition/2012/12/nfib-small-business-optimism-plummets.html

UK unemployment falls as private sector jobs hit all-time high - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/12/uk-unemployment-falls-private-sector-jobs

Import prices post biggest fall in five months - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-usa-economy-prices-idUSBRE8BB0UA20121212

Global shares, commodities gain on Fed stimulus speculation - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121212

Joy Global fourth-quarter profit jumps 23% - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/joy-global-fourth-quarter-profit-jumps-23-2012-12-12

UPDATE 1-Outlook remains cloudy for US 'fiscal cliff' deal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/usa-fiscal-talks-idUSL1E8NC2A420121212