18-Dec-2012 08:24

Diet Pepsi readies for new ad campaign after making sweetener tweak - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/diet-pepsi-readies-for-new-ad-campaign-after-making-sweetener-tweak/2012/12/17/31dc8f3a-4879-11e2-8af9-9b50cb4605a7_story.html

China to maintain prudent monetary policy in 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh :: http://www.wpxi.com/news/ap/financial-services/china-to-maintain-prudent-monetary-policy-in-2013/nTXt2/

McDonald's reportedly urging franchisees to open on Christmas - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-mcdonalds-reportedly-urging-franchisees-to-open-on-christmas-20121217,0,2479715.story

Sprint Nextel Reaches a Deal to Buy Rest of Clearwire - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/sprint-reaches-deal-to-buy-out-clearwire/

Stocks Cheer Thaw in Budget Talks - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324407504578184911299527152.html

Firearms makers' stock hurt by Connecticut school shooting - latimes.com - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gun-shares-20121218,0,3825101.story

40 percent of area residents plan holiday travel - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/40-percent-of-area-residents-plan-holiday-travel/2012/12/17/56ec6784-4872-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html

Morgan Stanley Fined $5 Million by Massachusetts on Facebook IPO - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-17/morgan-stanley-pays-5-million-fine-in-state-s-facebook-ipo-case

"Fiscal cliff" hopes lift Asian shares, other risk assets - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121218

Obama offers fiscal cliff tax concession - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d478bd92-4872-11e2-a6b3-00144feab49a.html