18-Dec-2012 12:28

Smith & Wesson Declines Amid Talks Over Gun Control - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-17/smith-wesson-declines-amid-talks-over-gun-control.html

Morgan Stanley Pays $5 Million Fine in State's Facebook IPO Case - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-17/morgan-stanley-pays-5-million-fine-in-state-s-facebook-ipo-case.html

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

Comcast is ready to dump its investment in Clearwire Corp. - Philadelphia Inquirer :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20121218_Comcast_is_ready_to_dump_its_investment_in_Clearwire_Corp_.html

Riksbank Cuts Repo Rate as Euro Crisis Weighs on Sweden - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-18/riksbank-cuts-repo-rate-as-euro-crisis-weighs-on-sweden

Obama's cliff offer lifts global markets - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-17785/

Cerberus to sell gunmaker after massacre - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/18/news/cerberus-bushmaster/

Ramaphosa Wins S. Africa ANC Deputy Post in Boost to Zuma - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-18/ramaphosa-wins-s-africa-anc-deputy-post-in-boost-to-zuma.html

UPDATE 1-UK inflation unexpectedly stays at highest since May - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/britain-inflation-idUSL5E8NI3NR20121218

Who Eats at McDonald's on Christmas? - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-18/who-eats-at-mcdonald-s-on-christmas