18-Dec-2012 18:34

GM offers discounts as pickups crowd lots - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/18/good-time-for-pickup-buyers-sweetens-deals/87IpB8HVq2cejeByCyJOfO/story.html

Federal Trade Commission to data brokers: Show us your data - latimes.com - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-federal-trade-commission-to-data-brokers-show-us-your-data-20121217,0,3071455.story

Home Builder Confidence (Finally) Close to Positive Territory - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/12/18/home-builder-confidence-finally-close-to-positive-territory/

How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100323736

Bag fees key to airlines' bottom lines - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/18/travel/airlines-bag-fees/index.html

Wall Street rises on confidence about "fiscal cliff" talks - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8BG0D620121218

NYSE executive says exchanges inching closer to "kill switch" - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/12/18/nyse-executive-says-exchanges-inching-closer-to-kill-switch/

McDonald's Urges Franchises To Remain Open On Christmas Day - CBS Local :: http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/mcdonalds-urges-franchises-to-remain-open-on-christmas-day/

White House rejects Boehner 'Plan B' with threat of tax hikes looming - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/18/boehner-to-float-plan-b-in-case-budget-talks-with-obama-fall-through/

Cerberus to Sell Freedom Group, a Gunmaker - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/cerberus-to-sell-gunmaker-freedom-group/