19-Dec-2012 05:45

AFP: Report details extensive Walmart bribery in Mexico - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQpMaWsPj0Y_WzMJzMIWr7ltJCgw?docId%3DCNG.b5ceaf73e2f066db473f59c60a8f739a.821

How soon could jobless rate reach 6.5%? - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/12/18/fed-unemployment-rate-target/1774799/

Amgen pleads guilty to improper marketing of anemia drug Aranesp - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-amgen-plea-20121219,0,7120268.story

Housing market builds (some) momentum - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/12/18/home-market-builds-some-momentum/1778517/

Revenue Up, Oracle Posts 18% Increase In Profit - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/oracles-profit-climbs-18.html

Zuckerberg Plans Large Gift to Charity - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/technology/zuckerberg-gives-nearly-500-million-to-silicon-valley-community-foundation.html

Republicans put squeeze on Obama in "fiscal cliff" talks - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/us-usa-fiscal-idUSBRE8A80WV20121219

Penguin settles in e-book price fixing case - latimes.com - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-penguin-settles-in-ebook-price-fixing-case-20121218,0,456516.story

GM boosts pickup truck deals to help reduce inventory - Manteca Bulletin :: http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/150/article/61459/

Arbitron Deal Would Extend Nielsen's Reach Into Consumer Habits - New York Times (blog) :: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/with-arbitron-deal-nielsen-extends-its-overview-of-consumer-habits/