20-Dec-2012 07:10

Libor banking scandal may have cost US mortgage agencies $3 billion - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/libor-banking-scandal-may-have-cost-us-mortgage-agencies-3-billion/2012/12/19/eb41f488-49eb-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story.html

Homebuilding Permits Rise, Exceeding Forecasts - NYTimes.com - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/business/economy/housing-starts-slip.html

Allscripts names new CEO to spearhead recovery - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-allscripts-ceo-idUSBRE8BI1NQ20121220

Upstart In Talks To Buy NYSE - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324461604578189961164970942.html

Swan Says Australia Budget Surplus Unlikely This Fiscal Year - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-20/australia-s-swan-says-budget-surplus-return-unlikely-this-year.html

UPDATE 8-UBS traders charged, bank fined $1.5 bln in Libor scandal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/ubs-libor-idUSL5E8NJ25N20121220

Obama Proving $418 Billion Bailout No Failure as GM Buys Shares - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-20/obama-proving-418-billion-bailout-no-failure-as-gm-buys-shares.html

Quiet Day...Earnings Solid... - AdviceTrade :: http://www.advicetrade.com/jackswrap/Quiet-Day-Earnings-Solid-20121220879.html

Under pressure from PM-elect, BOJ boosts stimulus again - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-japan-economy-idUSBRE8BJ05520121220

Wall Street falls as "cliff" talks sour, but hopes remain - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8BG0D620121219