20-Dec-2012 09:12

Allscripts Fires CEO as Company Says It Won't Pursue Sale - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-19/allscripts-fires-ceo-as-company-says-it-won-t-pursue-sale.html

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

WSJ 2nd UPDATE: Pershing's Ackman Shorting Herbalife; Calls Company ... - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121219-715580.html

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

Rise in Texas personal income beats U.S. average - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Rise-in-Texas-personal-income-beats-U-S-average-4131682.php

REFILE-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

Akerson Vows Never Again as New GM Awaits Final U.S. Sale - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-20/akerson-vows-never-again-as-new-gm-awaits-final-u-s-sale.html

Nikkei falls but holds above 10000, US fiscal talks eyed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE8BJ07M20121220

Bellwether FedEx Sounds Mixed Message: Weak Economy, Except On The Web - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2012/12/19/bellwether-fedex-sounds-mixed-message-weak-economy-except-on-the-web/

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