21-Dec-2012 02:29

ICE agrees NYSE Euronext takeover - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41f4d2ec-4a9f-11e2-9650-00144feab49a.html

Looming strike worries port - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/business/article/Looming-strike-worries-port-4136383.php

Oracle Buys Eloqua For Marketing Automation - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/12/20/oracle-buys-marketing-automation-specialist/

Nike Beats Expectations, Helped by Robust Demand - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/business/nikes-earnings-top-expectations.html

Accounting Proposal Would Force Earlier Write-Downs of Bank Loans - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/business/proposed-accounting-rule-would-force-earlier-write-downs-by-banks.html

Ill. jobless rate falls to 8.7 percent in November - Fort Mills Times :: http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2012/12/20/2397217/ill-jobless-rate-falls-to-87-percent.html

Time to Rediscover the Home Equity Loan - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/11798533/1/time-to-rediscover-the-home-equity-loan.html

Initial Claims Increase; GDP Higher - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/marketnewsvideo/2012/12/20/initial-claims-increase-gdp-higher/

Housing Poised to Bolster US Growth as Sales Rise: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-20/sales-of-existing-u-s-homes-rose-to-three-year-high-in-november.html

Yen still on the backfoot as year-end lull sets in - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-markets-forex-idUSBRE8BF0HR20121220