21-Dec-2012 16:43

Pinnacle Entertainment to buy Ameristar Casinos for about $869 million - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/21/us-pinnacleentertainment-takeover-idUSBRE8BK0JN20121221

UPDATE 2-Walgreen quarterly profit falls, shares slip - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/21/walgreen-results-idUSL1E8NL1OI20121221

Political Disarray Hits Stocks - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324461604578192772191096856.html

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Fell to Five-Month Low in December - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-21/michigan-consumer-sentiment-fell-to-five-month-low-in-december.html

Unemployment rates fall in 45 states in Nov. - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/12/21/state-unemployment-rates/1783181/

RIM Shrs Swoon As Street Fears Slide In Services Revenues - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/12/21/rim-shrs-swoon-as-street-fears-slide-in-services-revenues/

Boehner: We're still working on fiscal cliff - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/21/boehner-fiscal-cliff-news-conference/1784169/

Consumer Spending Rises Most in 3 Years; Goods Orders Jump - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100334273

Longshoremen preparing for strike Dec. 30 - The Trucker :: http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2012/12/21/UpdateLongshoremenpreparingforstrikeDec30.aspx

ANALYSIS:US Q3 GDP +3.1%, Real Final Sls +2.4%; UI Clms 361k - MNI News :: http://mninews.deutsche-boerse.com/content/analysisus-q3-gdp-31-real-final-sls-24-ui-clms-361k