25-Dec-2012 13:14

Oil Holds Steady in New York on US Budget Deadlock - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-24/oil-declines-a-second-day-in-new-york-amid-u-s-budget.html

Herbalife stock tumbles for a 4th day on 'pyramid scheme' claims - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-herbalife-stock-continues-plunge-falls-monday-20121224,0,6889897.story

Analysts are split: Did JC Penney have a merry Christmas? - Dallas Morning News :: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/20121224-analysts-are-split-did-j.c.-penney-have-a-merry-christmas.ece

Yen on defensive on US fiscal worry, helps Nikkei - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/25/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121225

Return fraud to cost retailers $2.9 billion this holiday season - Middletown Journal :: http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/news/return-fraud-to-cost-retailers-29-billion-this-hol/nTfBb/

Dockworkers at Northwest ports reject pact offer - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/25/us-usa-ports-northwest-idUSBRE8BO00H20121225

Inspections in the works for tunnels - Boston Herald :: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2012/12/inspections_works_tunnels

With clock ticking on the 'cliff,' stocks slip - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/25/stocks-dip-with-budget-deal-doubt-year-end/Nk13Vh9kgsarOHWpGf6KQK/story.html

Health care tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start - Daily Astorian :: http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/nation_world/health-care-tax-hikes-for-may-be-just-a-start/image_cc5cb6c4-115d-5f43-b372-d1fbde6471ee.html/?mode%3Dgallery

Last-minute rush; shoppers still hitting the stores on Christmas Eve - Times-Standard :: http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_22257749/last-minute-rush-shoppers-still-hitting-stores-christmas