02-Jan-2013 20:30

US small-business borrowing rises in November - Business Times (subscription) :: http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/breaking-news/world/us-small-business-borrowing-rises-november-20130102

Construction Spending Dropped in November - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/01/02/construction-spending-dropped-in-november/

Manufacturing index inches higher in December - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/02/ism-manufacturing-index-december/1803879/

Broad Rally to Celebrate Cliff Deal - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323374504578217084053710360.html

Abbott spinoff Abbvie opens trading, shares of both gaining - Chicago Sun-Times :: http://www.suntimes.com/business/17346377-420/abbott-spinoff-abbvie-opens-trading-shares-of-both-gaining.html

Imation pays $120M to buy data-storage firm - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal :: http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2013/01/02/imation-pays-120m-to-buy-data-storage.html

One Thing To Cheer About in the Fiscal Cliff Deal: Wind Jobs in Iowa - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/01/02/wind_jobs_in_iowa_fiscal_cliff_deal_extends_wind_tax_credit_for_2013.html

Avis to buy Zipcar, enter car-sharing business - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/02/avis-buying-zipcar/1803717/

US seeks to prevent spill from grounded oil rig - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl8424eYzmI28GkECPAwU06qyebg?docId%3DCNG.7ee2ba31d9aa318298d4facaee4c743a.521

Fiscal cliff deal spurs global risk rally - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f96e916-548b-11e2-9d25-00144feab49a.html