07-Jan-2013 06:14

Drought threatens to halt critical barge traffic on Mississippi - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/drought-threatens-to-halt-critical-barge-traffic-on-mississippidrought-threatens-to-halt-critical-barge-traffic-on-mississippidrought-threatens-to-halt-critical-barge-traffic-on-mississippi/2013/01/06/92498b88-5694-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html

Global tech industry uneven as mobile surges - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jgQ-KgTjuSnoZAnHJRn82ZRbJ2ig?docId%3DCNG.5d8dd187a5f93c6852b2f00dbc994352.161

Storm Panel Recommends Major Changes in New York - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/nyregion/new-york-state-storm-panel-recommends-major-changes.html

Banks get reprieve on new rules - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/06/news/banks-basel-rules/

$10-billion settlement of foreclosure abuse cases said to be near - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-banks-settlement-20130106,0,6497379.story

Shell, Coast Guard Attach Towline to Grounded Oil Rig - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323936804578226572176108906.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Asian Shares Mixed;Australian Stocks Tap 19-Mo High - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130106-702665.html

FOREX-Dollar slips vs yen, but still near July 2010 peak - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/markets-forex-idUSL4N0AC24420130107

Obama scores another victory: Unemployment rate falls to 7.8 percent, hiring ... - natmonitor.com :: http://natmonitor.com/2013/01/05/obama-scores-another-victory-unemployment-rate-falls-to-7-8-percent-hiring-continues/

RPT-Wealthy may defer income, curb some spending after US cliff deal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/06/usa-fiscal-wealthy-idUSL1E9C60FU20130106