07-Jan-2013 12:20

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

$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

Commentary: Budget deal won't fix unemployment - The Detroit News :: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130107/OPINION01/301070306/1008/opinion01/Commentary-Budget-deal-won-t-fix-unemployment

China Stock Rally May End Without Reform, Alliance CEO Says - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-01-06/china-stock-rally-may-end-without-reform-shanghai-alliance-says

Crude Declines; Corn Gains; Palm Oil Falls: Commodities at Close - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-07/crude-declines-corn-gains-palm-oil-falls-commodities-at-close.html

HTC Profit Slumps as Competition Intensifies - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323482504578226912372364502.html

European shares dip, banks surge on Basel news - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/markets-europe-stocks-idUSL5E9C73F120130107

Shell's Grounded Arctic Drilling Rig Successfully Refloated - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-07/shell-s-grounded-arctic-drilling-rig-successfully-refloated.html

Eurozone crisis live: Silvio Berlusconi reaches Italian election deal - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/07/eurozone-crisis-berlusconi-italy-stock-markets

European banks rally as Basel rules eased - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69fa8af0-58b1-11e2-99e6-00144feab49a.html