21-Mar-2013 14:05

China manufacturing rebounds after lull - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/20/news/economy/china-flash-pmi-manufacturing/index.html

Despite local unit's success, FedEx suffers decline - Pittsburgh Post Gazette :: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/despite-local-units-success-fedex-suffers-decline-680248/

UK's FTSE 100 Index Drops on Euro-Area Manufacturing - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-21/u-k-s-ftse-100-index-drops-on-euro-area-manufacturing.html

UPDATE 1-Pay strike grounds 40 pct of Lufthansa flights - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/21/lufthansa-wages-strike-idUSL6N0CD2AT20130321

Wall Street wears the pants at Sears and J.C. Penney - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/21/news/companies/penney-sears-ackman-lampert.pr.fortune/index.html

JP Morgan Chase Loosens Grip of Payday Loans - ABC News (blog) :: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2013/03/jp-morgan-chase-loosens-grip-of-payday-loans/

Standard Chartered Chairman Retracts Comments on Sanctions Settlement - New York Times (blog) :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/standard-chartered-chairman-retracts-comments-on-sanctions-settlement/

Caffeination Death Wish Is Two Times Stronger Than Coffee - ABC News (blog) :: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/03/caffeination-death-wish-is-two-times-stronger-than-coffee/

Ahead of the Bell: Oracle - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-03-21/ahead-of-the-bell-oracle

AstraZeneca to cut 2300 more jobs, this time among sales representatives - Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) :: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillypharma/AstraZeneca-to-cut-2300-more-jobs-this-time-among-sales-representatives.html