29-May-2013 22:32

Top two US funeral companies merge as baby boomers boost demand - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-stewartenterprises-servicecorporation-idUSBRE94S0HP20130529

Swiss government acts to dilute laws over banking secrecy - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfb8a226-c6c6-11e2-8a36-00144feab7de.html

Nasdaq Errors Left it Short Facebook Stock - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-242310/

Richest 20 percent get half the overall savings from US tax breaks, CBO says - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/richest-20-percent-get-half-the-overall-savings-from-tax-breaks-cbo-says/2013/05/29/645f75c6-c894-11e2-9245-773c0123c027_story.html

Index: Chicago home prices halt 6 months of declines - Chicago Tribune :: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-28/business/chi-chicago-home-prices-index-chicago-home-prices-halt-6-months-of-declines-20130528_1_chicago-home-prices-watched-index-sp-case-shiller

Fairholme makes $500 million bet on Fannie, Freddie preferred: CNBC - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-usa-fannie-freddie-idUSBRE94S19F20130529

IPO for Empire State Building Gets Shareholder Backing - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/i-p-o-for-empire-state-building-gets-shareholder-backing/

Chinese bid for Smithfield latest in line of heavily scrutinised China-US deals - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/29/chinese-mergers-acquisitions-us-companies

Banks See Record Profit - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324866904578513063837058072.html

EU States Win Leeway on Deficits - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/business/global/eu-proposes-giving-countries-time-to-cut-deficits.html