29-Aug-2013 13:35

Ackman suffers a 50% loss on JC Penney stake - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/28/ackman-pershing-50-loss-jc-penney/2725089/

German unemployment holds steady at 6.8 percent - Bellingham Herald :: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/08/29/3173827/german-unemployment-holds-steady.html

Low-paid workers are marching for fairness - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/28/low-wage-workers/2711379/

Syrian crisis lifting crude oil costs; gas prices to follow? - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/28/entanglement-with-syria-could-lift-crude-oil-us-gas-prices/2712405/

Why Doug Parker's Legacy Hangs on a US Airways/American Merger - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12021203/1/why-doug-parkers-legacy-hangs-on-a-us-airwaysamerican-merger.html

After a Suicide, Chairman of Zurich Insurance Quits - New York Times (blog) :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/business/global/after-a-suicide-chairman-of-zurich-insurance-quits.html

Oil falls, shares gain on delay in Syria action - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/29/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130829

Big banks paying US for mortgage mess - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/29/investing/banks-mortgage-settlement/

RPT-Fitch: Currency Slide Will Add to Indian Banks' Woes - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/29/fitch-currency-slide-will-add-to-indian-idUSFit66844520130829

Vodafone in Talks With Verizon Over U.S. Wireless Stake Sale - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-29/verizon-said-near-130-billion-deal-for-vodafone-wireless-stake.html