01-Jan-2014 01:55

Buffett's Berkshire Plays Both Sides of Phillips 66 Breakup - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12191517/1/buffetts-berkshire-plays-both-sides-of-phillips-66-breakup.html

US Treasury Prices Fall, Closing Out Losing Year - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-416181/

US consumer confidence rises on better job outlook - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/US-consumer-confidence-rises-on-better-job-outlook-5104328.php

Global Optimism for 2014, With an Eye on Dormant Risks - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/business/international/optimism-of-global-investors-is-tempered-by-concern.html

Drone test sites spell opportunity for companies - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Drone-test-sites-spell-opportunity-for-companies-5105367.php

Investors cheer record-setting year on Wall St. - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/12/31/market-year-end-high/4263237/

With new year, Medicaid takes on a broader health-care role - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-new-year-medicaid-takes-on-a-broader-health-care-role/2013/12/31/83723810-6c07-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html

Target reveals gift card snafu - Winston-Salem Journal :: http://www.journalnow.com/business/business_news/national_international/article_c360d350-ee8b-5350-92bb-0ed15b6deb83.html

Denver housing prices slip in October; could see slowdown in 2014 - Denver Post :: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_24825661/denver-housing-prices-slip-october-could-see-slowdown

UPDATE 1-Latvia caps years of austerity with euro zone membership - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/latvia-euro-idUSL6N0KA2BS20140101