31-Dec-2013 10:40

US: Annual Pending Home Sales fall 1.6% in November - FXstreet.com :: http://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?storyid%3D76e9bdec-d830-4bce-9524-47330fe31a80

UPS Holiday Season Fiasco: A Failure of Strategic Planning - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2013/12/30/ups-holiday-season-fiasco-a-failure-of-strategic-planning/

Wall St. closes mostly flat, but Dow hits record - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE9BT0D720131231

Starbucks goes after pub for 'Frappicino beer"; pub sends $6, hilarious response - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/31/living/starbucks-frappicino-beer/

Wells Fargo kicked in Fannie to the tune of $591 million - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2013/12/31/wells-fargo-kicked-in-fannie-to-the-tune-of-591-million/

Testing on way for use of drones in air traffic - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20131231_Testing_on_way_for_use_of_drones_in_air_traffic_control.html

Tax Breaks Expiring at End of Year - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/tax-breaks-expiring-end-year-21372643

China Ends Year as Asia's Weakest Market - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/business/international/china-ends-year-as-asias-weakest-market.html

Analysis: Transparency the crux in China's struggle to deal with rising debt - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-china-debt-analysis-idUSBRE9BU06220131231

FOREX-Euro set to be 2013's top-performing major currency - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-forex-idUSL6N0KA15C20131231