31-Dec-2013 13:43

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/

Latvia to Become 18th Euro Member Amid Public Resentment - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/latvia-poised-to-become-18th-euro-member-amid-public-resentment.html

Tuesday, December 31: Today in Gold and Silver - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12191268/1/tuesday-december-31-today-in-gold-and-silver.html

Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year end - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/business/personal-finance/2013/12/31/congress-letting-tax-breaks-expire-year-end/TXDNNbea4MBLWsCrOqb8vL/story.html

Euro Falls Versus Dollar on Economic Divergence With US - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/yen-set-for-biggest-decline-since-1979-on-outlook-for-boj-policy.html

Warren Buffett in $1.4bn deal for US chemical company - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10544203/Warren-Buffett-in-1.4bn-deal-for-US-chemical-company.html

YOUR MONEY-Mortgage bonds reward yield-sensitive investors - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-investing-mbs-idUSL2N0K30VR20131231

Drone Testing Launches Bezos Vision as States See Jobs - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-31/drone-testing-starts-toward-bezos-vision-as-states-see-jobs-gold

Stock Futures Poised to Book Silent 2013 Finish - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12191388/1/stock-futures-poised-to-book-silent-2013-finish.html

Debenhams Tumbles as Holiday Discounts to Cause Profit Slide - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-31/debenhams-sees-profit-drop-after-weak-holiday-leads-to-discounts.html