24-Apr-2014 13:00

Allergan adopts 'poison pill' defense in Valeant takeover bid - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-allergan-poison-pill-20140424,0,6220296.story

S&P 500 streak broken by US stock losses - iAfrica.com :: http://business.iafrica.com/worldnews/920015.html

Facebook profits triple as half of internet world now uses website - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/10783576/Facebook-profits-triple-as-half-of-internet-world-now-uses-website.html

Last year's deadbeats do best as stocks stall - Appeal-Democrat :: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/business/national/last-year-s-deadbeats-do-best-as-stocks-stall/article_46701368-858d-576c-bc9e-c853a9d3049a.html

Today's Mortgage Interest Rate update for 30 and 15 year loans; New Home ... - Learning and Finance :: http://www.learningandfinance.com/2014/04/24/todays-mortgage-interest-rate-update-for-30-and-15-year-loans-new-home-sales-and-existing-home-sales-data-today/

Apple needs a big new idea, not financial engineering - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-needs-a-big-new-idea-not-financial-engineering-2014-04-24?link%3DMW_latest_news

Spain's rate of growth fastest for six years - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be33a3ee-cb93-11e3-8ccf-00144feabdc0.html

ECB Would Consider Asset Purchases, Says Mario Draghi - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-515027/

Aetna Raises Outlook on Strong Quarterly Growth - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303380004579521221183154340.html

GE Said in Talks to Buy France's Alstom for $13 Billion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-23/ge-said-in-talks-to-buy-france-s-alstom-for-about-13-billion.html