08-Aug-2014 18:48

China's July trade surplus rockets to record $47.3b - Times of Oman :: http://www.timesofoman.com/News/37604/Article-China%25E2%2580%2599s-July-trade-surplus-rockets-to-record-$47%25203b

Family Feud Empties Big New England Grocery Store Shelves - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-08/fired-market-basket-ceo-earned-loyalty-with-personal-bond.html

Consumer spending up 11 percent - Indiana Gazette :: http://www.indianagazette.com/news/reg-national-world/consumer-spending-up-11-percent,20376785/

Malaysia Airlines to be taken private - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef4ab4b6-1ea1-11e4-9513-00144feabdc0.html

Report: One-Fourth of US Families "Just Getting By" - The Charlottesville Newsplex :: http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Report-One-Fourth-of-US-Families-Just-Getting-By-270480181.html

McDonald's July sales fell more than expected - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101884114

Your Credit Score May Be Poised to Rise as Scores Changed - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-08/fico-changes-score-to-lessen-influence-of-medical-bills.html

Fitch Affirms Russia's Kirov Region at 'BB-'; Outlook Negative - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/08/fitch-affirms-russias-kirov-region-at-bb-idUSFit71110720140808

Productivity rises to 2.5 percent in second quarter. Good, but 'could have been ... - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2014/0808/Productivity-rises-to-2.5-percent-in-second-quarter.-Good-but-could-have-been-better

UPDATE 3-China sentences GSK-linked investigators to prison - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/08/china-gsk-trial-idUSL4N0QE1LN20140808