20-Aug-2014 11:24

Asia stocks make slight gains, await Yellen speech - Chron.com :: http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Global-stocks-up-on-US-housing-Ukraine-diplomacy-5697135.php

Don't count on US consumer to save economy - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dont-count-on-us-consumer-to-save-economy-2014-08-19

Solution still eludes Market Basket board - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/19/sjc-dorchester-man-may-have-been-too-drunk-convicted-first-degree-murder-for-killing-girlfriend/a93XEcph9uVNxPWuUv5qtO/story.html?rss_id%3DTop-GNP

Heineken toasts recovery in European beer sales - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/11044407/Heineken-toasts-recovery-in-European-beer-sales.html

Apple shares close over $100, all-time high before iPhone 6 launch - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/news/apple-shares-close-over-100-alltime-high-before-iphone-6-launch-30522921.html

US homebuilder confidence index rises in August - Mohave Valley News :: http://www.mohavedailynews.com/news/u-s-homebuilder-confidence-index-rises-in-august/article_bf1b3d18-283a-11e4-b34c-0019bb2963f4.html

Carlsberg's Russia Struggle Worsens as Heineken Profit Gains - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-20/carlsberg-cuts-full-year-profit-outlook-amid-russia-difficulties.html

Lawsky puts the shackles on Standard Chartered after repeat offense - Fortune :: http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/lawsky-puts-the-shackles-on-standard-chartered-after-repeat-offense/

Dollar hits multi-month highs on US-economy optimism - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dollar-hits-multi-month-highs-on-us-economy-optimism-2014-08-20

Interest rates: Bank policymakers split 7-2 over rise - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28863492