22-Dec-2014 20:20

Housing in Uneven Recovery as Existing Home Sales Drop: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-22/sales-of-u-s-existing-homes-fell-more-than-forecast-in-november.html

Oil price slump shot in the arm for global economy, says IMF - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa5426ac-89fa-11e4-9b5f-00144feabdc0.html

Gas prices hit cheapest level in 5-and-a-half years - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gas-prices-hit-cheapest-level-in-5-and-a-half-years-2014-12-22

Darryl Strawberry contract up for auction by IRS - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/darryl-strawberry-contract-up-for-auction-by-irs-1.9739189

Alstom to Pay US Record $772 Million Fine in Bribery Scheme - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/business/alstom-plead-guilty-bribery-us-justice-department.html

Oracle Buys Datalogix In Quest To Be A Data Powerhouse - MediaPost Communications :: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/240642/oracle-buys-datalogix-in-quest-to-be-a-data-powerh.html

Yuan-Ruble Swap Shows China Challenging IMF as Emergency Lender - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-22/yuan-ruble-swap-shows-china-challenging-imf-as-emergency-lender

Investment Firm F-Squared to Pay $35 Million in Penalties Over Inaccurate Data - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/22/investment-firm-f-squared-to-pay-35-million-in-penalties-over-inaccurate-data/

Wall St. Is Higher, but Home Sales Data Disappoints - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

Exclusive: American Apparel takeover offer far too low - source - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/22/us-american-apparel-m-a-idUSKBN0K01OB20141222