24-Dec-2014 11:59

As 2015 Starts, the American Consumer Is Back - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-23/consumer-spending-beats-forecast-as-u-s-gasoline-prices-drop.html

New Home Sales Fall For Second Straight Month Despite Increased Risk - People's Pundit Daily :: http://www.peoplespunditdaily.com/2014/12/23/news/economy/new-home-sales-fall-for-second-straight-month-despite-increased-risk/

Alibaba Removed 90M Suspicious Listings From Its Sites Before IPO - TechCrunch :: http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/23/alibaba-listings-purge/

Strong profit boosts wages at American Airlines (AAL) - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/news/2196075-strong-profit-boosts-wages-at-american-airlines

Keurig recalls coffee machine that burned consumers - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/24/keurig-recalls-coffee-machine-that-burned-consumers/

S&P's Russia Junk Warning Shows Ruble Rebound Comes Late - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-24/s-and-p-s-russia-junk-warning-shows-ruble-rebound-comes-late

Lower Oil Prices Drain Value Of Russians' Money - NPR :: http://www.npr.org/2014/12/24/372837138/lower-oil-prices-drain-value-of-russians-money

Russia's central bank to help companies meet debts - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/russias-central-bank-to-help-companies-meet-debts/2014/12/24/7ed2aa2a-8b54-11e4-ace9-47de1af4c3eb_story.html

Oil drops below $61 on supply glut, strong dollar - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/us-markets-oil-idUSKBN0K204Z20141224

Stocks: 5 things to know before the open - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/24/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/