Thursday, March 13, 2014

14-Mar-2014 07:21

Liberty Ditches Plans to Acquire SiriusXM Radio, Embraces New Tracking Stocks - Hollywood Reporter :: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liberty-ditches-plans-acquire-siriusxm-688465?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bthr%252Fnews%2B(The%2BHollywood%2BReporter%2B-%2BTop%2BStories)

Tenth SAC exec admits to insider trading - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/tenth-sac-exec-admits-to-insider-trading/

Australia shares slump 1.3 pct to one-month lows on China, Ukraine woes - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/14/markets-australia-stocks-idINL3N0MA2B220140314

California State Auditor: EDD Failed To Collect $500 Million In Over Payments - KTXL :: http://fox40.com/2014/03/13/california-state-auditor-edd-failed-to-collect-500-million-in-over-payments/

Its Growth Targets Elusive, China Focuses on Jobs and Quality of Life - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/international/data-weak-as-china-gets-ready-to-transform.html?hpw%26rref%3Dbusiness

GM says report of 303 deaths in recalled cars based on 'raw data' - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/03/13/gm-says-report-303-deaths-in-recalled-cars-based-on-raw-data/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bfoxbusiness%252Fsection%252Fnews%2B(Internal%2B-%2BNews%2B-%2BText)

Is Amazon Prime Still a Good Deal at $99? Let's Run Some Numbers - TIME :: http://time.com/23987/is-amazon-prime-still-a-good-deal-at-99-lets-run-some-numbers/

China Said to Block Tencent, Alibaba Virtual Credit Cards - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-14/china-said-to-block-virtual-credit-cards-from-alibaba-tencent.html

6 theories on what happened to Malaysia Flight 370 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/13/theories-malaysian-plane/6378025/

US budget deficit smaller than expected in February - Business Record :: http://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Default/-All-Latest-News/Article/Afternoon-business-headlines--3-13-14/-3/248/62723

14-Mar-2014 06:20

Liberty Ditches Plans to Acquire SiriusXM Radio, Embraces New Tracking Stocks - Hollywood Reporter :: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liberty-ditches-plans-acquire-siriusxm-688465?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bthr%252Fnews%2B(The%2BHollywood%2BReporter%2B-%2BTop%2BStories)

Retail sales rise more than expected in February - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-retail-sales-february-20140314,0,4046048.story

Tenth SAC exec admits to insider trading - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/tenth-sac-exec-admits-to-insider-trading/

California State Auditor: EDD Failed To Collect $500 Million In Over Payments - KTXL :: http://fox40.com/2014/03/13/california-state-auditor-edd-failed-to-collect-500-million-in-over-payments/

Its Growth Targets Elusive, China Focuses on Jobs and Quality of Life - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/international/data-weak-as-china-gets-ready-to-transform.html?hpw%26rref%3Dbusiness

BP Can Again Compete for US Leases, Contracts After Gulf Spill - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/u-dot-s-dot-lifts-bp-s-ban-on-contracting-imposed-after-2010-oil-spill

Malaysia Plane Sent Satellite 'Pings' Hours After Vanishing: Officials - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/malaysia-plane-sent-satellite-pings-hours-after-vanishing-officials/1870894.html

Amazon Confidently Raises Prime Membership Price, As Its Competition Struggles - Latin Post :: http://www.latinpost.com/articles/8881/20140314/amazon-confidently-raises-prime-membership-price-as-its-competition-struggles.htm

UPDATE 2-Temasek-led group offers $2.1 bln for remaining Olam shares - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/14/olam-temasek-idINL3N0MA61520140314

Federal deficit narrowed last month - Finance and Commerce :: http://finance-commerce.com/2014/03/federal-deficit-narrowed-last-month/

14-Mar-2014 05:19

Australia shares seen dropping on China & Ukraine concerns, metals prices - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-australia-stocks-idINL3N0MA2B820140313

Retail sales rise more than expected in February - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-retail-sales-february-20140314,0,4046048.story

Tenth SAC exec admits to insider trading - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/tenth-sac-exec-admits-to-insider-trading/

Amazon increases Prime's cost as it turns focus to profit - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/amazon-increases-primes-cost-as-it-turns-focus-to-profit/2014/03/13/f23db646-aabb-11e3-98f6-8e3c562f9996_story.html

Central Bank warns of Bitcoin risks as first ATM is installed - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/central-bank-warns-of-bitcoin-risks-as-first-atm-is-installed-30091675.html

California State Auditor: EDD Failed To Collect $500 Million In Over Payments - KTXL :: http://fox40.com/2014/03/13/california-state-auditor-edd-failed-to-collect-500-million-in-over-payments/

Missing jet search widens far west to Indian Ocean - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/13/search-for-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370/6361577/

Its Growth Targets Elusive, China Focuses on Jobs and Quality of Life - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/international/data-weak-as-china-gets-ready-to-transform.html?hpw%26rref%3Dbusiness

BP Can Again Bid for U.S. Leases, Contracts After Spill - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-13/u-s-lifts-bp-s-ban-on-contracting-imposed-after-spill.html

Federal deficit narrowed last month - Finance and Commerce :: http://finance-commerce.com/2014/03/federal-deficit-narrowed-last-month/

14-Mar-2014 04:18

Liberty Ditches Plans to Acquire SiriusXM Radio, Embraces New Tracking Stocks - Hollywood Reporter :: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liberty-ditches-plans-acquire-siriusxm-688465?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bthr%252Fnews%2B(The%2BHollywood%2BReporter%2B-%2BTop%2BStories)

Covered California enrolls nearly 1 million in health plans - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-health-exchange-enrollment-20140314,0,7350514.story

Audit blasts California unemployment program's costly gaffe - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-edd-half-billion-20140314,0,3748191.story

Tenth SAC exec admits to insider trading - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/tenth-sac-exec-admits-to-insider-trading/

EPA lifts ban on BP winning federal contracts - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-bp-gulf-mexico-epa-spill-20140313,0,2189090.story

Is market's risk-off mentality back in play? - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/03/13/stocks-what-to-watch/6394003/

China Shows Fresh Signs of Economic Weakness - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303546204579436363256966696.html

Amazon increases Prime's cost as it turns focus to profit - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/amazon-increases-primes-cost-as-it-turns-focus-to-profit/2014/03/13/f23db646-aabb-11e3-98f6-8e3c562f9996_story.html

Satellite Data Reveals Route of Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304185104579437573396580350.html

Federal deficit narrowed last month - Finance and Commerce :: http://finance-commerce.com/2014/03/federal-deficit-narrowed-last-month/

14-Mar-2014 03:17

Liberty Ditches Plans to Acquire SiriusXM Radio, Embraces New Tracking Stocks - Hollywood Reporter :: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liberty-ditches-plans-acquire-siriusxm-688465?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bthr%252Fnews%2B(The%2BHollywood%2BReporter%2B-%2BTop%2BStories)

Aeropostale Drops After Forecasting Loss Exceeding Estimates - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-13/aeropostale-drops-after-forecasting-a-bigger-than-estimated-loss.html

Retail sales rise more than expected in February - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-retail-sales-february-20140314,0,4046048.story

Officials: Malaysian plane may have flown long after last contact - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/13/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/

Complaints as Amazon Raises Cost of Prime - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/technology/amazon-is-raising-prime-membership-fee.html?hpw%26rref%3Dtechnology

Tenth SAC exec admits to insider trading - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/tenth-sac-exec-admits-to-insider-trading/

EPA lifts ban on BP winning federal contracts - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-bp-gulf-mexico-epa-spill-20140313,0,2189090.story

Colorado appeals court: Some pot convictions can be overturned under new ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Colorado-appeals-court-Some-pot-convictions-can-5314497.php

Countrywide Seeks to Throw Out US Claim for $2.1 Billion (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/countrywide-asks-judge-to-reject-u-dot-s-dot-claim-for-2-dot-1-billion-1

Federal deficit narrowed last month - Finance and Commerce :: http://finance-commerce.com/2014/03/federal-deficit-narrowed-last-month/

14-Mar-2014 02:16

Liberty Ditches Plans to Acquire SiriusXM Radio, Embraces New Tracking Stocks - Hollywood Reporter :: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liberty-ditches-plans-acquire-siriusxm-688465?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bthr%252Fnews%2B(The%2BHollywood%2BReporter%2B-%2BTop%2BStories)

FREDDIE MAC: Fixed Mortgage Rates Edge Up - HNN Huntingtonnews.net :: http://www.huntingtonnews.net/83854

China Stimulus Decision Looms as Investment Slows to 13-Year Low - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/China-Stimulus-Decision-Looms-as-Investment-Slows-5315880.php

US Agrees to Allow BP Back Into Gulf Waters to Seek Oil - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/energy-environment/epa-to-lift-suspension-of-oil-leases-for-bp.html?hpw%26rref%3Dbusiness

Amazon increases Prime's cost as it turns focus to profit - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/amazon-increases-primes-cost-as-it-turns-focus-to-profit/2014/03/13/f23db646-aabb-11e3-98f6-8e3c562f9996_story.html

Retail sales rise more than expected in February - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-retail-sales-february-20140314,0,4046048.story

Missing Flight Left Data Trail - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304185104579437573396580350.html

Lawmakers order audit of California agency over high number of denied ... - Daily Journal :: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/9dd8fd67d5bf46288e6978134b767463/CA--Unemployment-Claims-Audit/

US STOCKS-Wall St tumbles as Ukraine tensions rise, China slows - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-usa-stocks-idINL2N0MA1VK20140313

US budget deficit hits $193.5 billion in February - Bloomington Pantagraph :: http://www.pantagraph.com/business/us-budget-deficit-hits-billion-in-february/article_fa4136c4-4778-59d5-a78c-10da255d5e03.html

14-Mar-2014 01:15

Liberty Abandons Plan to Buy Rest of Sirius - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/liberty-abandons-plan-to-buy-rest-of-sirius/

Amazon hikes Amazon Prime price for first time in nine years - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/business/2014/03/13/6374561/

Target looking into response to cybersecurity breach; retail sales rose in Feb. - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/target-looking-into-response-to-cybersecurity-breach-retail-sales-rose-in-feb/2014/03/13/91d16ece-aae8-11e3-af5f-4c56b834c4bf_story.html

Missing Malaysian plane may have flown up to five hours, US officials say - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-satellite-spots-floating-objects/2014/03/13/72688034-aa68-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html

US stocks sink; Dow heads for fourth straight loss - The Courier-Express :: http://www.thecourierexpress.com/business/article_b8c3dc91-c625-5f0e-96a2-8f424b0aeefa.html

China's Li Keqiang warns investors to prepare for wave of bankruptcies - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/13/china-li-keqiang-wans-investors-bankruptcies

February US retail sales thaw out after winter chill - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26560856

Global stocks slump, bonds rally on Ukraine tensions, China slowdown - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20140313

US deficit nearly 24 percent lower than year ago - Daily Record (subscription) :: http://thedailyrecord.com/2014/03/13/u-s-deficit-nearly-24-percent-lower-than-year-ago/

14-Mar-2014 00:14

California home foreclosures continue to decline - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/13/6235094/california-home-foreclosures-continue.html

US budget deficit smaller than expected in February - Business Record :: http://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Default/-All-Latest-News/Article/Afternoon-business-headlines--3-13-14/-3/248/62723

China's Li Keqiang warns investors to prepare for wave of bankruptcies - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/13/china-li-keqiang-wans-investors-bankruptcies

ShopRunner: Amazon Prime fee hike will 'drive' away customers - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57620322-93/shoprunner-amazon-prime-fee-hike-will-drive-away-customers/

UPDATE 1-US lifts ban blocking BP from new government contracts - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/bp-usa-contracts-idUSL2N0MA1WR20140313

SEC Charges Former CR Intrinsic Analyst With Insider Trading - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-480829/

Plane technology helps track missing aircraft - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/13/malaysia-acars-tracking-boeing-rolls-royce/6373513/

Retail Sales February Sign of Life Squashed by Harsh Winter Sales - Economic Populist :: http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/retail-sales-february-sign-life-squashed-harsh-winter-sales-5546

Facebook's Zuckerberg Called Obama on NSA Frustration (1) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/facebook-s-zuckerberg-called-obama-to-express-frustration-on-nsa

Market Plunges on Fears Over China and Ukraine - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

13-Mar-2014 23:13

'Candy Crush' company slated for record IPO - Taipei Times :: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/03/14/2003585581

Lions Gate Pays $7.5 Million Penalty Over Icahn Takeover Battle - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/lions-gate-pays-7-5-million-penalty-over-icahn-takeover-battle/

RealtyTrac: Arizona Foreclosure Rate Ranked 18th In US - KJZZ :: http://kjzz.org/content/22396/realtytrac-arizona-foreclosure-rate-ranked-18th-us

U.S. Stocks Retreat, Treasuries Climb on Ukraine, China - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-12/nikkei-futures-fall-before-china-data-while-oil-rebounds.html

US budget deficit smaller than expected in February - Business Record :: http://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Default/-All-Latest-News/Article/Afternoon-business-headlines--3-13-14/-3/248/62723

EDD shunned federal program, lost $500 million - Sacramento Business Journal :: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/03/13/edd-shunned-federal-program-lost-500-million.html

Nine aviation mysteries highlight long history of plane disappearances - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/13/world/aviation-mysteries/

Feb. Retail Sales Rebound But Jan., Dec. Revised Down - Investor's Business Daily :: http://news.investors.com/business/031314-693138-february-retail-sales-rebound-from-harsh-weather.htm

ShopRunner: Amazon Prime fee hike will 'drive' away customers - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57620322-93/shoprunner-amazon-prime-fee-hike-will-drive-away-customers/

US Lifts BP's Ban on Contracting Imposed After Gulf Spill (1) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/u-dot-s-dot-lifts-bp-s-ban-on-contracting-imposed-after-2010-oil-spill

13-Mar-2014 22:12

US stocks give up an early gain and turn lower - Pioneer Press :: http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_25335003/us-stock-futures-point-higher-open

Higher Mortgage Interest Rates at TD Bank on March 13, 2014 - Morning Ledger :: http://www.morningledger.com/higher-mortgage-interest-rates-at-td-bank-on-march-13-2014/135582/

Shell cuts spending in US to lower shale exposure - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/uk-shell-strategy-idUKBREA2C1V220140313

US retail sales rebound from winter chill, jobless claims fall - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/usa-economy-idINDEEA2C0E020140313?type%3DeconomicNews

Fischer Says Citigroup Job Improved His Central Bank Credentials - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/fischer-says-citigroup-job-improved-his-central-bank-credentials

US Budget Deficit Narrows in First Five Months of Fiscal Year - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304185104579437363512134606.html

EDD Faces Audit Over Unemployment Insurance Claims - KFBK :: http://www.kfbk.com/articles/kfbk-news-461777/edd-faces-audit-over-unemployment-insurance-12153839/

Amazon.com Raises Price of Prime Membership to $99 a Year (3) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/amazon-dot-com-raises-prime-membership-price-for-first-time-to-99

US STOCKS-Wall St tumbles as Ukraine tensions rise, China slows - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL2N0MA1VK20140313

Radar Tracks Compound Mystery of Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303546204579435172975983630

13-Mar-2014 21:11

Outlook for online state sales tax fix dims in US Congress - Chicago Tribune :: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-12/business/sns-rt-us-usa-tax-internet-20140312_1_state-sales-tax-tax-foundation-retailers

Audit ordered over denied unemployment claims - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/13/6233891/audit-ordered-over-denied-unemployment.html

US Bank Corp Published Mortgage Interest Rates on March 13, 2014 - Morning Ledger :: http://www.morningledger.com/us-bank-corp-published-mortgage-interest-rates-on-march-13-2014/135586/

US retail sales rebound from winter chill, jobless claims fall - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/usa-economy-idINDEEA2C0E020140313?type%3DeconomicNews

Jobless rates fall in most Illinois metro areas - WREX-TV :: http://www.wrex.com/story/24968118/jobless-rates-fall-in-most-illinois-metro-areas

UPDATE 2-Fischer defends Citi stint, toes line on Fed policy - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/usa-fed-nominees-idINL2N0MA0Y520140313

Amazon Pumps Up the Prime - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-480682/

US Budget Deficit Narrows in First Five Months of Fiscal Year - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304185104579437363512134606.html

Malaysia Airliner Kept 'Pinging,' 'Indication It Crashed in Indian Ocean - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/malaysia-airliner-pinging-indication-crashed-indian-ocean/story?id%3D22894802

Stocks Tumble; Dow Drops Over 200 Points - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304914904579436893883090378.html

13-Mar-2014 20:10

US Bank Corp Published Mortgage Interest Rates on March 13, 2014 - Morning Ledger :: http://www.morningledger.com/us-bank-corp-published-mortgage-interest-rates-on-march-13-2014/135586/

Draghi Praises European Banks That Are Cleaning Up Their Books - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/draghi-praises-european-banks-that-are-cleaning-up-their-books/

India Looking for Malaysian Jet as US Sees Air Piracy - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/missing-malaysian-jet-said-to-have-flown-west-with-beacon-off

US Budget Deficit Hits $193.5 Billion in February - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-budget-deficit-hits-1935-billion-february-22899640

Shell cuts spending in US to lower shale exposure - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/uk-shell-strategy-idUKBREA2C1V220140313

Fed Board Nominees Endorse Its Current Path - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/fed-board-nominees-endorse-its-current-path.html

US retail sales rebound from winter chill, jobless claims fall - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/usa-economy-idINDEEA2C0E020140313?type%3DeconomicNews

Austria arrests Ukraine oligarch Dmitry Firtash at US request - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77af8ed2-aab0-11e3-9fd6-00144feab7de.html

Wall Street falls as Ukraine tensions rise, China slows - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-markets-stocks-idUSBREA210XF20140313

13-Mar-2014 19:09

Shell Files Annual Report and Form 20-F with SEC - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/analysis-of-the-global-ro-and-uf-membranes-market-2013-03-13?reflink%3DMW_news_stmp

NRF petitions Congress for online sales tax legislation - Home Accents Today :: http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/article/486236-nrf-petitions-congress-online-sales-tax-legislation

'Candy Crush' company slated for record IPO - Taipei Times :: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/03/14/2003585581

Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates on 30-year loan rise from 4.28% to 4.37% - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-20140313,0,751910.story

Retail Sales Rise Shows U.S. Recovers From Winter Chill: Economy - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Retail-Sales-Rise-Shows-U-S-Recovers-From-Winter-5314443.php

Amazon Raises Prime Membership Fee - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/technology/amazon-is-raising-prime-membership-fee.html

Inquiry finds mortgage fraud a low priority for FBI - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/13/investigation-justice-mortgage-fraud/6371311/

Federal Reserve nominee Stanley Fischer defends Citigroup tenure - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-stanley-fischer-federal-reserve-senate-hearing-lael-brainard-20140313,0,2311761.story

Ukrainian gas oligarch Firtash arrested in Vienna on FBI warrant - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-ukraine-austria-firtash-idUSBREA2C14V20140313

Wall Street falls as Ukraine tensions rise, China slows - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-markets-stocks-idUSBREA210XF20140313

13-Mar-2014 18:08

NRF petitions Congress for online sales tax legislation - Home Accents Today :: http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/article/486236-nrf-petitions-congress-online-sales-tax-legislation

Stocks Slip After Initial Jump on Jobless, Retail Sales Numbers - NBCNews.com :: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/stocks-slip-after-initial-jump-jobless-retail-sales-numbers-n51806

After A Dismal Year, Shell Oil Boss Promises Turnaround - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2014/03/13/after-a-dismal-year-shell-oil-boss-promises-turnaround/

King Seeks Sugar Addicts - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-480370/

Retail Sales Rebound After Tough Winter - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304914904579436890715157018.html

China will keep up search for missing Malaysia airlines flight - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2014/03/13/6365351/

Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates on 30-year loan rise from 4.28% to 4.37% - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-20140313,0,751910.story

Pressed By Ackman, FTC Launches Herbalife Probe - FINalternatives :: https://www.finalternatives.com/node/26420

Amazon gains show market likes new Prime price - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-prime-time-for-amazon-price-hike-2014-03-13?link%3DMW_latest_news

3 Fed Nominees Signal Support for Current Policy - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fed-nominees-signal-support-current-policy-22896972

13-Mar-2014 17:07

REFILE-Plug Power posts bigger quarterly loss on stock warrant charge - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/plugpower-results-idUSL3N0MA3Q920140313

Average 30-year mortgage rate rises to 4.37% - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/03/13/mortgage-rates/6366167/

Foreclosures Hit Lowest Level Since 2006, Says RealtyTrac - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/03/13/foreclosures-hit-lowest-level-since-2006-says-realtytrac/

Premier Spells Out China's Economic Challenges and Bottom Line - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/13/premier-spells-out-chinas-economic-challenges-and-bottom-line/

Fed's Powell says mulling capital surcharges - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/03/13/fed-powell-says-mulling-capital-surcharges/

Malaysian jet probe: Everything we know - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/12/malaysian-jet-missing-what-we-know/6340811/

Why Did Target Ignore Retail Hack Warning Signs? - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/why-did-target-ignore-retail-hack-warning-signs-CbWxLuQfSIyIa6vTFS0zBg.html

As it Warned, Amazon Boosts the Price of Prime - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-13/as-it-warned-amazon-boosts-the-price-of-prime

King Seeks Sugar Addicts - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-480370/

Retail Sales Rebound After Tough Winter - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304914904579436890715157018.html

13-Mar-2014 16:06

Stocks rise on better economic news - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/13/investing/stocks-markets/

Missed Alarms and 40 Million Stolen Credit Card Numbers: How Target Blew It - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-13/target-missed-alarms-in-epic-hack-of-credit-card-data

Better News on Sales, Jobs Sends Stocks Higher - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-stocks-head-lower-day-straight-22874785

All Eyes on King After Zinga Flop - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/03/13/all-eyes-on-king-after-zinga-flop/

Ackman Presses His Short By Attacking Herbalife Ltd. China - ValueWalk :: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/03/ackman-herbalife-ltd-china/

US Business Inventories Rise, but Sales Plunge - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-business-inventories-rise-sales-plunge-22895400

Amazon Prime hikes membership fee by $20 to $99 a year - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-amazon-prime-membership-fee-20140313,0,452979.story

Search for Missing Jet Shifts to Indian Ocean Amid Confusion Over Radar - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/world/asia/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-370.html

NRF petitions Congress for online sales tax legislation - Home Accents Today :: http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/article/486236-nrf-petitions-congress-online-sales-tax-legislation

US retail sales rebound from winter chill, jobless claims fall - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-usa-economy-idUSBREA2C13J20140313

13-Mar-2014 15:05

Five Things You May Have Forgotten About Sales Tax Fairness - ParamusPost.com :: http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20140312184333781

Difficulty makes Candy Crush so addictive - Phys.Org :: http://phys.org/news/2014-03-difficulty-candy-addictive.html

Concerns about China and Ukraine help euro to 2-1/2 year high - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20140313

Herbalife Subject Of High-Finance War, Under Investigation By Federal Trade ... - Fox News Latino :: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/money/2014/03/13/herbalife-announces-it-under-investigation-by-federal-trade-commission/

No evidence missing jet flew hours after losing contact: Malaysia - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/no-proof-of-link-between-debris-malaysian-aircraft-chinese-official-says/article17475200/

Consumer Minute: Make your own Oreos & tipping with your iPhone - WVEC.com (subscription) :: http://www.wvec.com/news/consumer/Consumer-Minute-250051211.html

Renaissance Learning to be sold for $1.1 billion - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-03-13/renaissance-learning-to-be-sold-for-1-dot-1-billion

Retail Sales in U.S. Increase for First Time in 3 Months - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-13/retail-sales-in-u-s-increase-for-first-time-in-three-months.html

Initial jobless claims fall to 315000, lowest level since November - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-weekly-jobless-claims-unemployment-economy-20140313,0,4735423.story

Amazon Prime Membership Increases for First Time in 9 Years - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/amazon-cites-fuel-transportation-costs-prime-membership-price/story?id%3D22894746

13-Mar-2014 14:04

House panel considers Internet sales tax compromise - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-house-internet-sales-tax-20140313,0,1524662.story

Missing plane: 'Possible sighting' images released - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26554784

New Zealand flexes its economic muscles - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/in-the-black/new-zealand-flexes-its-economic-muscles/story-fni0d787-1226854225845

Wealthy Ukrainian businessman arrested in Vienna - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/wealthy-ukrainian-businessman-arrested-in-vienna/2014/03/13/10965aa4-aaac-11e3-b8ca-197ef3568958_story.html

Jobless Claims in US Decline to Lowest Level Since November - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/jobless-claims-in-u-dot-s-dot-decline-to-lowest-level-since-november

Herbalife Announces It's Under Investigation By Federal Trade Commission - Fox News Latino :: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/money/2014/03/13/herbalife-announces-it-under-investigation-by-federal-trade-commission/

Games creators ask investors to play along - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1e7835e-aa98-11e3-be01-00144feab7de.html

Amazon hikes Prime fee by $20 to $99 a year - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57620276-93/amazon-hikes-prime-fee-by-$20-to-$99-a-year/

Feb. retail sales up 0.3% - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/03/13/retail-sales-february/6362465/

GM excluded Saturn Ion crash deaths from ignition inquiry in Feb. 13 recall - Florida Times-Union :: http://jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2014-03-13/story/gm-excluded-saturn-ion-crash-deaths-ignition-inquiry

13-Mar-2014 13:03

Tipping can be touchy, but app will make it easy - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/03/12/cents-starbucks-adding-digital-tips/np06ngibEk5i7FzkkHTBcK/story.html

New Zealand break ranks to hike interest rates - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/world/global-business-a-economy/162148-new-zealand-break-ranks-to-hike-interest-rates.html

India's Sun Pharma shares sink on US FDA import ban - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89ecfbc2-aa86-11e3-9fd6-00144feab7de.html

Mathematician Proves The Obvious – Candy Crush Saga is Too Hard! - Android Headlines - Android News :: http://www.androidheadlines.com/2014/03/mathematician-proves-obvious-candy-crush-saga-hard.html

China Premier Li Chooses 'Softly, Softly' Approach to Property Market - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-479990/

Hellman & Friedman pays $1.1 billion for Renaissance Learning - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-privateequity-hellman-renaissance-idUSBREA2C0RC20140313

METALS-Copper falls as fears intensify over China slowdown - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-metals-idUSL6N0MA20Q20140313

OECD says it's 'postponing' membership talks with Russia, will strengthen ties ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/13/oecd-says-it-postponing-membership-talks-with-russia-will-strengthen-ties-with/

Missing Malaysia Jet Said to Have Flown West With Beacon Off (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/missing-malaysian-jet-said-to-have-flown-west-with-beacon-off

Stocks to Watch: Herbalife, Dollar General, Aeropostale - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stocks-to-watch-herbalife-dollar-general-aeropostale-2014-03-12

13-Mar-2014 12:02

GM admits excluding Saturn Ions from faulty ignition inquiry - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/03/13/gm-admits-excluding-saturn-ions-from-faulty-ignition-inquiry/

FTC launches Herbalife inquiry; Target shoppers stay away after data breach - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2014/03/12/b5cd2a66-aa20-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html

China Crude Processing Falls to Four-Month Low on Weak Demand - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/china-crude-processing-falls-to-four-month-low-on-weak-demand

Now, tip Barista with new Starbucks iPhone app - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/now-tip-barista-with-new-starbucks-iphone-app-114031300445_1.html

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares capped by China data, Ukraine worries linger - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-global-idUSL6N0MA1B920140313

UPDATE 2-FDA bans imports from Sun Pharma plant in India crackdown - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/sun-pharma-india-fda-idUSL3N0MA1VM20140313

Watching China's Great Wall of Worry - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579436674088041460

Mathematician Proves The Obvious – Candy Crush Saga is Too Hard! - Android Headlines - Android News :: http://www.androidheadlines.com/2014/03/mathematician-proves-obvious-candy-crush-saga-hard.html

Stock futures up, looking past China to retail sales - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-futures-up-looking-past-china-to-retail-sales-2014-03-13?reflink%3DMW_news_stmp

Malaysia denies plane flew for hours after vanishing - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101489638

13-Mar-2014 11:01

FTC launches Herbalife inquiry; Target shoppers stay away after data breach - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2014/03/12/b5cd2a66-aa20-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html

U.S. stocks mostly up after weak start - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20140313_U_S__stocks_mostly_up_after_weak_start.html

GM Employees Knew Of Faulty Ignitions Switches Before Recall - WBIW.com :: http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2014/03/gm-employees-knew-of-faulty-ignitions-switches-before-recall.php

China Crude Processing Falls to Four-Month Low on Weak Demand - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/china-crude-processing-falls-to-four-month-low-on-weak-demand

'Candy Crush' CEO sees $613 million in IPO - Longview News-Journal :: http://www.news-journal.com/business/candy-crush-ceo-sees-million-in-ipo/article_6a9c5214-908b-516f-a0bb-ba6a5b98fe8c.html

China premier warns on economic slowdown as data fans stimulus talk - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-china-parliament-idUSBREA2C09L20140313

Blips on Radar Baffle Officials in Malaysian Jet Inquiry - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/world/asia/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-370.html

New Zealand Central Bank Raises Official Cash Rate -- Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140313-703127.html

FDA Bans Some Imports From India's Sun Pharma; Shares Plunge (1) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-13/sun-pharma-plant-placed-on-u-dot-s-dot-fda-import-alert-shares-fall

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares capped by China data, Ukraine worries linger - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-global-idUSL6N0MA1B920140313

13-Mar-2014 10:00

Unemployment steady, but almost 50000 find work - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-13/abs-unemployment-jobs-figures-february/5317902

Tipping can be touchy, but app will make it easy - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/03/12/cents-starbucks-adding-digital-tips/np06ngibEk5i7FzkkHTBcK/story.html

Google stock split to favour founders - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/google-stock-split-to-favour-founders-shake-up-sp-500-20140313-34p1z.html

FTC launches Herbalife inquiry; Target shoppers stay away after data breach - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2014/03/12/b5cd2a66-aa20-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html

New Zealand break ranks to hike interest rates - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/world/global-business-a-economy/162148-new-zealand-break-ranks-to-hike-interest-rates.html

China's Jan-Feb economic activity cools to multi-year lows - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/china-economy-activity-idINDEEA2C04S20140313

European Factors to Watch-Shares seen edging higher after one-month low - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-europe-factors-idUSL6N0MA0DX20140313

China's Li Keqiang says defaults 'unavoidable' - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27f9f4aa-aa82-11e3-9fd6-00144feab7de.html

Maker of 'Candy Crush' app expects $613 million in IPO - Tulsa World :: http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/technology/maker-of-candy-crush-app-expects-million-in-ipo/article_c9f719f2-aa89-11e3-bf23-001a4bcf6878.html

US investigators reportedly believe missing Malaysia Airlines jet flew for hours ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/13/chinese-government-website-says-it-has-images-suspected-plane-debris/

13-Mar-2014 08:59

'On the mend': jobs numbers surprise - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/on-the-mend-jobs-numbers-surprise-20140313-34ntb.html

FTC to probe Herbalife after request by Markey - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/03/12/federal-trade-commission-will-probe-herbalife-after-hedge-fund-lobbying-and-request-senator-edward-markey/lGRhXMDQtWUUq3yAHFCJwO/story.html

Tipping can be touchy, but app will make it easy - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/03/12/cents-starbucks-adding-digital-tips/np06ngibEk5i7FzkkHTBcK/story.html

Will investors buy into Candy Crush Saga creator? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26556017

Google stock split to favour founders - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/google-stock-split-to-favour-founders-shake-up-sp-500-20140313-34p1z.html

No News Here, Folks: China's Premier Li Conducts Yearly Boring Press Briefing - TIME :: http://time.com/22837/no-news-here-folks-chinas-premier-li-conducts-yearly-boring-press-briefing/

New Zealand break ranks to hike interest rates - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/world/global-business-a-economy/162148-new-zealand-break-ranks-to-hike-interest-rates.html

China's Jan-Feb economic activity cools to multi-year lows - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-china-economy-activity-idUSBREA2C0EG20140313

European Factors to Watch-Shares seen edging higher after one-month low - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/markets-europe-factors-idUSL6N0MA0DX20140313

Report: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 kept flying for hours after last contact - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/13/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/