28-Dec-2012 15:27

France's Colonial Hangover: Apologizing Abroad, Ignoring Injustice at Home - TIME :: http://world.time.com/2012/12/28/frances-colonial-hangover-apologizing-abroad-ignoring-injustice-at-home/

Fiscal-cliff concerns sink consumers' expectations - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-27/economy/36013964_1_fiscal-cliff-lynn-franco-consumer-confidence

Stock futures slip before data; fiscal cliff nears - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-18074/

COLUMN-Tax extenders are big fiscal cliff question mark - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/28/column-feldman-idUSL1E8NR6TE20121228

Obama under pressure as ILA port strike looms - Houston Business Journal :: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2012/12/obama-under-pressure-as-ila-strike-looms.html

Global shares sag as US races to avoid fiscal cliff - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/28/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121228

Time Running Out for Last Stab at 'Cliff' Solution - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100343159

Canada Stocks to Watch: RIM and More - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/canadarealtime/2012/12/28/canada-stocks-to-watch-rim-and-more/

Fewer US banks failing as industry strengthens - MiamiHerald.com (registration) :: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/28/3159216/fewer-us-banks-failing-as-industry.html

HP discloses US probe into Autonomy - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae140a48-50de-11e2-b287-00144feab49a.html