19-Feb-2013 17:20

Second major hotel planned for McCormick Place area - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-new-1200room-hotel-to-be-announced-near-mccormick-place-20130219,0,431163.story

Novartis chairman gives up $78M goodbye - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/02/19/novartis-chairman-payout/1929921/

UPDATE 1-Canada's Great-West Lifeco buys Irish Life for $1.7 bln - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/19/eurozone-ireland-idUSL6N0BJBDG20130219

German Investor Confidence Rose More Than Forecast in February - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-19/german-investor-confidence-rose-more-than-forecast-in-february.html

This Morning: Up and Up with GOOG, $$ Billions in iWatch? - Barron's (blog) :: http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/02/19/this-morning-up-and-up-with-goog-billions-in-iwatch/

Homebuilder Confidence in U.S. Unexpectedly Fell in February - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-19/homebuilder-confidence-in-u-s-unexpectedly-fell-in-february.html

BP Placing Big Bet on Gulf Oil Spill Liabilities - Wall Street Journal :: http://live.wsj.com/video/bp-placing-big-bet-on-gulf-oil-spill-liabilities/F7FAAAA2-49EF-488F-8C8B-805FF193A46B.html

Simpson and Bowles Offer Up Deficit Fix - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323949404578312900950865818.html

Talk of more corporate deals sends stocks higher - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fiw-talk-of-more-corporate-deals-sends-stocks-higher-20130219,0,3267261.story

US Stocks Rise; Office Suppliers Rally on Deal, German Confidence Gains - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130219-708834.html