18-Dec-2014 10:36

Roundup: Wealth gap largest on record, Pew study shows; McDonald's in Japan ... - Tribune-Review :: http://triblive.com/business/businessbriefs/7399489-74/fries-blackberry-income

Missed Q2 Forecast: It's Not A Big Deal For FedEx (FDX) - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2764645-missed-q2-forecast-its-not-a-big-deal-for-fedex?source%3Dmarketwatch

Low U.S. fuel costs cause drop in consumer prices - The Spokesman Review :: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/18/low-us-fuel-costs-cause-drop-in-consumer-prices/

Cuomo issues state-wide ban on fracking in New York - Fortune :: http://fortune.com/2014/12/18/cuomo-issues-state-wide-ban-on-fracking-in-new-york/

UPDATE 1-Carrefour flags Brazilian listing via stake sale to Diniz - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/18/carrefour-brazil-diniz-idUSL6N0U20UI20141218

Asian stock markets boosted by Fed vow to be "patient" in raising interest rates - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/12/18/asian-stock-markets-boosted-by-fed-vow-to-be-patient-in-raising-interest-rates/

Bad boy Uber is flawed but, admit it, we're all addicted - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11299694/Bad-boy-Uber-is-flawed-but-admit-it-were-all-addicted.html

Swiss franc hits two-year low as SNB cuts rates to negative - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/18/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0JV04120141218

Ruble Crisis Is Testing Russia's Resources - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/russian-government-tries-to-support-volatile-ruble/

Jailed Russian tycoon released from house arrest - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/12/18/reports-jailed-russian-tycoon-released-from-house-arrest-company-stocks-soar/