13-Aug-2012 16:01

Japan Post-Quake Rebound Wanes as Spending Nears Stall: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-12/japan-s-economy-grew-less-than-forecast-in-the-second-quarter.html

Facebook Plunge Limits Goldman Sachs Gain as Lockup Ends - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-13/facebook-plunge-limits-goldman-sachs-gain-as-lockup-ends-tech

Is Groupon a Scam or Just Misunderstood? - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/11661220/1/is-groupon-a-scam-or-just-misunderstood.html?cm_ven%3DGOOGLEN

Greek Economy Shrank Dramatically in 2nd Quarter - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/business/global/greek-economy-shrank-dramatically-in-2nd-quarter.html

US STOCKS-Futures flat after weak Japanese economic data - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/markets-usa-stocks-idINL2E8JD10J20120813

Chicago Mayor: United Air Moving Corporate Headquarters to Willis Tower - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120813-706567.html

Actian offers to buy Pervasive Software for $139M - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-13/actian-offers-to-buy-pervasive-software-for-139m

Draghi May Regret His Bazooka - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/european-elections-may-2012/SS-2-10986/SS-2-45651/

Baer buys Merrill non-US wealth business - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/baer-buys-merrill-non-us-wealth-business-2012-08-13?link%3DMW_latest_news

BP Agrees $2.5 Billion Sale Of Carson Refinery To Tesoro - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120813-706787.html

13-Aug-2012 15:00

Facebook Plunge Limits Goldman Sachs Gain as Lockup Ends - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-13/facebook-plunge-limits-goldman-sachs-gain-as-lockup-ends-tech

Pfizer's animal health unit Zoetis files for $100 mln IPO - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/zoetis-ipo-idINL4E8JD2ZK20120813

Japan GDP Points to Shaky Recovery - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444184704577586571592877602.html

FOREX-Euro climbs but vulnerable to selling on rallies - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/markets-forex-idINL6E8JD3X520120813

Google Plans to Eliminate 4000 Jobs at Motorola Division - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/google-said-to-cut-about-4-000-employees-in-its-motorola-unit.html

Julius Baer to buy Merrill Lynch private bank outside US - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-baer-merrill-idINBRE87C06B20120813

AAA Michigan: Gas prices mostly flat in past week - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20120813/NEWS06/120813012/AAA-Michigan-Gas-prices-mostly-flat-in-past-week

Tesoro to Buy BP California Stake - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444318104577586900498820454.html

Ingersoll-Rand Appoints Activist Investor Peltz to Board - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120813-705276.html

Futures Flat Amid Global Growth Worries - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48644342

13-Aug-2012 13:59

Nikkei unruffled by weak GDP, investors eye stimulus - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48644000

Facebook Plunge Limits Goldman Sachs Gain as Lockup Ends - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-13/facebook-plunge-limits-goldman-sachs-gain-as-lockup-ends-tech

Stimulus hopes help offset market impact of Japan growth slowdown - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/asian-stock-markets-kept-in-check-by-worries-about-growth-in-china-and-japan/2012/08/12/2d8453ba-e4eb-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

E.ON triples net profit as nuclear past fades - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/eon-results-idINL6E8JD1220120813

Pfizer files IPO plan for animal health business - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/13/4720673/pfizer-files-ipo-plan-for-animal.html

Europe Stocks Pare Losses - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444772404577586402112877594.html

Stock futures flat after weak Japan economic growth data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE86M08N20120813

Julius Baer to Buy Bank of America Unit - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/julius-baer-to-buy-bank-of-america-unit/

Peltz Wins Ingersoll Board Seat - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444318104577586793717662970.html

Euro Climbs But Vulnerable to Selling on Rallies - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48642122

13-Aug-2012 12:58

Japan Post-Quake Rebound Wanes as Spending Nears Stall: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-12/japan-s-economy-grew-less-than-forecast-in-the-second-quarter.html

Stock index futures signal dip in early trade - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE86M08N20120813

Japan's Economy Slows, Grows 1.4 Pct in... - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japans-economy-slows-grows-14-pct-april-june-16991486

AAA says gas prices rising in Virginia, surpass last year's prices - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/aaa-says-gas-prices-rising-in-virginia-surpass-last-years-prices/2012/08/13/f8cfb00c-e52a-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Growth doubts send shares lower, central banks eyed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120813

Julius Baer to buy Merrill Lynch arm - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8477aee-e512-11e1-8ac0-00144feab49a.html

Total told to halt Kurdish deals or sell Halfaya stake - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/energy-iraq-total-idINL6E8JD3AD20120813

Greek GDP sinks as crisis batters economy - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/greece-economy-idINL6E8JD2R220120813

Facebook Plunge Limits Goldman Sachs Gain as Lockup Ends - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-13/facebook-plunge-limits-goldman-sachs-gain-as-lockup-ends-tech

Motorola Mobility to slash 4000 jobs - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-motorola-mobility-to-slash-4000-jobs-20120813,0,3401738.story

13-Aug-2012 11:57

Germany's E.ON sees H1 earns rise sharply - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-13/germanys-e-dot-on-sees-h1-earns-rise-sharply

China Shares End Down as Brokerage Stocks Lead Losses - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120813-701870.html

Nikkei unruffled by weak GDP, investors eye stimulus - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/markets-japan-stocks-idINDEE87C06Z20120813

Facebook Plunge Limits Goldman Sachs Gain as Lockup Ends: Tech - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-13/facebook-plunge-limits-goldman-sachs-gain-as-lockup-ends-tech

HSBC Can Evict HK Occupy Activists, Court... - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/judge-hk-occupy-activists-evicted-16991916

FACT CHECK: Social Security adds to budget deficit - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/fact-check-social-security-adds-to-budget-deficit/2012/08/10/22d83e4a-e31a-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html

Julius Baer to buy Merrill Lynch private bank outside US - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/12/idINL6E8JD0WP20120812

ECB rate cut hopes push down Euribor rates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/markets-euribor-idUSEAP50PD0020120813

Japan's Economy Slows, Grows 1.4 Pct in... - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japans-economy-slows-grows-14-pct-april-june-16991486

Stocks Fall as Japan Growth Slows; USTreasuries Advance - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-12/u-dot-s-dot-equity-futures-drop-after-five-week-rally-while-oil-climbs

13-Aug-2012 10:56

Japan's Economy Slows - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-45560/

Hong Kong's Occupy activists can be evicted from HSBC's land, court rules - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kongs-occupy-activists-can-be-evicted-from-land-under-hsbc-building-judge-rules/2012/08/13/1935e32c-e4fc-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Strait of Hormuz open after tanker, US navy ship collide - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-gulf-oil-collision-idUSBRE87B05920120813

Merkel Returns to Crisis as Bond Buying Remains in Focus - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-12/merkel-returns-to-crisis-as-leaders-squabble-over-bond-purchases

Most Japanese Stocks Decline as Growth Misses Estimates - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-12/japan-stocks-fall-after-economic-growth-misses-forecast

Germany's E.ON sees H1 earns rise sharply - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/news/world/germany-s-e-on-sees-h1-earns-rise-sharply-1.3900651

End of Facebook stock lockup more feared than coveted now - Bizjournals.com (blog) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2012/08/end-of-facebook-stock-lockup-more.html

Future deficits dwarf Social Security surplus - Worcester Telegram :: http://www.telegram.com/article/20120813/NEWS/108139954/-1/NEWS04

Julius Baer to buy Merrill Lynch private bank outside US - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/baer-merrill-idUSL6E8JD0WP20120813

Iraq warns Total to freeze Kurdish deals or sell Halfaya stake - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-energy-iraq-total-idUSBRE87C09B20120813

13-Aug-2012 09:55

Social Security cheap compared with Europe's - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-13/social-security-cheap-compared-with-europes

Standard Chartered to face hearing over hidden transactions tied to Iran - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/standard-chartered-to-face-hearing-over-hidden-transactions-tied-to-iran/articleshow/15473016.cms

Oil above $93 ahead of US retail sales figures - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/business/markets/2012/08/13/oil-above-ahead-retail-sales-figures/SMl0KmN6H1s3J9eXLZzh0M/story.html

Julius Baer Agrees to Acquire Merrill Non-U.S. Wealth Business - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Julius-Baer-Agrees-to-Acquire-Merrill-Non-U-S-3783355.php

Most Japanese Stocks Decline as Growth Misses Estimates - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-12/japan-stocks-fall-after-economic-growth-misses-forecast

Japan's economy slows as consumer spending flags - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iO0RQevqdKebNug4VI-FvkyDdNFg?docId%3D6203bab7467249399fcc7d6c34630f04

BP sells 2 Texas gas plants to Eagle Rock Energy - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hAQeDbrjZkUlIuPM0aWh2RtGvbPw?docId%3D01859b3c25654fb1b271f42c54e369e8

US Navy ship, oil tanker collide near Gulf strait - Arizona Daily Star :: http://azstarnet.com/news/world/us-navy-ship-oil-tanker-collide-near-gulf-strait/article_22fdedaf-51eb-5631-b0f2-a5bacb85d633.html

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares inch down as growth worries weigh - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/markets-global-idINL4E8JA2RP20120813

HSBC can evict HK Occupy activists, court rules - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-13/hsbc-can-evict-hk-occupy-activists-court-rules