16-Aug-2012 22:18

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Fixed mortgage rates tick up slightly - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/fixed-mortgage-rates-tick-up-slightly-1.3909196

Wall Street on track to close at four-month high on Merkel, Cisco - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE86M08N20120816

Sears narrows losses in 2Q, but sales keep falling [Chicago Tribune] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208161029KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_63009_5684-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/16/2012%252010:29%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CSears%2520narrows%2520losses%2520in%25202Q%252C%2520but%2520sales%2520keep%2520falling%2520%255BChicago%2520Tribune%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;SHLD%26ticker%3DSHLD

Mine Strike Mayhem Stuns South Africa as Police Open Fire - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/world/africa/south-african-police-fire-on-striking-miners.html

Facebook Shares Fall to New Lows as Lockup Ends - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577593121764584372.html

Wal-Mart rethinks overseas strategy, nixes planned stores - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0816/Wal-Mart-rethinks-overseas-strategy-nixes-planned-stores

Schulze pushes Best Buy for financials [Star Tribune (Minneapolis)] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208161454KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_9968_32862-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/16/2012%25202:54%2520PM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CSchulze%2520pushes%2520Best%2520Buy%2520for%2520financials%2520%255BStar%2520Tribune%2520(Minneapolis)%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;BBY%26ticker%3DBBY

Global stocks rise on Merkel remarks, dollar slips - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120816

Why the NY Fed's Empire State Survey Still Matters - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-15/why-the-ny-feds-empire-state-survey-still-matters

16-Aug-2012 21:17

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Walmart's Profits Jump 5.7% in Q2 as Frugal Customers Return - DailyFinance :: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/08/16/walmart-profits-jump-q2-frugal-customers-return/

Philly Fed: Manufacturing in region continues to contract - Philadelphia Inquirer :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/breaking/20120816_Philly_Fed__Manufacturing_in_region_continues_to_contract.html

Mass. unemployment rate rises in July as employers add 1600 jobs - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2012/08/16/mass-unemployment-rate-rises-july-employers-add-jobs/4HhO7Vux5SqAek2NviYItO/story.html

Schulze Seeks Due Diligence Permission in Best Buy Takeover Bid - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120816-711010.html

Wall Street extends gains, Nasdaq up 1 percent - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE86M08N20120816

Fixed mortgage rates tick up slightly - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/fixed-mortgage-rates-tick-up-slightly-1.3909196

Oracle settles SEC charges over secret India payments - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-oracle-bribery-idUSBRE87F11U20120816

Sears narrows losses in 2Q, but sales keep falling [Chicago Tribune] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208161452KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_46996_44138-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/16/2012%25202:52%2520PM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CSears%2520narrows%2520losses%2520in%25202Q%252C%2520but%2520sales%2520keep%2520falling%2520%255BChicago%2520Tribune%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;SHLD%26ticker%3DSHLD

Investors defriend Facebook's shares - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6da85a5c-e7c7-11e1-95e1-00144feab49a.html

16-Aug-2012 20:16

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Ratification of Union's Deal With Caterpillar May Face Difficulties - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/business/tentative-pact-reached-in-caterpillar-strike.html

US Stocks Mixed as Wal-Mart's Weak Earnings Offset Firm Housing Data - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120816-708241.html

World stocks rise, dollar falls as US data weighs - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/global-markets/world-stocks-rise-dollar-falls-as-us-data-weighs/articleshow/15520738.cms

Walmart's Profits Jump 5.7% in Q2 as Frugal Customers Return - DailyFinance :: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/08/16/walmart-profits-jump-q2-frugal-customers-return/

Facebook Shares Fall to New Low as Lockup Expirations Begin - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577593121764584372.html

Philly Fed: Manufacturing in region continues to contract - Philadelphia Inquirer :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/breaking/20120816_Philly_Fed__Manufacturing_in_region_continues_to_contract.html

Sears narrows losses in 2Q, but sales keep falling [Chicago Tribune] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208161029KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_63009_5684-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/16/2012%252010:29%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CSears%2520narrows%2520losses%2520in%25202Q%252C%2520but%2520sales%2520keep%2520falling%2520%255BChicago%2520Tribune%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;SHLD%26ticker%3DSHLD

Mortgage Rates Inch Higher Again - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/08/16/mortgage-rates-inch-higher-again/

Mass. unemployment rate rises in July as employers add 1600 jobs - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2012/08/16/mass-unemployment-rate-rises-july-employers-add-jobs/4HhO7Vux5SqAek2NviYItO/story.html

16-Aug-2012 19:15

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

US Stocks Mixed as Wal-Mart's Weak Earnings Offset Firm Housing Data - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120816-708241.html

Mass. added jobs in July, but unemployment rises - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/08/16/mass_added_jobs_in_july_but_unemployment_rises/

Walmart slows international expansion - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/876f65a4-e79d-11e1-86bf-00144feab49a.html

US data points to lackluster economic growth - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/usa-economy-idINDEE87E0BF20120816

Sears second-quarter loss narrows, sales keep falling - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/story/2012-08-16/Sears-earnings/57091214/1

Facebook shares plunging as insiders start to sell - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/stocks/story/2012-08-15/facebook-insiders-stock-lockup-period-expires/57078166/1

World stocks rise, dollar falls as US data weighs - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/global-markets/world-stocks-rise-dollar-falls-as-us-data-weighs/articleshow/15520738.cms

HSBC pulls ultra-low 2.99%, five-year, mortgage deal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19288216

Ex-football coach accused of Ponzi scheme - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/16/investing/ponzi-football/

16-Aug-2012 18:14

Walmart slows international expansion - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/876f65a4-e79d-11e1-86bf-00144feab49a.html

Mortgage rates rise for third straight week, Freddie Mac reports - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/fi-mo-mortgage-rates-20120816,0,3295337.story

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks firm, dollar slips as US data weighs - Reuters Africa :: http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL2E8JG39A20120816

Oil rises for 3rd straight day, around $95 - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6fP4Qe_enrypwYpBLGOzHjpUqfg?docId%3D2ab05ec30242427b819f5f49326435cd

US home construction dips, but signs point up - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-16/us-home-construction-dips-but-signs-point-up

How low will Facebook shares go? 'Lockup' expires, stock plunges - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-how-low-will-facebook-shares-go-lockup-expires-stock-plunges-20120816,0,7503684.story

Sears narrows loss on cost cuts; sales decline - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igbGZ6hSC6uSyAp-ziRDMUP7946w?docId%3D7f7edc0343114a03beaee5660bfc5f91

Mass. added jobs in July, but unemployment rises - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/08/16/mass_added_jobs_in_july_but_unemployment_rises/

Stocks Flat After Philly Fed Survey; FB Below $20 - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48688339

Groupon tumult turns up the pressure on Mason - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-groupon-pressure-idINBRE87E00920120815

16-Aug-2012 17:13

Housing Starts in US Fall as Permits Reach Four-Year High - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/housing-starts-in-u-s-decline-as-permits-reach-four-year-high.html

Jobless Claims in U.S. Little Changed as Labor Market Stabilizes - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/jobless-claims-in-u-s-little-changed-as-labor-market-stabilizes.html

Rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.62% - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/story/2012-08-16/Mortgage-rates/57092210/1

Facebook stock hits all-time low as insiders get first chance to sell - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/16/technology/facebook-stock-lockup/?source%3Dcnn_bin

Manufacturing in Philadelphia Fed Region Shrank in August - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/philadelphia-fed-manufacturing-index-rises-to-7-1-from-12-9.html

Sears narrows losses in 2Q, but sales keep falling [Chicago Tribune] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208161029KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_63009_5684-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/16/2012%252010:29%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CSears%2520narrows%2520losses%2520in%25202Q%252C%2520but%2520sales%2520keep%2520falling%2520%255BChicago%2520Tribune%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;SHLD%26ticker%3DSHLD

Wal-Mart Slides After Profit Forecast Trails Some Estimates - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Wal-Mart-Slides-After-Profit-Forecast-Trails-Some-3792975.php

No Criminal Case Is Likely in Loss at MF Global - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/15/no-criminal-case-is-likely-in-loss-at-mf-global/

Groupon tumult turns up the pressure on Mason - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-groupon-pressure-idINBRE87E00920120815

Stocks Finish Flat - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-46230/

16-Aug-2012 16:12

Aftershock from spring freeze: Great Lakes apple harvest beginning weeks ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/aftershock-from-spring-freeze-great-lakes-apple-harvest-beginning-weeks-earlier-than-normal/2012/08/16/31a71a06-e773-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Housing Starts in US Fall as Permits Reach Four-Year High - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/housing-starts-in-u-s-decline-as-permits-reach-four-year-high.html

Jobless Claims in US Little Changed as Market Stable - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/jobless-claims-in-u-s-little-changed-as-labor-market-stabilizes.html

Caterpillar union workers to vote Friday on proposed contract - Chicago Tribune :: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-15/business/ct-biz-0816-cat-tentative--20120816_1_tentative-agreement-tentative-contract-iam-district

Families of 1983 Marines bombing sue bank in NY - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57494211/families-of-1983-marines-bombing-sue-bank-in-ny/

Sears second-quarter loss narrows, sales keep falling - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/story/2012-08-16/Sears-earnings/57091214/1

Facebook falls in premarket as lockup comes to an end - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/facebook-lockup-idINL2E8JG39E20120816

US STOCKS-Futures edge higher as data awaited - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/markets-usa-stocks-idINL2E8JG1Y220120816

Wal-Mart second-quarter profit rises, international growth slows - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-walmart-results-idUSBRE87F0G820120816

Groupon tumult turns up the pressure on Mason - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-groupon-pressure-idINBRE87E00920120815