21-Aug-2012 15:09

The Least Loved Day Is Also the Market's Worst - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/loved-day-markets-worst-17029540

Consumer agency's spending under fire - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/21/pf/consumer-bureau-spending/

U.K. Unexpectedly Posts Budget Deficit as Corporation Taxes Drop - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/u-k-unexpectedly-posts-budget-deficit-as-corporation-taxes-drop.html

Wall Street poised to make four-year high - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-markets-stocksbre87j075-20120820,0,5383134.story

Medtronic earnings rise but miss Street estimate - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/medtronic-results-idUSL2E8JL1FF20120821

Crude Up As Euro Gains On ECB Hopes - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120821-705227.html

Best Buy Suspends Outlook as Net Drops - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444443504577602982855824216.html

Facebook's True Promise Is Yet To Come - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/08/21/facebooks-true-promise-is-yet-to-come/

Global stock rally continues on ECB, Greece optimism - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120821

Best Buy earnings plunge - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/21/news/companies/best-buy-earnings/

21-Aug-2012 14:08

BP Recalls Contaminated Gasoline In Indiana - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/08/20/bp-recalls-contaminated-gasoline-in-indiana/

Facebook's Ambition Collides With Harsh Market - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48734506

Australia Growth Outweighs Global Woes in RBA Rate Call: Economy - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Australia-Growth-Outweighs-Global-Woes-in-RBA-3803110.php

US Stock Futures Move Slightly Higher on Europe Optimism - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120821-704364.html

Tropical storm warnings after new depression forms - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/story/2012-08-21/caribbean-storm-threat/57184622/1

Glencore says Xstrata "not a must-do deal" - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-glencore-idINBRE87K06O20120821

Euro Jumps on ECB Expectations - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443855804577602402628739404.html

China Oil Company Cuts Dividend After First-Half Profit Falls 20% - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/business/global/china-oil-company-cuts-dividend-after-first-half-profit-falls-20.html

Oil Prices Gain on Euro Zone Policy Hopes, Supply Worries - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/08/21/oil-gains-on-euro-zone-policy-hopes-supply-worries/

Would-be NJ Samaritans restrain victim, help thief - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57497074/would-be-nj-samaritans-restrain-victim-help-thief/

21-Aug-2012 13:07

Lowe's 2Q results miss expectations, cuts outlook - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-20/lowes-2q-net-income-falls-revenue-declines

Facebook's Ambition Collides With Harsh Market - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48734506

Early Groupon investors throwing in towel - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-20/industries/33280518_1_groupon-shares-andreessen-horowitz-zynga

Euro Rises on ECB Bond-Buying Speculation - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48731719

After summer vacations, Europe's leaders brace for more financial stress - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/after-summer-vacations-europes-leaders-brace-for-more-financial-stress/2012/08/21/e2a49c40-eb77-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html

Oil gains on euro zone policy hopes, supply worries - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/markets-oil-idINL4E8JL0SO20120821

Coventry ratings on review after Aetna deal - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208201622APDIGITLFINANCE__US_Coventry_Health_Ra-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/20/2012%25204:22%2520PM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CCoventry%2520ratings%2520on%2520review%2520after%2520Aetna%2520deal%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CAP%2520Digital%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;AET%26ticker%3DAET

Commodities Headed for Bull Market as US Drought Withers Crops - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-21/commodities-headed-for-bull-market-as-u-dot-s-dot-drought-withers-crops

U.S. stocks fall; Europe bond report dismissed - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-20/investing/33280557_1_stocks-edge-ticker-symbols-names

Glencore Has Gloomy Market View - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443989204577602500475736084.html

21-Aug-2012 12:06

BP recalls unleaded regular gas from Whiting - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/20/4742587/bp-recalls-unleaded-regular-gas.html

Facebook's Ambition Collides With Harsh Market - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/technology/facebooks-ambition-collides-with-a-harsh-market.html?pagewanted%3Dall

Facebook Director Stock Sales Top $1 Billion as Lock-Up Expires - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-20/facebook-director-thiel-sold-20-1-million-shares-after-lock-up.html

GLOBAL MARKETS: Financial Markets Supported as Investors Pin Hopes on ECB - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120821-703129.html

Facebook bounces as Apple sets record - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-20/markets/33280721_1_apple-shares-apple-sets-record-social-media-stocks

Tropical storm warnings after new depression forms - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501715_162-57497042/tropical-storm-warnings-after-new-depression-forms/

Oil Advances to 3-Month High Before Europe Debt Meetings - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/oil-advances-to-three-month-high-before-european-debt-meetings.html

Two big health insurers team up in acquisition [The Kansas City Star] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208210207KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_51260_64581-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/21/2012%25202:07%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CTwo%2520big%2520health%2520insurers%2520team%2520up%2520in%2520acquisition%2520%255BThe%2520Kansas%2520City%2520Star%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;AET%26ticker%3DAET

Stock futures signal gains; Facebook eyed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE87J07520120821

Glencore: Xstrata 'Not a Must-Do Deal' - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443989204577602500475736084.html

21-Aug-2012 11:05

Breaking through 1400 for S&P 500 is 'rally killer' - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/story/2012-08-20/Standard-amp-Poors-500-index-1400/57167908/1

Facebook's Ambition Collides With Harsh Market - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/technology/facebooks-ambition-collides-with-a-harsh-market.html?pagewanted%3Dall

BP Recalls Contaminated Gasoline In Indiana - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/08/20/bp-recalls-contaminated-gasoline-in-indiana/

What Does Groupon's Collapse Mean for Tech Stocks? How About: Nothing - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/what-does-groupons-collapse-mean-for-tech-stocks-how-about-nothing/261359/

RBA Saw Local Growth Outweighing Global Slump in Rate Pause - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/rba-saw-local-growth-outweighing-global-slump-in-rate-pause-1-.html

Aetna to buy Coventry Healthcare [The Philadelphia Inquirer] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208210416KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_50621_15839-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/21/2012%25204:16%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CAetna%2520to%2520buy%2520Coventry%2520Healthcare%2520%255BThe%2520Philadelphia%2520Inquirer%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;AET%26ticker%3DAET

Glencore stands firm on Xstrata offer - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91ba4668-eb5e-11e1-9356-00144feab49a.html

Facebook Director Stock Sales Top $1 Billion as Lock-Up Expires - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-20/facebook-director-thiel-sold-20-1-million-shares-after-lock-up.html

Apple closes as most valuable company of all time - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-20/markets/33283010_1_market-cap-apple-microsoft

GLOBAL MARKETS: European Stocks Set for a Small Upward Push - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120821-701036.html

21-Aug-2012 10:04

Breaking through 1400 for S&P 500 is 'rally killer' - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/story/2012-08-20/Standard-amp-Poors-500-index-1400/57167908/1

BP recalls unleaded regular gas from Whiting - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/20/4742587/bp-recalls-unleaded-regular-gas.html

Facebook's Ambition Collides With Harsh Market - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/technology/facebooks-ambition-collides-with-a-harsh-market.html?pagewanted%3Dall

What Does Groupon's Collapse Mean for Tech Stocks? How About: Nothing - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/what-does-groupons-collapse-mean-for-tech-stocks-how-about-nothing/261359/

Apple: the most valuable company - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9488458/Apple-the-most-valuable-company.html

Australia Growth Outweighs Global Woes in RBA Rate Call: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/rba-saw-local-growth-outweighing-global-slump-in-rate-pause-1-.html

Coventry ratings on review after Aetna deal - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208201622APDIGITLFINANCE__US_Coventry_Health_Ra-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/20/2012%25204:22%2520PM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CCoventry%2520ratings%2520on%2520review%2520after%2520Aetna%2520deal%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CAP%2520Digital%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;AET%26ticker%3DAET

Todd Akin defiant as support withdrawn over 'legitimate rape' claims - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/20/todd-akin-defiant-leaders-withdraw-support?newsfeed%3Dtrue

FOREX-Euro listless on ECB doubts, seen vulnerable - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/markets-forex-idINL4E8JL1TI20120821

Brent steadies around $114; euro zone policy eyed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/markets-oil-idUSL4E8JL0SO20120821

21-Aug-2012 09:03

Lowe's 2Q results miss expectations, cuts outlook - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-20/lowes-2q-net-income-falls-revenue-declines

Breaking through 1400 for S&P 500 is 'rally killer' - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/story/2012-08-20/Standard-amp-Poors-500-index-1400/57167908/1

BP recalls unleaded regular gas from Whiting - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/20/4742587/bp-recalls-unleaded-regular-gas.html

Facebook's Ambition Collides With Harsh Market - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/technology/facebooks-ambition-collides-with-a-harsh-market.html?pagewanted%3Dall

What Does Groupon's Collapse Mean for Tech Stocks? How About: Nothing - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/what-does-groupons-collapse-mean-for-tech-stocks-how-about-nothing/261359/

Facebook Director Thiel Sold Most of Holding as Lock-Up Ends - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-20/facebook-director-thiel-sold-20-dot-1-million-shares-after-lock-up

Two big health insurers team up in acquisition [The Kansas City Star] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201208210207KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_51260_64581-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/21/2012%25202:07%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CTwo%2520big%2520health%2520insurers%2520team%2520up%2520in%2520acquisition%2520%255BThe%2520Kansas%2520City%2520Star%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CKnight%2520Ridder/Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;AET%26ticker%3DAET

Euro listless on ECB doubts, seen vulnerable - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-markets-forex-idUSBRE87D0YE20120821

Glencore First-Half Profit Declines 26% as Commodity Prices Drop - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-21/glencore-first-half-profit-declines-26-percent-as-commodity-prices-drop

Brent steadies around $114; euro zone policy eyed - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48734254