Wednesday, August 29, 2012

29-Aug-2012 15:18

Chrysler CEO: Reaching 54.5 MPG is "No Walk in The Park" - CBS Local :: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/28/chrysler-ceo-reaching-54-5-mpg-is-no-walk-in-the-park/

Airports Might Be Delaying Flights For Holiday Weekend - CIproud.com :: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id%3D269022

Hurricane Isaac causes gas prices to rise - KSFY :: http://www.ksfy.com/story/19401238/hurricane-isaac-causes-gas-prices-to-rise

Heinz profit up; emerging markets sales rise - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/heinz-results-idINL2E8JSHO920120829

Oil prices likely to be discussed at IMF -UK source - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/oil-g7-imf-idUSL6E8JTBQ420120829

Vital Signs Chart: Uneven Rebound in Home Prices - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/08/29/vital-signs-chart-uneven-rebound-in-home-prices/

FDIC Reports a Rise in Bank Earnings: Hot Trends - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/11679010/1/fdic-reports-a-rise-in-bank-earnings-hot-trends.html?cm_ven%3DGOOGLEN

Euro Steady Near Highs, Riding ECB Expectations - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48819683

Second-Quarter Growth Revised Up to 1.7 Percent Rate - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/business/economy/second-quarter-growth-revised-up-to-1-7-percent-rate.html

Stock futures point to slight gains, GDP growth as expected - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE87J07520120829

29-Aug-2012 14:17

Feds extend review of Amerigroup, WellPoint deal - ModernHealthcare.com :: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120828/NEWS/308289959/feds-extend-review-of-amerigroup-wellpoint-deal

Chrysler CEO: Reaching 54.5 MPG is "No Walk in The Park" - CBS Local :: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/28/chrysler-ceo-reaching-54-5-mpg-is-no-walk-in-the-park/

Airports Might Be Delaying Flights For Holiday Weekend - CIproud.com :: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id%3D269022

Isaac helps drive up gas prices - Fort Worth Star Telegram :: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/28/4213000/isaac-helps-drive-up-gas-prices.html

Home prices are up throughout most of the country - Bizjournals.com (blog) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2012/08/home-prices-are-up-throughout-most-of.html

Great News: Banks are becoming profitable, FDIC says - Bizjournals.com :: http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/morning_call/2012/08/great-news-banks-are-becoming.html

Stock futures steady, trading thin before Bernanke speech - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE87J07520120829

Japan's Daikin Industries to Acquire Competitor Goodman Global - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-28/daikin-falls-after-report-it-s-buying-goodman-tokyo-mover

Global shares slip, euro flat ahead of central bank moves - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120829

29-Aug-2012 13:16

Feds extend review of Amerigroup, WellPoint deal - ModernHealthcare.com :: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120828/NEWS/308289959/feds-extend-review-of-amerigroup-wellpoint-deal

Tennessee Senator Writes Column Blasting Bernanke - And Gets 3 Big Things ... - Business Insider :: http://www.businessinsider.com/sen-corker-ft-op-ed-on-bernanke-2012-8

Chrysler CEO: Reaching 54.5 MPG is "No Walk in The Park" - CBS Local :: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/28/chrysler-ceo-reaching-54-5-mpg-is-no-walk-in-the-park/

Stocks End Mixed; Energy Gains On Hurricane Worries - Barron's (blog) :: http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2012/08/28/stocks-end-mixed-energy-gains-on-hurricane-worries/

Airports Might Be Delaying Flights For Holiday Weekend - CIproud.com :: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id%3D269022

FDIC: Bank profits decrease in second quarter - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-28/economy/33436365_1_bank-profits-problem-list-new-bank

Daikin buys Goodman for $3.8 bln, gains access to North America - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/goodman-daikin-idINL2E8JSDQ920120829

Spanish economy shrinks, along with its borrowing costs - CNNMoney :: http://buzz.money.cnn.com/2012/08/28/spain-economy/

Home prices are up throughout most of the country - Bizjournals.com (blog) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2012/08/home-prices-are-up-throughout-most-of.html

Draghi Hits Back at German Criticism of ECB Bond Plan - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-29/draghi-says-germany-needs-to-remain-strong-euro-anchor.html

29-Aug-2012 12:15

Stocks Slightly Higher as Markets Eye Data - Morningstar.com :: http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id%3D566127

Tennessee Senator Writes Column Blasting Bernanke - And Gets 3 Big Things ... - Business Insider :: http://www.businessinsider.com/sen-corker-ft-op-ed-on-bernanke-2012-8

Chrysler CEO: Reaching 54.5 MPG is "No Walk in The Park" - CBS Local :: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/28/chrysler-ceo-reaching-54-5-mpg-is-no-walk-in-the-park/

Airports Might Be Delaying Flights For Holiday Weekend - CIproud.com :: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id%3D269022

FDIC: Bank profits decrease in second quarter - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-28/economy/33436365_1_bank-profits-problem-list-new-bank

KKR in talks to buy $1.27bn Renesas stake - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4ffacf0-f195-11e1-bba3-00144feabdc0.html

Spanish Default Protection Costs Rise, CDS Above 500 BPs - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120829-703016.html

Daikin buys Goodman for $3.8 billion, gains access to North America - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-goodman-daikin-idUSBRE87S0A820120829

ECB May Need Exceptional Measures, Says Draghi - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48823639

Oil Declines From One-Week High on Isaac Landfall, G-7 Statement - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-29/oil-declines-from-one-week-high-on-isaac-landfall-g-7-statement.html

29-Aug-2012 11:14

54.5 MPG - A Standard that Works for America - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) :: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rhwang/545_mpg_-_a_standard_that_work.html

Stocks Slightly Higher as Markets Eye Data - Morningstar.com :: http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id%3D566127

For the good of Spain, not the party - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18187b3a-f118-11e1-89b2-00144feabdc0.html

Tennessee Senator Writes Column Blasting Bernanke - And Gets 3 Big Things ... - Business Insider :: http://www.businessinsider.com/sen-corker-ft-op-ed-on-bernanke-2012-8

Oil rises as Hurricane Isaac threatens US Gulf Coast - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48818380

Airports Might Be Delaying Flights For Holiday Weekend - CIproud.com :: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id%3D269022

FDIC: Bank profits decrease in second quarter - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-28/economy/33436365_1_bank-profits-problem-list-new-bank

KKR in talks to buy $1.27bn Renesas stake - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4ffacf0-f195-11e1-bba3-00144feabdc0.html

Stock index futures point to slightly lower start - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE87J07520120829

FOREX-Euro near 8-week high, focus on central banks - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/markets-forex-idUSL6E8JT49F20120829

29-Aug-2012 10:13

Morning MarketBeat: Consumers Still Gloomy - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/08/28/morning-marketbeat-consumers-still-gloomy/

Stocks Slightly Higher as Markets Eye Data - Morningstar.com :: http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id%3D566127

For the good of Spain, not the party - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18187b3a-f118-11e1-89b2-00144feabdc0.html

Airports Might Be Delaying Flights For Holiday Weekend - CIproud.com :: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id%3D269022

WellPoint's Braly Quits Amid Pressure - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444327204577617943525945430.html

US banks' net income rises - New York Daily News :: http://india.nydailynews.com/business/00afcb626b9cb3ddc03a548f35dc8564/us-banks-net-income-rises

Nikkei edges up as troubled Renesas, Sharp leap - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE87R1BE20120829

Stock futures flat; focus on Jackson Hole - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-28/investing/33435472_1_jackson-hole-futures-monetary-policy

Drivers are set to take a direct hit from Isaac - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-08-28/investing/33444319_1_oil-futures-rise-special-dividends-repurchase-shares

Euro, shares track tight ranges ahead of central bank moves - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120829

29-Aug-2012 09:12

Morning MarketBeat: Consumers Still Gloomy - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/08/28/morning-marketbeat-consumers-still-gloomy/

For the good of Spain, not the party - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18187b3a-f118-11e1-89b2-00144feabdc0.html

Airports Might Be Delaying Flights For Holiday Weekend - CIproud.com :: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id%3D269022

Home values turn around - News & Observer :: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/08/28/2298875/home-values-take-a-big-leap.html

Hurricane and Refinery Fire Spiking Baldwin-Whitehall Gas Prices - Patch.com :: http://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com/articles/hurricane-and-refinery-fire-spiking-baldwin-whitehall-gas-prices

Nikkei kicks up as Renesas, Sharp leap - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE87R1BE20120829

Swiss franc holds gains vs dollar, ECB in focus - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/markets-swiss-forex-idUSL6E8JT0GG20120829

Oil prices rise amid calls for increased output - Fremont Tribune :: http://fremonttribune.com/news/world/asia/oil-prices-rise-amid-calls-for-increased-output/article_393582dd-bb86-50c8-9ae7-2eeadc03e99c.html

US banks' net income rises - New York Daily News :: http://india.nydailynews.com/business/00afcb626b9cb3ddc03a548f35dc8564/us-banks-net-income-rises

Asian Markets Mixed Before Bernanke Speech - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444914904577618192436039310.html