04-Dec-2012 16:01

UK construction sector starts to contract - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/04/uk-construction-sector-contracts-recession

The SEC -- At Last -- Takes the Lid Off China Stock Scams - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/eamonnfingleton/2012/12/04/this-is-big-the-sec-at-last-takes-the-lid-off-china-stock-scams/

Icahn Enterprises Ends Bid for Oshkosh Corp. - Fox11online.com :: http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/fox_cities/icahn-enterprises-ends-bid-for-oshkosh-corp

Even on Short-Term Stimulus, Republicans and Obama Can't Agree - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/business/economy/republicans-balk-at-obamas-short-term-stimulus.html

US bank industry posts highest quarterly earnings since 2006 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-usa-fdic-earnings-idUSBRE8B30NK20121204

Darden Restaurants Cuts Profit Outlook - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323901604578159013418434232.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Hurricane Sandy Boosts Car Sales in November - DailyFinance :: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/12/04/hurricane-sandy-boosts-car-sales-in-november/

Baxter to buy Gambro for $4B - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-baxter-to-by-gambro-for-4b-20121204,0,5218631.story

Wall Street set for flat start on fiscal cliff angst - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8AP08020121204

Franco-German rift threatens plan for banking union - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-eu-banking-unionbre8b21hg-20121204,0,3471126.story

04-Dec-2012 15:00

Qualcomm to invest $120M in Japan's Sharp - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huYOdB4q98T3uOuvJe5laE9Zv1Kw?docId%3D65875a2b04c74d6fa1a55d486d2d6651

Car sales rise sharply in November - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-03/industries/35560492_1_car-sales-ford-sales-ken-czubay

EU Financial Ministers Clash Over Banking Supervisor Plan - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/business/global/daily-euro-zone-watch.html

UK construction sector starts to contract - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/04/uk-construction-sector-contracts-recession

Nokia sells Finnish headquarters amid financial troubles - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57556961-94/nokia-sells-finnish-headquarters-amid-financial-troubles/

Stock futures tick up, fiscal cliff angst lingers - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-markets-stocks-idINBRE8AP08020121204

Historic shift for News as it returns to publishing roots - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/historic-shift-for-news-as-it-returns-to-publishing-roots/story-e6frg996-1226530044975

Baxter Agrees to Buy Sweden's Gambro for $4 Billion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/baxter-agrees-to-buy-sweden-s-gambro-for-4-billion.html

Fiscal talks not deadlocked, just haven't started - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-03/economy/35561683_1_treasury-secretary-timothy-geithner-tax-rates-entitlement-cuts

SEC charges big accounting firms over audits in China - Marketplace.org :: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/bbc-world-service/sec-charges-big-accounting-firms-over-audits-china

04-Dec-2012 13:59

Chinese companies caught in SEC crossfire - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b08be98-3dce-11e2-b8b2-00144feabdc0.html

Stock futures signal slightly higher open - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8AP08020121204

Confidence plunges in construction sector - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ca054d6-3dfc-11e2-91cb-00144feabdc0.html

Qualcomm invests in Sharp to drive MEMS display - RF DesignLine :: http://www.rfdesignline.com/electronics-news/4402592/Qualcomm-takes-Sharp-stake-to-drive-MEMS-display

Was there a Sandy dividend for carmakers in November's auto sales? - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/dec/04/sandy-dividend-carmakers-november-auto-sales

Poshmark Mobile Fashion App Raises $12M Series B - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/12/04/poshmark-mobile-fashion-app-raises-12m-series-b/

Swiss Franc Hits 11-Week Low; RBA Lifts Aussie - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323401904578158290421641914.html

Republicans Counter Obama Plan With Entitlement Cuts - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/republicans-counter-obama-plan-with-entitlement-cuts.html

Baxter to Buy Gambro for $2.8 Billion - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/baxter-to-buy-gambro-for-2-8-billion/

EU Financial Ministers Clash Over Banking Supervisor Plan - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/business/global/daily-euro-zone-watch.html

04-Dec-2012 12:58

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Chinese companies caught in SEC crossfire - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b08be98-3dce-11e2-b8b2-00144feabdc0.html

Stock futures signal slightly higher open - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8AP08020121204

Australia Cuts Main Interest Rate - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/business/global/australia-cuts-main-interest-rate.html

ECB can't have last word in bank supervision: Germany's Schaeuble - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/12/04/ecb-cant-have-last-word-in-bank-supervision-germany-schaeuble/

Euro extends gains versus dollar on Greek buyback - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-markets-forex-idUSBRE8AP01O20121204

Confidence plunges in construction sector - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ca054d6-3dfc-11e2-91cb-00144feabdc0.html

Russia Stocks Drop First Day in 4 as U.S. Budget Sends Oil Lower - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/russia-stocks-drop-first-day-in-4-as-u-s-budget-sends-oil-lower.html

Nokia sells Finnish headquarters amid financial troubles - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57556961-94/nokia-sells-finnish-headquarters-amid-financial-troubles/

Republicans make budget counter-offer - CNN International :: http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/04/business/republican-fiscal-cliff-rejoinder/

04-Dec-2012 11:57

Cato, HCA, Dish Network Declare Special Dividends Ahead of Fiscal Cliff - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121203-704733.html

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Mortgage-bond sales hit highest level since 2009 - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mortgage-bond-sales-20121204,0,585304.story

Japan's Nikkei retreats on soft US manufacturing data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/markets-japan-stocks-idUSL5E8N40BC20121204

U.S. Markit factory index hits six-month high 52.8 - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-03/economy/35557903_1_markit-pmi-readings-signal-improvement

U.S.-China Game of Chicken Over Audits Continues - Business Insider :: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-china-game-of-chicken-over-audits-continues-2012-12

Dollar inches down, Aussie rises after rate cut - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-17110/

China, S. Korea to Boost Use of Local Currencies in Trade - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/china-s-korea-agree-to-boost-use-of-local-currency-in-trade.html

Stock futures signal slightly higher open - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8AP08020121204

Obama plan has $200 billion in economic boosters - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/04/news/economy/fiscal-cliff-obama-stimulus/

04-Dec-2012 10:56

How the Yuan Could Take the Dollar's Crown - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100268936

Charlie Ergen's quarter-billion-dollar stocking stuffer - Bizjournals.com (blog) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2012/12/charlie-ergens-quarter-billion-dollar.html

Manufacturing News Sends Shares Down - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Mortgage-bond sales hit highest level since 2009 - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mortgage-bond-sales-20121204,0,585304.story

Oracle to pre-pay $867m dividends - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/80906b98-3da6-11e2-9f35-00144feabdc0.html

U.S. Markit factory index hits six-month high 52.8 - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-03/economy/35557903_1_markit-pmi-readings-signal-improvement

GOP Makes Counteroffer In Cliff Talks - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324355904578157450983453958.html

Asian Shares Mostly Lower; RBA Cuts Rates - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121204-701693.html

Global News: Sharp to Issue New Shares to Qualcomm - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/dealjournalindia/2012/12/04/global-news-sharp-to-issue-new-shares-to-qualcomm/

04-Dec-2012 09:55

Dish issues special dividend - Investor's Business Daily :: http://news.investors.com/120312-635538-dish-issues-special-dividend.aspx

Manufacturing News Sends Shares Down - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Mortgage-bond sales hit highest level since 2009 - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mortgage-bond-sales-20121204,0,585304.story

Thai Flight Attendant Fired over Threat to Throw Coffee on Passenger - TIME :: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/03/thai-flight-attendant-fired-after-threatening/

Japan's Nikkei retreats on soft US manufacturing data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/markets-japan-stocks-idUSL5E8N40BC20121204

Australia cuts rates to three-year low - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79d1777a-3dc4-11e2-9f35-00144feabdc0.html

U.S. Markit factory index hits six-month high 52.8 - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-03/economy/35557903_1_markit-pmi-readings-signal-improvement

Republicans offer tax revenue in cliff plan - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-03/investing/35557732_1_tax-revenue-fiscal-cliff-fine-print

SEC learns true cost of China accounting goodwill - Reuters Blogs (blog) :: http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2012/12/04/sec-learns-true-cost-of-china-accounting-goodwill/