Wednesday, August 21, 2013

21-Aug-2013 15:28

Bank of Japan chief Kuroda calls on Japan to proceed with sales tax hike - GlobalPost :: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/130820/bank-japan-chief-kuroda-calls-japan-proceed-sales-tax-hike

Mexican Economy Contracted in Second Quarter - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-305431/

Summers, Yellen allies wage behind-the-scenes effort to win Federal Reserve nod - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/summers-yellen-allies-wage-behind-the-scenes-effort-to-win-federal-reserve-nod/2013/08/20/5d7a3dfa-09a2-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html

US Futures Slip as Market Awaits Fed Minutes; Target, Staples Results Weigh - NASDAQ :: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/us-futures-slip-as-market-awaits-fed-minutes-target-staples-results-weigh-cm269189

Currency Volatility Is Unnerving Investors - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/fluctuations-in-currencies-roil-markets/

First Obamacare open enrollment promises more incentives and costs - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/usa-health-benefits-idINL2N0GL15520130821

Judge approves Kodak's bankruptcy plan - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/20/kodak-bankruptcy-plan-approved/2678397/

Target Reveals It Has The Same Problem As Wal-Mart - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2013/08/21/target-reveals-it-has-the-same-problem-as-wal-mart/

India Shares End Lower, Rupee Hits New Low - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324747104579025883385881794.html

Home Depot Posts Bigger Profit, Hikes Guidance As Housing Rebounds - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2013/08/20/home-depot-posts-bigger-profit-hikes-guidance-as-housing-rebounds/

21-Aug-2013 14:27

Bank of Japan chief Kuroda calls on Japan to proceed with sales tax hike - GlobalPost :: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/130820/bank-japan-chief-kuroda-calls-japan-proceed-sales-tax-hike

Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/survey-finds-modest-rise-in-health-insurance-premiums.html

European Stocks Drop for a Third Day Before Fed Minutes - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-21/european-stock-index-futures-are-little-changed.html

Mexico slashes growth forecasts amid first contraction in four years - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10256410/Mexico-slashes-growth-forecasts-amid-first-contraction-in-four-years.html

Global stocks, emerging currencies hit as Fed minutes near - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130821

Currency Volatility Is Unnerving Investors - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/fluctuations-in-currencies-roil-markets/

Summers, Yellen allies wage behind-the-scenes effort to win Federal Reserve nod - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/summers-yellen-allies-wage-behind-the-scenes-effort-to-win-federal-reserve-nod/2013/08/20/5d7a3dfa-09a2-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html

Japan may upgrade radioactive water leak at Fukushima to 'serious incident' - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/08/21/japan-to-upgrade-radioactive-water-leak-at-fukushima-to-serious-incident/

Lowe's rides housing recovery to higher 2Q profit - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/21/lowes-earnings/2680245/

Judge approves Kodak's bankruptcy plan - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/20/kodak-bankruptcy-plan-approved/2678397/

21-Aug-2013 13:26

Stocks Fall Broadly - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-304184/

Emerging Markets: A Contrarian Special? - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-20/emerging-markets-a-contrarian-special

BOJ's Kuroda: Won't hesitate to ease further if downside risks increase - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/20/us-japan-economy-kuroda-idINBRE97J11320130820

Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/survey-finds-modest-rise-in-health-insurance-premiums.html

Japan's nuclear crisis deepens, China expresses 'shock' - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-japan-fukushima-severity-idUSBRE97K02B20130821

Vestas Replaces CEO With Runevad as Losses Widen - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-21/vestas-replaces-ceo-with-runevad-as-losses-widen.html

Reserve Bank of India boosts liquidity to ease pressure on banks - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af335904-0a21-11e3-aeab-00144feabdc0.html

Dollar edges off low but gains limited ahead of Fed minutes - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-markets-forex-idUSBRE97D0IN20130821

Judge approves Kodak's bankruptcy plan - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/20/kodak-bankruptcy-plan-approved/2678397/

Investors, wary of Fed, sell off emerging market assets again - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-emerging-markets-idUSBRE97K0GR20130821

21-Aug-2013 12:25

Stocks Fall Broadly - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-304184/

Mexican Economy Contracted in Second Quarter - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323423804579024852852046902.html

Dollar Strengthens as Investors Await Fed Minutes; Rupiah Slides - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-20/dollar-halts-decline-against-yen-as-market-awaits-fed-minutes.html

Kuroda open to further easing should tax hike threaten recovery - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb9e4a6a-0a2e-11e3-9cec-00144feabdc0.html

Obamacare quirk: Your insurance costs could go up - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100972664

Wood back to defend at Dick's Sporting Goods Open - Las Vegas Sun :: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/aug/21/glf-champions-tour/

India's Rupee Plunges to Record Before Federal Reserve Minutes - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-21/rupee-volatility-hits-2010-high-as-rbi-steps-counter-fed-concern.html

Like Home Depot, Lowe's results benefit from housing rebound - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-lowes-results-idUSBRE97K0DW20130821

Japan's nuclear crisis deepens, China expresses 'shock' - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-japan-fukushima-severity-idUSBRE97K02B20130821

Fluctuations in Currencies Roil Markets - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/fluctuations-in-currencies-roil-markets/

21-Aug-2013 11:24

Despite Self-Imposed Ban, Dick's Sporting Goods Selling AR-15 Rifles At New ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2013/08/20/dicks-sporting-goods-selling-ar-15-rifles-at-outdoor-chain-despite-newtown-ban/

Mexican Economy Contracted in Second Quarter - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323423804579024852852046902.html

Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/survey-finds-modest-rise-in-health-insurance-premiums.html

India Eases Cash Curbs to Tame Surging Bond Yields - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-20/india-eases-cash-supply-curbs-as-surging-yields-imperil-growth.html

Why the stock market is having a chilly August - Beaumont Enterprise :: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/article/Why-the-stock-market-is-having-a-chilly-August-4745619.php

ECB in Athens as third-bailout talk heats up - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-greece-bailout-idUSBRE97K0A820130821

Stocks dip but dollar gains as Fed minutes awaited - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130821

Kuroda open to further easing should tax hike threaten recovery - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb9e4a6a-0a2e-11e3-9cec-00144feabdc0.html

Emerging Stocks Drop to Six-Week Low Before Fed as Rupee Slides - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-21/emerging-stocks-drop-to-six-week-low-before-fed-as-india-rallies.html

Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis deepens, China expresses 'shock' - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-japan-fukushima-severity-idUSBRE97K02B20130821

21-Aug-2013 10:23

JPMorgan hiring in China under US scrutiny - report - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/18/jpmorgan-investigation-china-idINL2N0GJ01F20130818

Despite Self-Imposed Ban, Dick's Sporting Goods Selling AR-15 Rifles At New ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2013/08/20/dicks-sporting-goods-selling-ar-15-rifles-at-outdoor-chain-despite-newtown-ban/

Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/survey-finds-modest-rise-in-health-insurance-premiums.html

Asia stocks get reprieve, Fed could make it fleeting - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130821

Asia Stocks Drop With Metals on Fed Outlook as Sensex Advances - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Asia-Stocks-Drop-With-Metals-on-Fed-Outlook-as-4748274.php

Update on the latest in business: - NECN :: http://www.necn.com/08/21/13/Update-on-the-latest-in-business/landing_nation.html?%26apID%3Dbb2bac31dbea489081bbc07cc656864d

Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis deepens, China expresses 'shock' - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-japan-fukushima-severity-idUSBRE97K02B20130821

India Eases Cash Curbs to Tame Surging Bond Yields - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-20/india-eases-cash-supply-curbs-as-surging-yields-imperil-growth.html

Eastman Kodak gains approval to come out of bankruptcy - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23774639

Barnes & Noble plunges 12% on poor earnings - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/20/barnes-and-noble-first-quarter-earnings/2676399/

21-Aug-2013 09:22

JPMorgan hiring in China under US scrutiny - report - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/18/jpmorgan-investigation-china-idINL2N0GJ01F20130818

UPDATE 1-Cautious consumers, wet weather cloud Dick's Sporting outlook - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/20/dickssportinggoods-results-idINL4N0GL2LI20130820

Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/survey-finds-modest-rise-in-health-insurance-premiums.html

FED:AAP Markets Report on Wednesday - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201308202255MERGENT_AU_AAPFW_12441799-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/20/2013%252010:55%2520PM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CFED%253AAAP%2520Markets%2520Report%2520on%2520Wednesday%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CMergent%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;BBY%26ticker%3DBBY

Here is the latest Massachusetts business news from The Associated Press - NECN :: http://www.necn.com/08/21/13/Here-is-the-latest-Massachusetts-busines/landing.html?%26apID%3D89a34d29174145a59475043428e9b46f

Asia stocks get reprieve, Fed could make it fleeting - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130821

India Eases Cash Curbs as Surging Bond Yields Imperil Growth - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-20/india-eases-cash-supply-curbs-as-surging-yields-imperil-growth.html

European Futures Are Little Changed as Metals Fall on Fed - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-20/australian-index-futures-rise-after-u-s-jump-kiwi-slips.html

Crippled Fukushima nuclear plant springs fresh leak - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/295bed90-0978-11e3-ad07-00144feabdc0.html

Barnes & Noble plunges 12% on poor earnings - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/20/barnes-and-noble-first-quarter-earnings/2676399/