Tuesday, August 27, 2013

27-Aug-2013 15:50

Detained US-British couple shown on Chinese television in handcuffs - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/detained-western-couple-shown-on-chinese-television-in-handcuffs/2013/08/27/e3ec04f6-0eff-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html

Indian Rupee Breaches 66 to Dollar - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579037991813071888.html

German Business Confidence Rises to Highest in 16 Months - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/german-business-confidence-rises-to-highest-in-16-months.html

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Increased at Slower Pace - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/home-prices-in-20-u-s-cities-increased-at-slower-pace-in-june.html

Ackman Moves to Dump Entire Stake in JC Penney - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324591204579037251135114142.html

Entergy to Close Vermont Nuclear Plant - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-310012/

Worries about a possible military strike against Syria push down stocks; oil rises - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/worries-about-a-possible-military-strike-against-syria-push-down-stocks-oil-rises/2013/08/27/ec0af692-0f1d-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html

Tiffany's China Business Sparkles, But US Sales Slow - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2013/08/27/tiffanys-china-business-sparkles-but-u-s-sales-slow/

Ex-JPMorgan Trader Released, Opposing U.S. Extradition - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/former-jpmorgan-trader-martin-artajo-arrested-in-madrid-1-.html

Stocks tumble as Syria jitters escalate - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/08/27/stocks-tuesday/2704739/

27-Aug-2013 14:49

Billionaire Dan Loeb Gets Artsy: Third Point Goes Activist On Sotheby's - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2013/08/26/billionaire-dan-loeb-gets-artsy-third-point-goes-activist-on-sothebys/

Detained US-British couple shown on Chinese television in handcuffs - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/detained-western-couple-shown-on-chinese-television-in-handcuffs/2013/08/27/e3ec04f6-0eff-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html

JetBlue Takeover Appeal Grows Amid AMR Limbo: Real M&A - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-26/jetblue-takeover-appeal-grows-amid-amr-limbo-real-m-a.html

Spanish Authorities Arrest Former JPMorgan Employee - New York Times (blog) :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/spanish-authorities-arrest-former-jpmorgan-employee/

Starbucks to open first Columbia store, will sell Columbian coffee - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/08/starbucks-to-open-first-columbia.html

UPDATE 1-Eye drug maker Akorn to buy rival Hi-Tech Pharmacal for $640 mln - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/hitechpharmacal-offer-idUSL4N0GS2G920130827

German Business Confidence Rises to Highest in 16 Months - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/german-business-confidence-rises-to-highest-in-16-months.html

Tiffany's strong China sales offset tepid Americas business - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-tiffany-results-idUSBRE97Q0EG20130827

'Mighty Wings' landing at McDonald's - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/26/mcdonalds-chicken-wings-wings-fast-food-quick-service-restaurants/2700313/

27-Aug-2013 13:48

German business confidence rises for fourth month: Ifo - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ghsknBv4pk5mpeU8RwblF9G_jtFg?docId%3DCNG.c7f3d5d86e44e790c679886c2e48d055.01

Billionaire Dan Loeb Gets Artsy: Third Point Goes Activist On Sotheby's - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2013/08/26/billionaire-dan-loeb-gets-artsy-third-point-goes-activist-on-sothebys/

His Links Severed, Ackman Sells Stake in JC Penney - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/ackman-moves-to-sell-stake-in-j-c-penney/

Sinkhole that ate car costs NW Ohio city $100000 - Montana Standard :: http://mtstandard.com/news/national/sinkhole-that-ate-car-costs-nw-ohio-city/article_3a99caa2-4c8e-5b27-861e-2f13eea46f81.html

Bank of Montreal Profit Tops Estimates on Consumer Lending (1) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-08-27/bank-of-montreal-profit-rises-17-percent-on-higher-consumer-lending

Trader in JP Morgan 'Whale' Case Arrested - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579038502894302212.html

Starbucks Takes Evolution Fresh Juices, New Evolution Harvest Snacks to ... - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579038053003212892.html

Detained US-British couple shown on Chinese television in handcuffs - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/detained-western-couple-shown-on-chinese-television-in-handcuffs/2013/08/27/e3ec04f6-0eff-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html

Premarket: Syria threat sends stocks tumbling, gold and crude rallying - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/market-updates/premarket/article13948581/

Syria doubts drive up oil, yen; stocks fall - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130827

27-Aug-2013 12:47

The Deal: American Airlines Profit Soars - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12018718/1/the-deal-american-airlines-profit-soars.html?cm_ven%3DGOOGLEN

'Mighty Wings' landing at McDonald's - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/26/mcdonalds-chicken-wings-wings-fast-food-quick-service-restaurants/2700313/

Tough Talk on Syria Chills the Markets - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

Argentina to Reopen Debt Swap After Adverse U.S. Court Ruling - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/argentina-to-reopen-debt-swap-after-adverse-u-s-court-ruling.html

German business confidence rises for fourth month: Ifo - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ghsknBv4pk5mpeU8RwblF9G_jtFg?docId%3DCNG.c7f3d5d86e44e790c679886c2e48d055.01

British fraud investigator in China TV confession - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bf8c860-0ecb-11e3-81ab-00144feabdc0.html

Sinkhole that ate car costs NW Ohio city $100000 - MiamiHerald.com :: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/27/3588203/sinkhole-that-ate-car-costs-nw.html

Ackman Moves to Dump Entire Stake in JC Penney - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324591204579037251135114142.html

Syria doubts drive up oil, yen; stocks fall - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130827

Starbucks Takes Evolution Fresh Juices, New Evolution Harvest Snacks to ... - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579038053003212892.html

27-Aug-2013 11:46

The Deal: American Airlines Profit Soars - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12018718/1/the-deal-american-airlines-profit-soars.html?cm_ven%3DGOOGLEN

— dips against yen, US durable goods data in focus - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2013%255C08%255C27%255Cstory_27-8-2013_pg5_16

McDonald's to add Mighty Wings to national menu - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-mcdonalds-mighty-wings-20130826,0,1001599.story

Argentina Reopens Debt Swap for Second Time - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323906804579037643720426328.html

Ackman Moves to Dump Entire Stake in JC Penney - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324591204579037251135114142.html

Syria doubts drive up oil, yen; stocks slip - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130827

British fraud investigator in China TV confession - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bf8c860-0ecb-11e3-81ab-00144feabdc0.html

US Treasury to reach debt ceiling in mid-October - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23845905

German Business Confidence Rises to Highest in 16 Months - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/german-business-confidence-rises-to-highest-in-16-months.html

Billabong reduces the value of its brand to zero - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23845908

27-Aug-2013 10:45

US Stocks Turn Lower Late Amid Syria Worries - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130826-707542.html

Third Point increases stake in Sotheby's to 5.7 pct - filing - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/26/funds-hedge-thirdpoint-idINL2N0GR1LV20130826

JP Morgan told to pay Blavatnik $50m in damages - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23845347

Pennsylvania's Capital Files Plan for Finances With Court - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/us/pennsylvanias-capital-files-plan-for-finances-with-court.html

Ackman Moves to Dump Entire Stake in JC Penney - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324591204579037251135114142.html

Syria doubts drive up oil, yen; stocks slip - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20130827

Treasury Prods Lawmakers on Raising Debt Ceiling - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/us/politics/treasury-warns-congress-over-raising-debt-ceiling.html

Billabong Losses Triple as Brand Deemed Worthless - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-08-26/billabong-posts-a-860-million-loss-as-brand-deemed-worthless

German Business Confidence Rises to Highest in 16 Months - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/german-business-confidence-rises-to-highest-in-16-months.html

China confirms Briton arrest in data collection probe - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23841895

27-Aug-2013 09:44

US dollar steady vs yen, hovers below recent 3-week high - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/forex/us-dollar-steady-vs-yen-hovers-below-recent-3-week-high/articleshow/22062338.cms

Euro-Area Economic Confidence Seen Up to 17-Month High - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-25/euro-area-economic-confidence-seen-up-to-17-month-high.html

Pennsylvania's Capital Files Plan for Finances With Court - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/us/pennsylvanias-capital-files-plan-for-finances-with-court.html

Sotheby's Auction House Becomes Target of Loeb's Third Point - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-26/sotheby-s-auctioneer-target-of-loeb-s-third-point-activist-firm.html

JP Morgan told to pay Blavatnik $50m in damages - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23845347

Ackman Moves to Dump Entire Stake in JC Penney - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324591204579037251135114142.html

Oil Rises in Asia on Fears of US Attack on Syria - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130827-701018.html

Billabong brand declared worthless as company posts huge loss - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/27/news/billabong/

British fraud investigator in China TV confession - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bf8c860-0ecb-11e3-81ab-00144feabdc0.html

US Treasury to reach debt ceiling in mid-October - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23845905