31-Dec-2013 15:45

Tax breaks expiring at end of year - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/tax-breaks-expiring-at-end-of-year/2013/12/30/790164ea-718a-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html

Testing on way for use of drones in air traffic - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20131231_Testing_on_way_for_use_of_drones_in_air_traffic_control.html

Netflix CEO Hastings gets 50% pay hike for 2014 - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/31/technology/netflix-hastings-pay/

US Stock Futures Edge Up - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303453004579291744173281018.html

Retirement unlikely for some blue-collar Americans - Times-Standard :: http://www.times-standard.com/nationandworldnews/ci_24821959/retirement-unlikely-some-blue-collar-americans

Health insurance website goes past 1-million mark in enrollment - News 10NBC :: http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3264756.shtml?cat%3D565

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Climb by Most in Seven Years - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-31/home-prices-in-20-u-s-cities-increase-by-most-in-seven-years.html

FOREX-Euro set to be 2013's top-performing major currency - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-forex-idINL6N0KA19R20131231

Gold Reaches Lowest Since June on Way to Biggest Rout Since '81 - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-31/gold-with-silver-heading-for-worst-decline-in-three-decades.html

Home prices increase at slower rate in October - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/12/31/economy-consumer-confidence-house-prices/4260659/

31-Dec-2013 14:44

Wells Fargo to pay $591 million to Fannie Mae in mortgage settlement - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-wells-fargo-fannie-mae-mortgage-repurchase-20131230,0,7854630.story

Warren Buffett in $1.4bn deal for US chemical company - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10544203/Warren-Buffett-in-1.4bn-deal-for-US-chemical-company.html

Drone Testing Launches Bezos Vision as States See Jobs - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-31/drone-testing-starts-toward-bezos-vision-as-states-see-jobs-gold

Will joining the eurozone improve Latvia's economy? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25492223

Netflix plans 50 pct pay hike for CEO Hastings - Daily American Online :: http://www.dailyamerican.com/life/technology/netflix-plans-pct-pay-hike-for-ceo-hastings/article_011ffc3f-ae8c-5379-b88f-023a4fb688bd.html

55 Tax Breaks Set to Expire Tonight - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/55-tax-breaks-set-to-expire-tonight-Z80wdzb_TbCJxri64KPDIg.html

FOREX-Euro set to be 2013's top-performing major currency - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-forex-idUSL6N0KA19R20131231

Krugman: Somehow, UPS-Fedex Christmas Snafus Make HealthCare.gov Seem ... - NewsBusters (blog) :: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2013/12/31/krugman-somehow-ups-fedex-christmas-snafus-make-healthcaregov-seem-not-s

Stocks: Ready for one last record close? - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/31/investing/premarkets/

Facebook Still Reigns Over US Social Networking Charts; Though Growth Slow - Headlines & Global News :: http://www.hngn.com/articles/20839/20131231/facebook-still-reigns-over-u-s-social-networking-charts-though.htm

31-Dec-2013 13:43

UPS Holiday Season Fiasco: A Failure of Strategic Planning - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2013/12/30/ups-holiday-season-fiasco-a-failure-of-strategic-planning/

Latvia to Become 18th Euro Member Amid Public Resentment - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/latvia-poised-to-become-18th-euro-member-amid-public-resentment.html

Tuesday, December 31: Today in Gold and Silver - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12191268/1/tuesday-december-31-today-in-gold-and-silver.html

Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year end - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/business/personal-finance/2013/12/31/congress-letting-tax-breaks-expire-year-end/TXDNNbea4MBLWsCrOqb8vL/story.html

Euro Falls Versus Dollar on Economic Divergence With US - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/yen-set-for-biggest-decline-since-1979-on-outlook-for-boj-policy.html

Warren Buffett in $1.4bn deal for US chemical company - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10544203/Warren-Buffett-in-1.4bn-deal-for-US-chemical-company.html

YOUR MONEY-Mortgage bonds reward yield-sensitive investors - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-investing-mbs-idUSL2N0K30VR20131231

Drone Testing Launches Bezos Vision as States See Jobs - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-31/drone-testing-starts-toward-bezos-vision-as-states-see-jobs-gold

Stock Futures Poised to Book Silent 2013 Finish - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12191388/1/stock-futures-poised-to-book-silent-2013-finish.html

Debenhams Tumbles as Holiday Discounts to Cause Profit Slide - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-31/debenhams-sees-profit-drop-after-weak-holiday-leads-to-discounts.html

31-Dec-2013 12:42

Wells Fargo to pay $591 million to Fannie Mae in mortgage settlement - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-wells-fargo-fannie-mae-mortgage-repurchase-20131230,0,7854630.story

Pending home sales were flat nationwide in November - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-pending-home-sales-november-20131230,0,3289434.story?track%3Drss%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BMoneyCompany%2B(Money%2B%2526%2BCompany)

NYC sues FedEx for illegally shipping cigarettes to homes - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/us-fedex-newyork-smoking-idUSBRE9BT0O220131230

UPS Holiday Season Fiasco: A Failure of Strategic Planning - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2013/12/30/ups-holiday-season-fiasco-a-failure-of-strategic-planning/

Tax Breaks Expiring at End of Year - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/tax-breaks-expiring-end-year-21372643

Latvia to Become 18th Euro Member Amid Public Resentment - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/latvia-poised-to-become-18th-euro-member-amid-public-resentment.html

Stocks: Ready to close out a record-setting year - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/31/investing/premarkets/

Euro set to be 2013's top-performing major currency - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-markets-forex-idUSBRE9BJ0EF20131231

US takes a new step toward commercial drones - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/30/politics/drones-faa/

Crocs struts higher on Blackstone, CEO news - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/12/30/crocs-blackstone/4249797/

31-Dec-2013 11:41

Amazon will make up for late Christmas deliveries with gift cards, free shipping - Pioneer Press :: http://www.twincities.com/ci_24801236/amazon-will-make-up-late-christmas-deliveries-gift

Wells Fargo to pay $591 million to Fannie Mae in mortgage settlement - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-wells-fargo-fannie-mae-mortgage-repurchase-20131230,0,7854630.story

Drone giant California loses bids for federal testing sites - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1231-faa-drone-sites-20131231,0,2792700.story

Tax Breaks Expiring at End of Year - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/tax-breaks-expiring-end-year-21372643

Facebook still a firm adult favourite, Twitter falls behind - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101302709

Analysis: Transparency the crux in China's struggle to deal with rising debt - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-china-debt-analysis-20131231,0,6631869.story

FOREX-Euro set to be 2013's top-performing major currency - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-forex-idUSL6N0KA15C20131231

Warren Buffett's firm acquiring Phillips 66 unit - Financial Express :: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/warren-buffetts-firm-acquiring-phillips-66-unit/1213805

Europe Stocks Rise as Yen Pares Slump Before US Data - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/asian-futures-rise-amid-dow-record-as-gold-holds-retreat.html

Good sign? Contracts to buy homes level off - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/12/30/pending-home-sales/4248463/

31-Dec-2013 10:40

US: Annual Pending Home Sales fall 1.6% in November - FXstreet.com :: http://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?storyid%3D76e9bdec-d830-4bce-9524-47330fe31a80

UPS Holiday Season Fiasco: A Failure of Strategic Planning - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2013/12/30/ups-holiday-season-fiasco-a-failure-of-strategic-planning/

Wall St. closes mostly flat, but Dow hits record - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE9BT0D720131231

Starbucks goes after pub for 'Frappicino beer"; pub sends $6, hilarious response - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/31/living/starbucks-frappicino-beer/

Wells Fargo kicked in Fannie to the tune of $591 million - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2013/12/31/wells-fargo-kicked-in-fannie-to-the-tune-of-591-million/

Testing on way for use of drones in air traffic - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20131231_Testing_on_way_for_use_of_drones_in_air_traffic_control.html

Tax Breaks Expiring at End of Year - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/tax-breaks-expiring-end-year-21372643

China Ends Year as Asia's Weakest Market - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/business/international/china-ends-year-as-asias-weakest-market.html

Analysis: Transparency the crux in China's struggle to deal with rising debt - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-china-debt-analysis-idUSBRE9BU06220131231

FOREX-Euro set to be 2013's top-performing major currency - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-forex-idUSL6N0KA15C20131231

31-Dec-2013 09:39

Congress Letting 55 Tax Breaks Expire at Year End - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/congress-letting-55-tax-breaks-expire-year-end-21370122

An Unlikely Star of the Holiday-Shipping Season: The US Postal Service - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-30/an-unlikely-star-of-the-holiday-shipping-season-the-u-dot-s-dot-postal-service

Wall St. closes mostly flat, but Dow hits record - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE9BT0D720131231

FOREX-Dollar on track for best year vs yen since 1979 - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-forex-idINL3N0K92LU20131231

Wells Fargo kicked in Fannie to the tune of $591 million - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2013/12/31/wells-fargo-kicked-in-fannie-to-the-tune-of-591-million/

Testing on way for use of drones in air traffic - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20131231_Testing_on_way_for_use_of_drones_in_air_traffic_control.html

Emerging Stocks Rise to Pare Yearly Loss on China IPO Approvals - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-31/emerging-stocks-rise-to-pare-yearly-loss-on-china-ipo-approvals

City sues FedEx for $52M over 'illegal' cigarette deliveries - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2013/12/31/city-sues-fedex-for-52m-over-illegal-cigarette-deliveries/

China local government debt surges by 70% - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25553058

Good sign? Contracts to buy homes level off - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/12/30/pending-home-sales/4248463/