Tuesday, February 25, 2014

25-Feb-2014 15:48

U.S. stocks jump; S&P 500 ends just shy of record - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-jump-sp-500-ends-just-shy-of-record-2014-02-24

Cyprus sees limited power outages amid protest - The Missoulian :: http://missoulian.com/news/world/europe/cyprus-sees-limited-power-outages-amid-protest/article_9677f38e-ddf0-5435-94e5-c0bdba492339.html

US STOCKS-Futures slip, but Home Depot rises in premarket - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL1N0LU0WN20140225

JPMorgan to cut 8000 jobs this year - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/jpmorgan-to-cut-8000-jobs-this-year/2014/02/25/5fe1a0fe-9e28-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html

Macy's Profit Grows As Snow Weighs On January Sales - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/02/25/macys-profit-grows-as-snow-weighs-on-january-sales/

Home prices rise more than forecast in December - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-usa-economy-homes-index-idUSBREA1O0YK20140225

T-Mobile 4Q loss widens on higher spending - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/T-Mobile-4Q-loss-widens-on-higher-spending-5265567.php

Most Emerging Stocks Fall as China Developers Sink, Turkey Drops - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/most-emerging-stocks-decline-as-china-shares-slump-yuan-tumbles.html

Apparent collapse of Mt. Gox exchange threatens Bitcoin economy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-mt-gox-collapse-threatens-to-bring-down-bitcoin-economy-20140225,0,2841826.story

USDA Spending $3M to Feed Honeybees in Midwest - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/usda-spending-3m-feed-honeybees-midwest-22660906

25-Feb-2014 14:47

Governors let harsh words fly over Keystone XL - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Governors-erupt-in-partisan-dispute-at-White-House-5261397.php

USDA spending $3M to feed honeybees in Midwest - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/business/news/2014/02/25/usda-spending-feed-honeybees-midwest/XqWNlgiWGeATZG4bYFFW0K/story.html

Goldman Sachs unmasks infamous elevator gossip mole - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10660101/Goldman-Sachs-unmasks-infamous-elevator-gossip-mole.html

Fresenius Medical Care Shares Dive on Downbeat Outlook - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304834704579404681204818054

Yuan's Decline Triggers Fears on Leveraged Bets - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-464504/

Why eBay CEO Doesn't Fear Apple Payments - EcommerceBytes :: http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m02/i25/s03

Home Depot Reports Lower Sales but Higher Dividend - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-464664/

Sweden to Grow Fastest in Nordic Region, EU Commission Says - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-25/sweden-to-grow-fastest-in-nordic-region-eu-commission-says

Stock Futures Slip Ahead of Economic Data - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-464774/

The Bitcoin Collective Delusion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/the-bitcoin-collective-delusion.html

25-Feb-2014 13:46

Yuan Drops Most Since 2010 on Speculation PBOC Wants Volatility - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/yuan-drops-most-since-2012-on-speculation-pboc-wants-volatility.html

Carl Icahn again urges eBay to spin off PayPal - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/02/25/ebay-responds-icahn-says-sticking-with-paypal/LqRbkHm7UnOEnDJLvwMe6L/story.html

Facebook's WhatsApp adding voice calls - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/tech/mobile/whatsapp-voice/

Office Depot Loss Widens on Merger Expenses, Weaker Margins - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303880604579404622129001100.html

Home Depot earnings dip but beat estimates - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/02/25/home-depot-earnings-dividend/5801765/

ObamaCare may increase premiums for 11 million workers, report says - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/25/obamacare-may-increase-premiums-for-11-million-workers-report-says/

Signs of Trouble Building at Mt. Gox; Website Unavailable -- 2nd Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140225-704060.html

Governors let harsh words fly over Keystone XL - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Governors-erupt-in-partisan-dispute-at-White-House-5261397.php

USDA spending $3M to feed honeybees in Midwest - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/business/news/2014/02/25/usda-spending-feed-honeybees-midwest/XqWNlgiWGeATZG4bYFFW0K/story.html

Goldman Sachs unmasks infamous elevator gossip mole - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10660101/Goldman-Sachs-unmasks-infamous-elevator-gossip-mole.html

25-Feb-2014 12:45

Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be the 'dial tone for the Internet' - NDTV :: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/mark-zuckerberg-wants-facebook-to-be-the-dial-tone-for-the-internet-487833

ObamaCare may increase premiums for 11 million workers, report says - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/25/obamacare-may-increase-premiums-for-11-million-workers-report-says/

Yuan Drops Most Since 2010 on Speculation PBOC Wants Volatility - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/yuan-drops-most-since-2012-on-speculation-pboc-wants-volatility.html

Democratic governors: Obama needs to sell Obamacare - Politico :: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/democratic-governors-obamacare-103898.html?hp%3Df2

Carl Icahn again urges eBay to spin off PayPal - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/02/25/ebay-responds-icahn-says-sticking-with-paypal/LqRbkHm7UnOEnDJLvwMe6L/story.html

UPDATE 3-Oil slips as US warms up but Libyan outages support - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/markets-oil-idINL3N0LU1HR20140225

Feds Target Multi-Million Dollar Work-From-Home Scheme - TIME :: http://business.time.com/2014/02/24/ftc-work-from-home-scheme/

UPDATE 2-Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox disappears in blow to virtual currency - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/bitcoin-mtgox-idINL3N0LU1OX20140225

US Stock-Index Futures Little Changed Before Confidence Data - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-25/u-dot-s-dot-stock-index-futures-little-changed-before-confidence-data

Wondering What Weibo Is Worth - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wondering-what-weibo-is-worth-2014-02-25-64493718

25-Feb-2014 11:44

U.S. stocks jump; S&P 500 ends just shy of record - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-jump-sp-500-ends-just-shy-of-record-2014-02-24

NABE economists divided on timing of Fed pullback - Columbus Dispatch :: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/02/25/nabe-economists-divided-on-timing-of-fed-pullback.html

ObamaCare may increase premiums for 11 million workers, report says - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/25/obamacare-may-increase-premiums-for-11-million-workers-report-says/?intcmp%3Dlatestnews

Carl Icahn makes it personal with eBay board - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/carl-icahn-makes-it-personal-with-ebay-board-9150511.html

BASF Sees 2014 Earnings Gain as Quarterly Profits Rise - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/basf-fourth-quarter-profit-beats-estimates-on-catalyst-coatings.html

Stocks: Pausing after strong session - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/25/investing/premarkets/

Facebook shelves controversial email feature - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/10659792/Facebook-shelves-controversial-email-feature.html

China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo concedes slowing growth - PCWorld :: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2101520/chinas-twitterlike-sina-weibo-concedes-slowing-growth.html

Foreign trade drives Q4 German growth as domestic demand disappoints - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCABREA1O0AY20140225

UPDATE 2-Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox disappears in blow to virtual currency - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/bitcoin-mtgox-idUSL3N0LU1OX20140225

25-Feb-2014 10:43

U.S. stocks jump; S&P 500 ends just shy of record - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-jump-sp-500-ends-just-shy-of-record-2014-02-24

Carl Icahn's eBay battle gets nasty - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/24/technology/icahn-ebay/

NABE economists divided on timing of Fed pullback - Columbus Dispatch :: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/02/25/nabe-economists-divided-on-timing-of-fed-pullback.html

ObamaCare may increase premiums for 11 million workers, report says - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/25/obamacare-may-increase-premiums-for-11-million-workers-report-says/?intcmp%3Dlatestnews

Japan's Line denies report of talks to sell stake to SoftBank - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/naver-softbank-line-idINDEEA1O03N20140225

Foreign trade drives Q4 German growth as domestic demand disappoints - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-germany-gdp-idUSBREA1O0AY20140225

WhatsApp chief sets course for 1bn users - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/782795be-9d75-11e3-a599-00144feab7de.html

Sina says Weibo daily active users up 4 percent to 61.4 million - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/sina-results-users-idINDEEA1O00R20140225

BASF Sees 2014 Earnings Gain as Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-25/basf-fourth-quarter-profit-beats-estimates-on-catalyst-coatings

Web site of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox offline - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/website-of-bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox-offline/2014/02/25/5df10d2e-9de8-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html

25-Feb-2014 09:42

HSBC boss Stuart Gulliver to get 70 per cent pay rise - taking his salary to £4.2 ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hsbc-boss-stuart-gulliver-to-get-70-per-cent-pay-rise--taking-his-salary-to-42m-a-year-9150504.html

Most economists in survey say Fed bond-buying has helped recovery - Arizona Daily Star :: http://azstarnet.com/ap/business/most-economists-in-survey-say-fed-bond-buying-has-helped/article_213ac429-c385-5844-81ea-c0f05377cfdb.html

Stocks surge on health-insurer gains - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/stocks-surge-on-health-insurer-gains/2014/02/24/82fb34e6-9d8e-11e3-a050-dc3322a94fa7_story.html

Premiums may rise for 11 million workers: report - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/premiums-may-rise-for-11-million-workers-report/2014/02/24/fe3c19fc-9db3-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html

Foreign trade drives Q4 German growth as domestic demand disappoints - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-germany-gdp-idUSBREA1O0AY20140225

I Thought Facebook's WhatsApp Deal Was Crazy. Then I Did Some Math. - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304834704579403012327306216.html

Carl Icahn again urges eBay to spin off PayPal - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/02/25/ebay-responds-icahn-says-sticking-with-paypal/LqRbkHm7UnOEnDJLvwMe6L/story.html

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox goes offline amid turmoil - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/25/mt-gox-offline/5801093/

Oil falls to near $102 a barrel - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/oil-falls-to-near-102-a-barrel/2014/02/25/594531d4-9df6-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html

Sina Profit Beats Estimates on Increased Weibo Advertising (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-24/sina-profit-beats-estimates-as-weibo-advertising-sales-increase