Thursday, April 3, 2014

03-Apr-2014 15:47

More Americans see middle class status slipping - STLtoday.com :: http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/more-americans-see-middle-class-status-slipping/article_22c2874e-564e-5d9b-ab79-90c206a486b5.html

Wyoming had lowest state-local tax burden in 2011 - Washington Times :: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/3/wyoming-had-lowest-state-local-tax-burden-in-2011/

Yes, the stock market is rigged - MSNBC :: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/yes-the-stock-market-rigged

US trade deficit climbs 7.7% in February - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-trade-deficit-climbs-77-in-february-2014-04-03?link%3DMW_latest_news

China's GDP annual change. Source: TheAustralian - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/china-ups-spending-for-growth-but-no-news-on-monetary-policy/story-fnay3ubk-1226873888071

About that recovery: Jobless jumps as trade gap widens - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101551247

Wall Street edges up, Dow and S&P at records - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/us-markets-stocks-idUSBREA2J0UC20140403

US private hiring picks up in March - GlobalPost :: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140402/us-private-hiring-picks-march

Google's strange two-for-one stock split happens today - USA TODAY (blog) :: http://marketsblog.usatoday.com/2014/04/02/google-stock-two-for-one-stock-split-happens-today/

03-Apr-2014 14:46

China Leans Toward More Stimulus Measures - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/business/international/china-leans-toward-more-stimulus-measures.html

American companies added 191000 jobs last month - Albany Business Review :: http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/morning_call/2014/04/american-companies-added-191-000-jobs-last-month.html

Wells Fargo To Issue And Service Cards For Dillards - PYMNTS.com :: http://www.pymnts.com/news/2014/wells-fargo-to-issue-and-service-cards-for-dillards/

The vanishing middle class - Montreal Gazette :: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/vanishing%2Bmiddle%2Bclass/9693833/story.html

US regulators warn banks about rise in cyber-attacks - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/banks-fraud-idINDEEA310GT20140402

You don't like taxes in Tennessee? Go to Arkansas - Memphis Business Journal :: http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2014/04/03/you-dont-like-taxes-in-tennessee-go-toarkansas.html

GLOBAL MARKETS-Unchanged ECB, euro zone PMIs halt stock rally - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/markets-global-wrapup-idUSL5N0MV36220140403

Regulator to investigate £150bn credit card market amid fears for 'survival ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/creditcards/10741770/Regulator-to-investigate-150bn-credit-card-market-amid-fears-for-survival-borrowers.html

Stock futures little changed ahead of initial claims data - MSN Money :: http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed%3DOBR%26date%3D20140403%26id%3D17450802

BR named most sprawling midsized metro area in US - Greater Baton Rouge Business Report :: http://www.businessreport.com/article/20140402/BUSINESSREPORT0112/140409958

03-Apr-2014 13:45

MOVES- Wells Fargo, First State, Neuberger - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/financial-moves-idUSL4N0MU2I020140402

More Americans see middle class status slipping - Nashua Telegraph :: http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/business/1032991-464/more-americans-see-middle-class-status-slipping.html

Economists forecast sunny jobs report Friday - Pensacola News Journal :: http://www.pnj.com/usatoday/article/7217767

China Leans Toward More Stimulus Measures - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/business/international/china-leans-toward-more-stimulus-measures.html

Wyoming had lowest state-local tax burden in 2011 - Washington Times :: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/3/wyoming-had-lowest-state-local-tax-burden-in-2011/

Yes, the stock market is rigged - MSNBC :: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/yes-the-stock-market-rigged

Credit Suisse Takes New Charge Related to US Tax Inquiry - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/credit-suisse-takes-new-legal-provision-related-to-u-s-tax-inquiry/

US Government Said Unaware of GM Faulty Switches in Bailout - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-03/u-dot-s-dot-government-said-unaware-of-gm-faulty-switches-in-bailout

Regulator to investigate £150bn credit card market - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/creditcards/10741770/Regulator-to-investigate-150bn-credit-card-market.html

US STOCKS-Futures little changed ahead of initial claims data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL1N0MV0JG20140403

03-Apr-2014 12:44

More Americans see middle class status slipping - Nashua Telegraph :: http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/business/1032991-464/more-americans-see-middle-class-status-slipping.html

Stocks hold at record after employment report - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/04/02/stocks-hold-record-after-employment-report/QysnAaZhKVWNRfbtCoPMOI/story.html

Wells Fargo signs credit card agreement with Dillard's - Banking Business Review :: http://cards.banking-business-review.com/news/wells-fargo-sign-credit-card-agreement-with-dillard-030414-4208070

Crime Inquiry Said to Open on Citigroup - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/crime-inquiry-said-to-open-on-citigroup/

China Leans Toward More Stimulus Measures - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/business/international/china-leans-toward-more-stimulus-measures.html

Is the stock market really rigged in favor of high frequency traders? - The Week Magazine :: http://theweek.com/article/index/259229/is-the-stock-market-really-rigged-in-favor-of-high-frequency-traders

Easing would be the wrong move for the ECB - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/607e3b64-ba8c-11e3-8b15-00144feabdc0.html

Relief Possible From Nation's HIghest Tax Burden - WWNY TV 7 :: http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Relief-Possible-From-Nations-HIghest-Tax-Burden-253707541.html

American companies added 191000 jobs last month - Albany Business Review :: http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/morning_call/2014/04/american-companies-added-191-000-jobs-last-month.html

03-Apr-2014 11:43

Fed should hike rates in second half of 2015: Williams - WTAQ :: http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2014/apr/02/fed-should-hike-rates-in-second-half-of-2015-williams/

Michael Lewis Book Flash Boys Continues to Move Market - Barron's :: http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111903698104579477634224092614.html?mod%3DBOL_twm_da

US Residents Paid 9.8% of Their Income in State, Local Taxes - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-03/u-dot-s-dot-residents-paid-9-dot-8-percent-of-their-income-in-state-local-taxes

ADP says US companies boosted hiring in March - NorthJersey.com :: http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/adp-says-us-companies-boosted-hiring-in-march-1.840909

Middle-Class Future Uncertain - Guardian Liberty Voice :: http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/middle-class-future-uncertain/

Update on the latest in business: - KRGV :: http://www.krgv.com/news/update-on-the-latest-in-business--678341

Senate Panel Keeps Up Attack on GM and CEO Mary Barra - WTMA :: http://www.wtma.com/abc_news/article/Senate_Panel_Keeps_Up_Attack_on_GM_and_CEO_Mary_Barra/F3DB1DAFBB0C11E3B51EFEFDADE6840A/1396515904/

Treasury Yield Near Most Versus Germany's Since 2006 Before ECB - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-02/u-dot-s-dot-yield-is-most-versus-germany-since-06-before-ecb-meeting

China Leans Toward More Stimulus Measures - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/business/international/china-leans-toward-more-stimulus-measures.html

What Wells Fargo's Executive Shuffle Really Means (It's Good News For Investors) - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2014/04/01/what-wells-fargos-executive-shuffle-really-means-its-good-news-for-investors/

03-Apr-2014 10:42

Michael Lewis Book Flash Boys Continues to Move Market - Barron's :: http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111903698104579477634224092614.html?mod%3DBOL_twm_da

ADP says US companies boosted hiring in March - NorthJersey.com :: http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/adp-says-us-companies-boosted-hiring-in-march-1.840909

New York leads US in residents' tax burden for 7th straight year - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2014/04/03/new-york-leads-us-in-residents-tax-burden-for-7th-straight-year/

Middle-Class Future Uncertain - Guardian Liberty Voice :: http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/middle-class-future-uncertain/

Lawmakers fume at GM for potential criminal cover-up - Tulsa World :: http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/lawmakers-fume-at-gm-for-potential-criminal-cover-up/article_92820866-d408-5480-8844-38c74d406e16.html

DIARY - Top economic Events to April 15 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/diary-top-econ-idUSL4N0MV1WR20140403

International Monetary Fund for more public and private investment in India - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/international-monetary-fund-for-more-public-and-private-investment-in-india/articleshow/33164888.cms

China Shares End Lower; Stimulus Package Disappoints Investors - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140403-701890.html

Update on the latest in business: - KRGV :: http://www.krgv.com/news/update-on-the-latest-in-business--678341

What Wells Fargo's Executive Shuffle Really Means (It's Good News For Investors) - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2014/04/01/what-wells-fargos-executive-shuffle-really-means-its-good-news-for-investors/

03-Apr-2014 09:41

MOVES- Wells Fargo, First State, Neuberger - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/financial-moves-idUSL4N0MU2I020140402

Bullard Sees Q1 '15 Rate Hike - Investor's Business Daily :: http://news.investors.com/040214-695702-bullard-sees-q1-15-rate-hike.htm

S&P 500 closes at record high; Dow comes close - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/04/02/stocks-wednesday/7192695/

Michael Lewis Book Flash Boys Continues to Move Market - Barron's :: http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111903698104579477634224092614.html?mod%3DBOL_twm_da

Morgan Stanley CFO says companies need more female executives - NEWS.GNOM.ES :: http://news.gnom.es/business/morgan-stanley-cfo-says-companies-need-more-female-executives

ADP says US companies boosted hiring in March - NorthJersey.com :: http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/adp-says-us-companies-boosted-hiring-in-march-1.840909

General Motors chief faces harsher tone at second hearing - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/04/02/general-motors-chief-faces-harsher-tone-second-hearing/KzIggZXa8UXQI12tF6TPlJ/story.html

New York leads US in residents' tax burden for 7th straight year - New York Post :: http://nypost.com/2014/04/03/new-york-leads-us-in-residents-tax-burden-for-7th-straight-year/

China's new mini-stimulus offers signs of worry and progress - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26864453

Middle-Class Future Uncertain - Guardian Liberty Voice :: http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/middle-class-future-uncertain/