Tuesday, April 29, 2014

29-Apr-2014 16:01

Toyota's U.S. HQ heads to Plano - Austin Business Journal :: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2014/04/29/toyotas-u-s-hq-heads-to-plano.html

Banks have up to nine months to fill capital holes after ECB health check - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-eu-banking-ecb-idUSBREA3S0GQ20140429

Energy Future Files for Bankruptcy After Months of Talks - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/energy-future-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-in-delaware.html

Buffett Says Son Represents Coke Investors, Not Berkshire Alone - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/buffett-says-son-represents-coke-investors-not-berkshire-alone

Big Chinese Pork Producer Said to Cancel IPO - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/big-chinese-pork-producer-said-to-cancel-i-p-o/

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/markets-usa-stocks-open-idUSZXN0R5R0520140429

Home Prices Defy Weak Sales Numbers According to the S&P/Case-Shiller ... - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/home-prices-defy-weak-sales-numbers-according-to-the-spcase-shiller-home-price-indices-2014-04-29?reflink%3DMW_news_stmp

Market Hustle: Stocks Rise as Ukraine Tensions Ease, Investors Look to Earnings - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12686976/1/market-hustle-stocks-rise-as-ukraine-tensions-ease-investors-look-to-earnings.html

Coach Sliding After North American Comparable Sales Plunge 21% - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/04/29/coach-sliding-after-north-american-comparable-sales-plunge-21/

Merck Profit Beats Analysts' Estimates on Research Cost Cuts (1) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/merck-beats-analysts-profit-estimates-as-it-cuts-research-costs

29-Apr-2014 15:00

Pfizer's Tax Takeover - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303939404579529752700300172

Merck Profit Tops Analyst Estimates on Research Cost Cuts - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/merck-beats-analysts-profit-estimates-as-it-cuts-research-costs.html

BofA Seen Asking Fed for Dividends Rather Than Buybacks - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/bofa-seen-asking-fed-for-dividends-rather-than-buybacks.html

Siemens Could Get Extra Time To Finalize Alstom Proposal: Sources - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/04/29/siemens-could-get-extra-time-to-finalize-alstom-proposal-sources-868033221/

Corporate cheer for stocks, policy frontier for euro - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20140429

Fed expected to cut economic stimulus again - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/04/29/april-federal-reserve-meeting/8430353/

Toyota US Headquarters to Relocate to Texas - PickupTrucks.com :: http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/04/toyota-us-headquarters-to-relocate-to-texas.html

Energy Future Holdings Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy -- Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140429-707991.html

Target Names New Chief Info Officer Following Data Breach - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303939404579531420334821430.html

Signed Berkshire Hathaway diamonds for sale solely to shareholders - Techsonia :: http://www.techsonia.com/signed-berkshire-hathaway-diamonds-for-sale-solely-to-shareholders/194870/

29-Apr-2014 13:59

LinkedIn CEO's Pay Increases More Than 40-Fold to $49 Million - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-28/linkedin-ceo-s-pay-increases-more-than-40-fold-to-49-million

Santander Profit Rises on Strong U.K. Performance - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/santander-profit-rises-on-strong-u-k-performance.html

When Buffett Retires, Berkshire Hathaway Should Comfort Shareholders - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12685589/1/when-buffett-retires-berkshire-hathaway-should-comfort-shareholders.html

Fed taper to cause 'severe recession': Economist - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101620798

BofA Seen Asking Fed for Dividends Over Buybacks After Blunder - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/bofa-seen-asking-fed-for-dividends-rather-than-buybacks

France meets Alstom bidders with pledge to protect jobs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-alstom-offer-bidders-idUSBREA3S0BR20140429

Draghi comments support euro, UK growth disappoints - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-markets-forex-idINBREA330R620140429

Pfizer Drops Less-Is-More Strategy With AstraZeneca Bid - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/pfizer-drops-less-is-more-strategy-with-astrazeneca-bid

Toyota's move relied on in-house study rather than Perry pitch - Automotive News :: http://www.autonews.com/article/20140429/OEM02/140429863/toyotas-move-relied-on-in-house-study-rather-than-perry-pitch

Doximity, Online Network for Doctors, Raises $54 Million - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/doximity-online-network-for-doctors-raises-54-million/

29-Apr-2014 12:58

LinkedIn CEO's pay increases more than 40-fold to $49 million - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/ZBvEwdhDkJBvaob3KFgkoJ/LinkedIn-CEOs-pay-increases-more-than-40fold-to-49-millio.html

BP First-Quarter Profit Drops on Output, Dividend Raised - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/bp-s-first-quarter-profit-drops-with-output-as-dividend-raised.html

When Buffett Retires, Berkshire Hathaway Should Comfort Shareholders - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12685589/1/when-buffett-retires-berkshire-hathaway-should-comfort-shareholders.html

Pfizer Drops Less-Is-More Strategy With AstraZeneca Bid - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/pfizer-drops-less-is-more-strategy-with-astrazeneca-bid

Fed taper to cause 'severe recession': Economist - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101620798

BofA Seen Asking Fed for Dividends Over Buybacks After Blunder - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/bofa-seen-asking-fed-for-dividends-rather-than-buybacks

Siemens could get extra time to finalise Alstom proposal -sources - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/alstom-offer-idUSL6N0NL3JU20140429

Toyota move stuns region, wounds economy - Cincinnati.com :: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/04/29/toyota-move-stuns-region-wounds-economy/8448529/

Draghi comments support euro, UK growth disappoints - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-markets-forex-idUSBREA330R620140429

Samsung Electronics tips second quarter pickup, smartphone challenge looms - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-samsung-elec-results-idUSBREA3S04020140429

29-Apr-2014 11:57

Samsung Electronics tips pickup as first quarter profit matches guidance - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-samsung-elec-results-q-idINBREA3R1GO20140429

LinkedIn CEO's pay increases more than 40-fold to $49 million - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/ZBvEwdhDkJBvaob3KFgkoJ/LinkedIn-CEOs-pay-increases-more-than-40fold-to-49-millio.html

Investment Guru Buffett To Sell Diamonds To Shareholders - IDEX Online :: http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id%3D39365

UPDATE 1-Spain Q1 unemployment rate inches up to 25.9 percent - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/spain-economy-unemployment-idUSL6N0NL23S20140429

Yellen's Dots Dash Effort for Greater Fed Clarity on Rate Rises - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/yellen-s-dots-dash-effort-for-greater-fed-clarity-on-rate-rises.html

Pfizer's weak drug pipeline fuels hunger for AstraZeneca - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-astrazeneca-pfizer-pipeline-analysis-idUSBREA3S03M20140429

Toyota is First Whale Landed by Gov. Perry - KTRH :: http://www.ktrh.com/articles/houston-news-121300/toyota-is-first-whale-landed-by-12296616

Nokia Shares Jump After Suri Named CEO to Steer Networks Growth - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/nokia-names-suri-ceo-to-revive-technology-pioneer-without-phones.html

Corporate news lifts stocks, tight money markets buoy euro - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20140429

Bank of America's big math error - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/28/investing/bank-of-america-stress-test/

29-Apr-2014 10:56

US Sanctions Push Putin Toward His Dream of A New Financial System - TIME :: http://time.com/79815/sanctions-putin-new-financial-system/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Btime%252Ftopstories%2B(TIME%253A%2BTop%2BStories)

LinkedIn CEO's compensation is up - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/business/business/world/2014/04/29/linkedin-ceo-s-compensation-is-up.html

'Samsung sells 89 mn smartphones in Q1, mkt share falls' - Moneycontrol.com :: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/international-results/samsung-sells-89-mn-smartphonesq1-mkt-share-falls_1075973.html

Cleveland Evans: Will you watch Warren this weekend? - Omaha World-Herald :: http://www.omaha.com/article/20140429/LIVING/140428827/1707

Are US banks too big and complicated to manage? - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/are-us-banks-too-big-and-complicated-to-manage/articleshow/34365608.cms

Asian Stocks Drop to Month Low on Earnings, Ukraine - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/asian-stocks-rise-from-3-week-low-following-u-s-higher.html

Toyota moving US base from California to Texas - Chron.com :: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Toyota-moving-US-base-from-California-to-Texas-5437061.php

UPDATE 1-Spain's Santander launches buyout offer for Brazil unit - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/santander-idINL6N0NL1RR20140429

Corporate news lifts stocks, tight money markets buoy euro - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20140429

Pfizer, tax and the UK's science base - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36a50884-cec5-11e3-ac8d-00144feabdc0.html

29-Apr-2014 09:55

'Samsung sells 89 mn smartphones in Q1, mkt share falls' - Moneycontrol.com :: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/international-results/samsung-sells-89-mn-smartphonesq1-mkt-share-falls_1075973.html

LinkedIn CEO's pay increases more than 40-fold to $49 million - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/ZBvEwdhDkJBvaob3KFgkoJ/LinkedIn-CEOs-pay-increases-more-than-40fold-to-49-millio.html

Cleveland Evans: Will you watch Warren this weekend? - Omaha World-Herald :: http://www.omaha.com/article/20140429/LIVING/140428827/1707

Are US banks too big and complicated to manage? - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/are-us-banks-too-big-and-complicated-to-manage/articleshow/34365608.cms

FOREX-Euro edges up ahead of inflation test, sterling supported - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/markets-forex-idINL3N0NL05920140429

Asian Stocks Drop to Month Low on Earnings, Ukraine - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/asian-stocks-rise-from-3-week-low-following-u-s-higher.html

UPDATE 2-Nokia returns $3.1 billion to shareholders, Suri becomes CEO - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/nokia-ceo-idUSL6N0NL0SL20140429

AstraZeneca chief puts cancer ahead of megadeals - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/astrazeneca-chief-puts-cancer-ahead-of-megadeals-2014-04-29?reflink%3Dzacks

Toyota moving US base from California to Texas - seattlepi.com :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Toyota-moving-US-base-from-California-to-Texas-5437061.php

Deutsche Bank Profit Beats Estimates on Trading Revenue - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/deutsche-bank-profit-slides-34-on-debt-trading-slump.html