16-May-2014 15:42

Murray urges safety steps for short-line railroads - The Columbian :: http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/15/murray-urges-safety-steps-short-line-railroads/

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) Dropped To A 1-Month Low After Q1 Miss - RTT News :: http://www.rttnews.com/2322990/wal-mart-stores-inc-wmt-dropped-to-a-1-month-low-after-q1-miss.aspx?type%3Dsta%26SimRec%3D1

Apple supplier Foxconn forced to shut Vietnam factory due to protests - Apple Insider :: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/05/16/apple-supplier-foxconn-forced-to-shut-vietnam-factory-due-to-protests

Sweden Urges Shareholders to Reject AstraZeneca Takeover - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-16/sweden-s-borg-urges-shareholders-to-reject-astrazeneca-takeover.html

Darden to Sell Red Lobster for $2.1 Billion - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/darden-to-sell-red-lobster-for-2-1-billion/

Taiwan Seeks Compensation as Vietnam Factories Restart - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-16/china-steel-yue-yuen-restart-production-lines-in-vietnam.html

Home Starts Jump as U.S. Builders Freed From Winter Slowdown - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-16/home-starts-jump-as-u-s-builders-freed-from-winter-slowdown-1-.html

Bailout ends but austerity stays for Portugal - Post-Bulletin :: http://www.postbulletin.com/business/national/bailout-ends-but-austerity-stays-for-portugal/article_b7e8b4b5-e57b-518e-8593-0bf479441a8c.html

Abbott to Buy Latin American Drug Company for $2.9 Billion - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/abbott-to-buy-latin-american-drug-company-for-2-9-billion/

Chesapeake Energy to Spin Off Oil Services Unit - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/chesapeake-energy-to-spin-off-oil-services-unit/

16-May-2014 14:41

Bakken Crude Is Volatile, but Train Operators Have Made Mistakes, too - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-16/bakken-crude-is-volatile-but-train-operators-have-made-mistakes-too

Portugal exits bailout poorer and long way from recovery - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/world/portugal-exits-bailout-poorer-and-long-way-from-recovery-30279546.html

Pinterest Raises More Money, Fetching a Valuation of $5 Billion - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/pinterest-raises-more-money-fetching-a-valuation-of-5-billion/

German Bonds Set for Weekly Gain on ECB; Greek Debt Falls - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-16/spanish-italian-bonds-set-for-weekly-decline-as-bunds-halt-gain.html

Abbott to Buy CFR Pharmaceuticals for About $2.9 Billion Plus Debt - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-16/abbott-agrees-to-purchase-chile-s-cfr-pharmaceuticals.html

Vietnam leader sends texts amid South China Seas standoff - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/05/16/vietnam-china-oil-rig-tensions/9163337/

Darden Announces Sale of Red Lobster to Golden Gate Capital for $2.1 Billion - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/darden-announces-sale-of-red-lobster-to-golden-gate-capital-for-21-billion-2014-05-16?reflink%3DMW_news_stmp

Surprise! JCPenney Is Re-Gaining Share -- Quickly - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2014/05/16/j-c-penney-is-re-gaining-share-quickly/

Stock Futures Edge Lower Ahead of Housing Data - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-533817/

Will This Price Target Cut Hurt Walmart (WMT) Stock Today? - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12711713/1/will-this-price-target-cut-hurt-walmart-wmt-stock-today.html

16-May-2014 13:40

David Tepper Bought Stakes In Facebook, Priceline And Expedia (FB, HAL, SPY) - Nebraska City News Press :: http://www.ncnewspress.com/article/20140515/NEWS/305159965/-1/sports

Numericable in Talks to Buy Virgin Mobile France - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/numericable-in-talks-to-buy-virgin-mobile-france/

Bakken Crude Is Volatile, but Train Operators Have Made Mistakes, too - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-16/bakken-crude-is-volatile-but-train-operators-have-made-mistakes-too

Deutsche Bank sells lossmaking Cosmopolitan casino for $1.7bn - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27435450

Spanish, Italian Bonds Set for Weekly Decline as Bunds Halt Gain - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-05-16/spanish-italian-bonds-set-for-weekly-decline-as-bunds-halt-gain

PRECIOUS-Gold struggles below $1300; platinum eyes biggest weekly gain in 3 ... - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/markets-precious-idUSL3N0O226Y20140516

Violence abates in Vietnam as US warns China for 'provocation" - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/us-vietnam-china-idUSBREA4F08G20140516

Pinterest Raises More Money, Fetching a Valuation of $5 Billion - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/pinterest-raises-more-money-fetching-a-valuation-of-5-billion/

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) Dropped To A 1-Month Low After Q1 Miss - RTT News :: http://www.rttnews.com/2322990/wal-mart-stores-inc-wmt-dropped-to-a-1-month-low-after-q1-miss.aspx?type%3Dbtb%26utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_campaign%3Dsitemap

JC Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) Reports Earnings - NYSE Post :: http://nysepost.com/j-c-penney-company-inc-nysejcp-reports-earnings-103962

16-May-2014 12:39

City earned freedom from Shakman — but it also must earn our trust - Chicago Sun-Times :: http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/27472989-452/city-earned-freedom-from-shakman-but-it-also-must-earn-our-trust.html

Update on the latest in business: - KRGV :: http://www.krgv.com/news/update-on-the-latest-in-business--714129

Wal-Mart is hurting for shoppers - KTUU.com :: http://www.ktuu.com/news/business/Wal-Mart-is-hurting-for-shoppers/25995718

ECB Urged to Buy Bailout Bonds; Rate Cut Won't Aid Growth - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-15/draghi-urged-to-stop-being-shy-and-purchase-euro-bailout-bonds.html

Bakken Crude Is Volatile, but Train Operators Have Made Mistakes, too - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-16/bakken-crude-is-volatile-but-train-operators-have-made-mistakes-too

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Stock Soars 25% On Sales Jump - ValueWalk :: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/05/j-c-penney-company-inc-jcp-soars-25/

Deutsche Bank sells lossmaking Cosmopolitan casino for $1.7bn - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27435450

Cramer's Mad Money - David Tepper's Nervous Moment (5/15/14) - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2222053-cramers-mad-money-david-teppers-nervous-moment-5-15-14?source%3Dgoogle_news

Apple Supplier to Suspend Vietnam Operations - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-533744/

Friday, May 16: Today in Gold and Silver - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12711611/1/friday-may-16-today-in-gold-and-silver.html

16-May-2014 11:38

Murray urges safety steps for short-line railroads - The Columbian :: http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/15/murray-urges-safety-steps-short-line-railroads/

James Packer kept out of Las Vegas by Blackstone - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/james-packer-kept-out-of-las-vegas-by-blackstone-20140516-38dcg.html

City earned freedom from Shakman — but it also must earn our trust - Chicago Sun-Times :: http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/27472989-452/city-earned-freedom-from-shakman-but-it-also-must-earn-our-trust.html

Mixed news drops stocks, props bonds - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20140516_Mixed_news_drops_stocks__props_bonds.html

Wal-Mart Sales Growth Weakest in 5 Years, Outlook Disappoints - NDTV :: http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/article-wal-mart-sales-growth-weakest-in-5-years-outlook-disappoints-388537

Gold below $1300; platinum heads for best week in 3 months - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101678352

China, Vietnam ministers to hold talks on anti-China riots - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/us-china-vietnam-riots-idUSBREA4F06Z20140516

Global shares, peripheral bonds hit by growth worry - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/us-markets-global-idINBRE96S00E20140516

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Soars 25% On Sales Jump - ValueWalk :: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/05/j-c-penney-company-inc-jcp-soars-25/

David Tepper is right, use caution: Michael Farr - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101677853

16-May-2014 10:37

Murray urges safety steps for short-line railroads - The Columbian :: http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/15/murray-urges-safety-steps-short-line-railroads/

James Packer kept out of Las Vegas by Blackstone - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/james-packer-kept-out-of-las-vegas-by-blackstone-20140516-38dcg.html

Stung by weather, profit at Walmart drops 5% - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/05/15/stung-weather-walmart-profit-falls-percent/B48qpnJZPcFwsITEDGcUGM/story.html

PRECIOUS-Gold below $1300; platinum heads for best week in 3 months - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/markets-precious-idINL3N0O20QY20140516

Earnings: Penney beats expectations as sales improve - Columbus Dispatch :: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/05/16/penney-beats-expectations-as-sales-improve.html

Fast-food workers protest at McDonald's, other restaurants - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-fast-food-wage-strikes-0516-biz-20140516,0,4916277.story

Mixed news drops stocks, props bonds - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20140516_Mixed_news_drops_stocks__props_bonds.html

FOREX-Subdued US yields hurts dollar; euro lifted from recent lows - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/markets-forex-idUSL6N0O21GA20140516

Watchful China should do as Japan says not as it did - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/219d34be-da93-11e3-8273-00144feabdc0.html

David Tepper is right, use caution: Michael Farr - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101677853

16-May-2014 09:36

James Packer kept out of Las Vegas by Blackstone - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/james-packer-kept-out-of-las-vegas-by-blackstone-20140516-38dcg.html

Euro inches away from 2-1/2-month lows, fall in US yields hurts dollar - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/forex/euro-inches-away-from-2-1/2-month-lows-fall-in-us-yields-hurts-dollar/articleshow/35188772.cms

Stung by weather, profit at Walmart drops 5% - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/05/15/stung-weather-walmart-profit-falls-percent/B48qpnJZPcFwsITEDGcUGM/story.html

PRECIOUS-Gold below $1300; platinum heads for best week in 3 months - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/markets-precious-idINL3N0O20QY20140516

Earnings: Penney beats expectations as sales improve - Columbus Dispatch :: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/05/16/penney-beats-expectations-as-sales-improve.html

City earned freedom from Shakman — but it also must earn our trust - Chicago Sun-Times :: http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/27472989-452/city-earned-freedom-from-shakman-but-it-also-must-earn-our-trust.html

Nikkei slides on stronger yen; posts 3rd weekly loss in past month - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/markets-japan-stocks-idUSL3N0O21OE20140516

Senators push to fund crude oil safety training for smaller railroads - TheNewsTribune.com :: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/15/3196392/senators-push-to-fund-crude-oil.html?sp%3D/99/296/358/

Is China No. 1 (in GDP)? - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-samuelson-economic-power-shifting-in-chinas-favor/2014/05/14/bee0d608-daf3-11e3-b745-87d39690c5c0_story.html

David Tepper is right, use caution: Michael Farr - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101677853