06-Aug-2014 15:58

Euro slides to 9-month low as Italy returns to recession - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0G601B20140806

CVS Earnings See a Set Back After Moving Cigarettes Off the Shelves But ... - TopNews United States :: http://topnews.us/content/262027-cvs-earnings-see-set-back-after-moving-cigarettes-shelves-pharmacy-comes-rescue

Standard Chartered Discloses New York Inquiry as Pretax Profit Falls - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/standard-chartered-discloses-new-york-inquiry-as-pretax-profit-falls/

US Treasury Keeps Size of Two-, Three-Year Note Auctions - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-06/u-s-treasury-keeps-size-of-two-three-year-note-auctions-1-.html

Obama Says Africa's Economic Growth Opens Investment Opportunity For US - Chinatopix :: http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/5847/20140806/obama-says-africa-s-economic-growth-opens-investment-opportunity-for-u-s.htm

Och-Ziff Reports Strong 2Q Earnings As AUM Surges - ValueWalk :: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/08/hedge-fund-och-ziff-earnings/

Walgreens Said to Consider an Tax Inversion-Free Merger With Alliance Boots - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/05/walgreen-is-said-to-near-a-deal-to-buy-out-british-drugstore-chain-but-without-an-inversion/

US trade deficit narrows as petroleum imports fall - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2014/08/06/us-trade-deficit-narrows-as-petroleum-imports-fall-285602513/

US Stock Futures Fall on Ukraine; Sprint, Groupon Fall - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-06/u-dot-s-dot-stock-index-futures-little-changed-on-ukraine-fears

Time Warner earnings surge fails to stem shares slide - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e758a3c-1d6a-11e4-8b03-00144feabdc0.html

06-Aug-2014 14:57

Och-Ziff reports record assets that help boost earnings - Hedgeworld (subscription) :: http://www.hedgeworld.com/news/read_news.cgi?section%3Dpeop%26story%3Dpeop6034.html

A media giant, split down the middle - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2014/08/06/a-media-giant-split-down-the-middle/?tid%3DhpModule_a2e19bf4-86a3-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394

What you need to know before markets open - Financial Post :: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/06/what-you-need-to-know-before-markets-open-794/

Federal Reserve and FDIC Fault Big Banks' 'Living Wills' - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/05/federal-reserve-and-f-d-i-c-fault-big-banks-living-wills/?partner%3Drss%26emc%3Drss

US moves to cash in on African economic promise - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-us-africa-business-20140806-story.html

Time Warner earnings top forecasts - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/06/media/time-warner-earnings/

Specialty drugs push CVS income up 11% - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette :: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/2014-08-06/specialty-drugs-push-cvs-income-11.html

AOL revenue beats Street as advertising sales jump - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-aol-results-idUSKBN0G615020140806

Walgreens drops tax plan, will stay in Chicago - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/06/walgreens-alliance-boots-chicago/13659809/

Russia, weak data weigh on nervous Europe - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-markets-global-idUSKBN0G601120140806

06-Aug-2014 13:56

Gannett Spins Off Publishing Arm, Buys The Rest Of Cars.com - Investor's Business Daily :: http://news.investors.com/business/080514-711816-gannet-spins-off-publishing-buys-cars-dot-com.htm

Och-Ziff Vexes Some of Its Clients - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/och-ziff-vexes-some-of-its-clients-1407283633?mod%3Drss_whats_news_us%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bwsj%252Fxml%252Frss%252F3_7011%2B(WSJ.com%253A%2BWhat's%2BNews%2BUS)

CVS opens walk-in clinics in Lincoln - Lincoln Journal Star :: http://journalstar.com/business/local/cvs-opens-walk-in-clinics-in-lincoln/article_1be008f2-74cd-54ee-9382-65aff390cc00.html

Market Basket workers picket, defy job threat - Boston Globe :: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/04/back-work-deadline-market-basket-passes-with-little-fanfare/LFCFTXCPONrSdjoqsAUQeO/story.html

Beijing Cuts Car Use to Clean Up Pollution Before APEC Meeting - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-06/beijing-cuts-car-use-to-clean-up-pollution-before-apec-meeting.html

Euro hurt by German industrial data, Ukraine worries - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101897140

US Tells Big Banks to Rewrite 'Living Will' Bankruptcy Plans - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/fed-fdic-rebuke-bankruptcy-plans-of-11-of-nations-biggest-banks-1407270607

Poland warns of Russia's troop build-up on Ukraine border - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/912390fe-1d45-11e4-b927-00144feabdc0.html

Beyond Time Warner, Rupert Murdoch's Greatest Misses - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/05/beyond-time-warner-rupert-murdochs-greatest-misses/

UPDATE 2-Walgreen to keep US tax domicile as buys Alliance Boots - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/walgreen-allianceboots-idUSL6N0QC35L20140806

06-Aug-2014 12:55

Och-Ziff assets rise 14% in the quarter - Pensions & Investments :: http://www.pionline.com/article/20140805/ONLINE/140809942/och-ziff-assets-rise-14-in-the-quarter

Market Basket workers picket, defy job threat - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/04/back-work-deadline-market-basket-passes-with-little-fanfare/LFCFTXCPONrSdjoqsAUQeO/story.html

CVS Caremark Co. (CVS) Releases FY14 Earnings Guidance - WKRB News :: http://www.wkrb13.com/markets/349324/cvs-caremark-co-cvs-releases-fy14-earnings-guidance/

Tactics in focus after Murdoch's Fox abandons Time Warner pursuit - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48003bee-1d21-11e4-b4c7-00144feabdc0.html

Italy's Second-Quarter GDP Declines, Showing Recession - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-06/italy-s-second-quarter-gdp-declines-showing-recession.html

Strong economic case for coal divestment - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46ff6e44-0cd8-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html

Walgreen won't shift tax domicile abroad as buys Alliance Boots - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-walgreen-allianceboots-idUSKBN0G60XS20140806

FDIC Says 'Too Big to Fail' Bank Bailouts Could Happen Again - The Fiscal Times :: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/08/06/FDIC-Says-Too-Big-Fail-Bank-Bailouts-Could-Happen-Again

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall on Growing Ukraine Concern - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-06/u-s-stock-index-futures-little-changed-on-ukraine-fears.html

Billionaire Son Suffers Stumble as T-Mobile Pursuit Fails - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-06/billionaire-son-suffers-stumble-as-t-mobile-pursuit-fails

06-Aug-2014 11:54

At a glance: Recent print media spinoffs - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/at-a-glance-recent-print-media-spinoffs/2014/08/05/af7a67dc-1cda-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

CVS Suffers After Quitting Cigarettes, But Pharmacy Saves The Day - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/08/05/cvs-suffers-after-quitting-cigarettes-but-pharamacy-saves-the-day/

Note to Demoulas cousins: It's not all about you - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/04/note-warring-demoulas-cousins-not-all-about-you/JKjUJ4krtqmnT5BPFvG67H/story.html?p1%3DArticle_InThisSection_Bottom

US Tells Big Banks to Rewrite 'Living Will' Bankruptcy Plans - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/fed-fdic-rebuke-bankruptcy-plans-of-11-of-nations-biggest-banks-1407270607

Walgreen retreats from plan to move tax domicile abroad - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-walgreen-alliance-boots-idUSKBN0G526820140806

Tactics in focus after Murdoch's Fox abandons Time Warner pursuit - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48003bee-1d21-11e4-b4c7-00144feabdc0.html

Polish PM: risk grows of Russia entering Ukraine - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/polish-pm-risk-grows-of-russia-entering-ukraine/2014/08/06/de325dda-1d4a-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Sprint drops bid to buy T-Mobile after regulatory resistance - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-sprint-corp-tmobile-idUSKBN0G52JV20140806

Standard Chartered Discloses New York Inquiry as Pretax Profit Falls - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/standard-chartered-discloses-new-york-inquiry-as-pretax-profit-falls/

Sharp fall in German factory orders hits Eurozone stocks - Fortune :: http://fortune.com/2014/08/06/sharp-fall-in-german-factory-orders-hits-eurozone-stocks/

06-Aug-2014 10:53

Och-Ziff assets rise 14% in the quarter - Pensions & Investments :: http://www.pionline.com/article/20140805/ONLINE/140809942/och-ziff-assets-rise-14-in-the-quarter

Cerner to buy Siemens Health Services for $1.3B - KDWN :: http://kdwn.com/2014/08/05/cerner-to-buy-siemens-health-services-for-13b/

CVS Caremark Co. (CVS) Releases FY14 Earnings Guidance - WKRB News :: http://www.wkrb13.com/markets/349324/cvs-caremark-co-cvs-releases-fy14-earnings-guidance/

Double Punch for 'Inversion' Deals - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-treasury-exploring-ways-to-deter-tax-inversions-without-congress-1407265800

Newsquest's fate uncertain as Gannett spins off its publishing business - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/aug/06/gannett-newsquest

Sprint and T-Mobile shares hit by reports of scrapped bid - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28671136

Europe sharply lower; DAX loses 1%; Ukraine tensions weigh - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101897535

German factory orders decrease in June - News Sentinel :: http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D/20140806/AP01/308069985

Rupert Murdoch makes abrupt withdrawal from Time Warner chase - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48003bee-1d21-11e4-b4c7-00144feabdc0.html

US Tells Big Banks to Rewrite 'Living Will' Bankruptcy Plans - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/fed-fdic-rebuke-bankruptcy-plans-of-11-of-nations-biggest-banks-1407270607

06-Aug-2014 09:52

Och-Ziff Second-Quarter Profit Rises 17% on Higher Fees - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-05/och-ziff-second-quarter-profit-rises-17-on-higher-fees.html

Cerner Corporation: Cerner to Acquire Siemens Health Services for $1.3 Billion - The Wall Street Transcript :: http://www.twst.com/update/73897-cerner-corporation-cerner-to-acquire-siemens-health-services-for-13-billion

CVS Caremark Co. (CVS) Releases FY14 Earnings Guidance - WKRB News :: http://www.wkrb13.com/markets/349324/cvs-caremark-co-cvs-releases-fy14-earnings-guidance/

Double Punch for 'Inversion' Deals - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-treasury-exploring-ways-to-deter-tax-inversions-without-congress-1407265800

Asia shares worn away by Wall Street, oil near nine-month low - TODAYonline :: http://www.todayonline.com/business/asia-shares-worn-out-wall-street-oil-near-nine-month-low

US regulator says big banks still threaten - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/us-regulator-says-big-banks-still-threaten-20140806-1014k3.html

Newsquest's fate uncertain as Gannett spins off its publishing business - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/aug/06/gannett-newsquest

German factory orders decrease in June - Chron.com :: http://www.chron.com/business/article/German-factory-orders-decrease-in-June-5671089.php?World_Business_News%3D

Sprint and T-Mobile shares hit by reports of scrapped bid - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28671136

Fox withdraws Time Warner bid - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fox-withdraws-time-warner-bid-2014-08-05-211032514