21-Aug-2014 22:59

US housing recovery appears to be back on track - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-08-21/us-existing-home-sales-rise-for-4th-straight-month

Sears Posts Loss for 9th Straight Quarter as Sales Continue to Fall - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/08/21/sears-posts-loss-for-th-straight-qtr-as-sales-fall-again/

US Government Bonds Rise Before Fed Chairwoman Yellen's Speech - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/treasurys-pull-back-price-losses-contained-before-yellen-speech-1408628182

More People Expected to Travel for Labor Day Since 2008 - WRIC :: http://www.wric.com/story/26340036/more-people-expected-to-travel-for-labor-day-since-2008

8/20 11pm- Local UPS Part of National Data Breach - KTVN :: http://www.ktvn.com/topics/v/95867834/8-20-11pm-local-ups-part-of-national-data-breach.htm

China growth fears deepen as PMI dips to three-month low - TODAYonline :: http://www.todayonline.com/business/china-growth-fears-deepen-pmi-dips-three-month-low

BofA Mortgage Settlement Leads to Calls for Borrower Tax Relief - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-21/bofa-mortgage-settlement-leads-to-calls-for-borrower-tax-relief

UPDATE 4-Family Dollar spurns Dollar General bid on antitrust concerns - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/family-dollar-st-offer-idUSL4N0QR3TK20140821

Gap Profit Tops Estimates as Old Navy Boosts Sales - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-21/gap-profit-tops-estimates-as-old-navy-boosts-sales

S&P 500 closes at record high, Dow above 17000 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/08/21/stocks-thursday/14380207/

21-Aug-2014 21:58

GLOBAL ECONOMY-Business growth slows in China and Europe, but faster in US - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/global-economy-idUSnL5N0QR1S20140821

Rate on 30-Year Mortgage Falls to Year's Low of 4.10% - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/08/21/average-us-rate-on-30-year-mortgage-falls-to-year-low-410-pct-15-year-loan-at/

US existing home sales rise for 4th straight month - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-existing-home-sales-rise-for-4th-straight-month/2014/08/21/119290d0-293c-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_story.html

UPS stores hit by hackers, customer credit card data at risk - Tech Times :: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/13660/20140821/hackers-hit-ups-stores-customer-credit-card-data-risk.htm

EBay spinoff of PayPal resurfaces - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-spinoff-of-paypal-resurfaces-2014-08-21?siteid%3Dbigcharts%26dist%3Dbigcharts

Sears Eyes Balance Sheet Help as Operations Burn Through More Cash - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/sears-holdings-posts-large-loss-1408617340

Kremlin swings at a US icon – but hits a Russian business - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2014/0821/Kremlin-swings-at-a-US-icon-but-hits-a-Russian-business

UPDATE 4-Family Dollar spurns Dollar General bid on antitrust concerns - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/family-dollar-st-offer-idINL4N0QR3TK20140821

TREASURIES-Prices drift up ahead of cenbank Jackson Hole meeting - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/markets-usa-bonds-idUSL2N0QR1SP20140821

Record Bank of America Settlement Latest in Government Crusade - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-america-reaches-16-65-billion-settlement-1408626544

21-Aug-2014 20:57

US leading indicator increases solidly in July - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-usa-economy-indicators-idUSKBN0GL1EP20140821

Some US Fed officials argue for 'relatively prompt' end of stimulus - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/some-u-s-fed-officials-argue-for-relatively-prompt-end-of-stimulus-1.1968332

Sears more 'irrelevant by the day' - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/21/investing/sears-earnings/

RPT-GLOBAL ECONOMY-Business growth slows in China and Europe, but ... - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/global-economy-idINL2N0QR1D620140821

Rate on 30-Year Mortgage Falls to Year's Low of 4.10% - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/08/21/average-us-rate-on-30-year-mortgage-falls-to-year-low-410-pct-15-year-loan-at/

UPS Store hacked, no fraud detected - Buffalo News :: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/ups-store-hacked-no-fraud-detected-20140821

Illinois will receive $300 million in Bank of America settlement [Chicago Tribune :: ] - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201408211407KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_48974_58028-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C08/21/2014%25202:07%2520PM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CIllinois%2520will%2520receive%2520%2524300%2520million%2520in%2520Bank%2520of%2520America%2520settlement%2520%255BChicago%2520Tribune%2520%253A%253A%2520%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CMcClatchy-Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;BAC%26ticker%3DBAC

Family Dollar's Rejection of Dollar General Is About More Than Money - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/family-dollars-rejection-of-dollar-general-is-about-more-than-money/

Nestle announces new animal welfare standards - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nestle-20140821-story.html

US housing recovery appears to be back on track - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-08-21/us-existing-home-sales-rise-for-4th-straight-month

21-Aug-2014 19:56

GLOBAL ECONOMY-Business growth slows in China and Europe, but faster in US - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/global-economy-idUSnL5N0QR1S20140821

US leading indicator increases solidly in July - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-usa-economy-indicators-idUSKBN0GL1EP20140821

Existing Home Sales Reach Highest Level Since September - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2014/08/21/existing-home-sales-reach-highest-level-since-september/

Sears more 'irrelevant by the day' - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/21/investing/sears-earnings/

Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level of the Year - DailyFinance :: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2014/08/21/mortgage-rates-fall/

Record Bank of America Settlement Latest in Government Crusade - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-america-reaches-16-65-billion-settlement-1408626544

UPDATE 2-Family Dollar spurns Dollar General bid on antitrust concerns - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/family-dollar-st-offer-idINL4N0QR3TK20140821

UPS Stores in 24 States Hit by Data Breach - Top Tech News :: http://www.toptechnews.com/article/index.php?story_id%3D111003TUOYAX

Dollar Stable After 11-month Peak, Jackson Hole Speeches Eyed - RTT News :: http://www.rttnews.com/2373641/dollar-stable-after-11-month-peak-jackson-hole-speeches-eyed.aspx?type%3Dfcom

US stocks rise, pushing S&P 500 to intraday record - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-futures-up-as-fed-china-given-the-brush-off-2014-08-21

21-Aug-2014 18:55

First Week of April 2015 Options Trading For Check Point Software Technologies ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stockoptionschannel/2014/08/21/first-week-of-april-2015-options-trading-for-check-point-software-technologies-chkp/

Signs of housing improvement in latest existing-home sales report - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/signs-of-housing-improvement-in-latest-existing-home-sales-report-2014-08-21

Sears CEO: Retailer's Loss, Revenue Decline 'Unacceptable' - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2014/08/21/sears-ceo-retailers-loss-revenue-decline-unacceptable/

Family Dollar spurns Dollar General bid, reaffirms support for Dollar Tree (+video) - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0821/Family-Dollar-spurns-Dollar-General-bid-reaffirms-support-for-Dollar-Tree-video

Business growth slows in China and Europe, but faster in US - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/business-growth-slows-in-china-and-europe-but-faster-in-us/articleshow/40614329.cms

Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 4.10 pct - SFGate :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Average-US-30-year-mortgage-rate-at-4-10-pct-5703347.php

US stocks rise, pushing S&P 500 to intraday record - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-futures-up-as-fed-china-given-the-brush-off-2014-08-21

Bank of America Reaches $16.65 Billion Settlement - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-america-reaches-16-65-billion-settlement-1408626544

Stocks jump: S&P 500 sets new record, Dow above 17000 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/08/21/stocks-thursday/14380207/

Wall St. climbs to record after data; Jackson Hole ahead - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-markets-stocks-idINKBN0GL13K20140821

21-Aug-2014 17:54

Illinois Factory Where Twinkies Were Invented to Close - AOL Jobs :: http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2014/08/21/twinkies-factory-closing-illinois/

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens flat ahead of Jackson Hole meeting - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/markets-usa-stocks-open-idUKZXN0R8X0520140821

Mortgage rates hit 2014 low - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/21/real_estate/mortgage-rate-drop/

Leading Economic Indicators in U.S. Rise by Most in Four Months - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-21/leading-economic-indicators-in-u-s-increased-0-9-in-july.html

Bank Of America's $16.65 Billion Settlement And The Last Dinosaur Of The ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2014/08/21/bank-of-americas-16-65-billion-settlement-and-the-last-dinosaur-of-the-financial-crisis/

Dollar Tree Cuts Forecast Amid Expenses to Buy Family Dollar - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-21/dollar-tree-cuts-forecast-amid-expenses-to-acquire-family-dollar.html

Stocks move higher for a fourth day - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/business/china-manufacturing-drags-on-asia-but-europe-up-1.9114363

July Existing Home Sales Hit Highest Pace Of 2014 - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/08/21/july-existing-home-sales-hit-highest-pace-of-2014/

Interesting AGN Put And Call Options For October 3rd - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stockoptionschannel/2014/08/21/interesting-agn-put-and-call-options-for-october-3rd/

S&P 500 at record as gold slides - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8431697c-28e2-11e4-8bda-00144feabdc0.html

21-Aug-2014 16:53

Illinois Factory Where Twinkies Were Invented to Close - AOL Jobs :: http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2014/08/21/twinkies-factory-closing-illinois/

Eurozone government borrowing costs hit fresh lows - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acc258bc-290d-11e4-9d5d-00144feabdc0.html

US jobless claims fall, bolster labor market outlook - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-jobless-claims-idUSKBN0GL16A20140821

The woes continue for Target - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/20/investing/target-earnings/

Dollar Reaches 11-Month High on Fed Outlook; Krone Gains on GDP - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-20/dollar-near-11-month-high-as-traders-increase-fed-rate-gain-bets

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Hits Year's Low - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/1139403.htm

Bank of America to pay record $16.65 billion to settle mortgage claims - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bank-of-america-settlement-justice-mortgage-countrywide-20140821-story.html

Family Dollar Spurns Dollar General Bid on Antitrust Concern - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-21/family-dollar-rejects-dollar-general-bid-on-antitrust-concerns.html

Existing home sales up for 4th straight month - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/21/july-existing-home-sales/14382123/

US STOCKS-Wall St to open up after jobless claims data; Jackson Hole ahead - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/markets-usa-stocks-idINL2N0QR0JS20140821