08-Jan-2015 15:57

Bank of England keeps rates steady at 0.5 pct after January meeting - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/britain-boe-rates-idUSL6N0UN1RW20150108?feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DmarketsNews

Fed looks past a world in turmoil, confident in US recovery - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-usa-fed-economy-idUSKBN0KG26D20150108

Workers 'squeezed' by health insurance: Study - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102318871

Jobless Claims Drop as U.S. Employers Keep Holiday Workers - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-08/jobless-claims-in-u-s-drop-as-employers-retain-seasonal-workers.html

Family Dollar Profit Plunges By Nearly Half Ahead Of Merger Vote - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurengensler/2015/01/08/family-dollar-profit-plunges-by-nearly-half/

Ford Boosts Dividend 20% After Year of Declining Profit - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2015-01-08/ford-boosts-dividend-20-percent-after-year-of-declining-profit

Soros Warns Europe Under Russian 'Attack'' as Ukraine Seeks Aid - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-08/ukraine-warns-conflict-threatens-eu-as-soros-calls-for-rescue.html

White House doesn't feel pressure to lift oil export ban, adviser says - The Hill :: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/228873-white-house-doesnt-feel-pressure-to-lift-oil-export-ban-adviser

Venture capital has high hopes for US weed start-ups - Quartz :: http://qz.com/322829/venture-capital-has-high-hopes-for-us-weed-start-ups/

US Stocks Rise Along With European Shares - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-stock-futures-rise-along-with-european-shares-1420723366

08-Jan-2015 14:56

Bank of England keeps rates steady at 0.5 pct after January meeting - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/britain-boe-rates-idUSL6N0UN1RW20150108?feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DmarketsNews

MeadWestvaco (MWV) to Spin Specialty Chemicals Unit - StreetInsider.com (subscription) :: http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate%2BNews/MeadWestvaco%2B(MWV)%2Bto%2BSpin%2BSpecialty%2BChemicals%2BUnit/10148335.html

Official: Clinton would draw differences with Obama - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2015/01/08/obama-hillary-clinton-john-podesta-2016-election/21431153/

Police: Worker Trapped After Silo Collapse In Bucks County - CBS Local :: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/01/08/police-worker-trapped-after-silo-collapse-in-bucks-county/

US stocks: Futures rally on oil-price gains, dovish Fed comments - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-futures-rally-as-investors-hope-selling-rout-is-over-2015-01-08

Investor Peter Thiel's fund buys into marijuana business - Chron.com :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Investor-Peter-Thiel-s-fund-buys-into-marijuana-6001485.php

Family Dollar Profit Drops After Pricing Strategy Crimps Margins - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-08/family-dollar-profit-drops-after-pricing-strategy-crimps-margins.html

Workers 'squeezed' by health insurance: Study - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102318871

Futures higher after S&P snaps slump; claims data due - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-markets-stocks-usa-idUSKBN0KH16620150108

UPDATE 6-Standard Chartered axes equities business, retail jobs in cost cut push - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/stanchart-redundancies-idUSL3N0UN1DN20150108

08-Jan-2015 13:55

Private Sector Added 240000 Jobs In December - Capital OTC :: http://www.capitalotc.com/private-sector-added-240000-jobs-in-december/27389/

German Factory Orders Plunged in November - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/german-factory-orders-plunged-in-november-1420709716

Workers 'squeezed' by health insurance: Study - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102318871

JC Penney surprises market with good news for a change - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jc-penney-surprises-market-with-good-news-for-a-change-2015-01-07

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Invests in Cannabis Industry - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2015-01-08/peter-thiel-s-founders-fund-invests-in-cannabis-industry

Samsung Electronics tips first annual profit fall in three years - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-samsung-elec-outlook-idUSKBN0KG2DE20150108

Fed looks past a world in turmoil, confident in US recovery - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-usa-fed-economy-idUSKBN0KG26D20150108

India says coal reforms to go on after workers end strike - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/coal-india-strike-idUSL3N0UN2TF20150108

Greek Crisis Jolts QE Juggernaut as ECB Ponders Deflation - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-08/greek-crisis-jolts-qe-juggernaut-as-ecb-ponders-deflation.html

Cold snap in Carolinas puts strain on electric grid - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/08/news/companies/cold-electric/

08-Jan-2015 12:54

Private Sector Added 240000 Jobs In December - Capital OTC :: http://www.capitalotc.com/private-sector-added-240000-jobs-in-december/27389/

Obama to tout housing initiative in hard-hit Arizona - WKEF ABC 22 :: http://www.abc22now.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/281df220-www.abc22now.com.shtml

German Factory Orders Plunged in November - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/german-factory-orders-plunged-in-november-1420709716

JC Penney surprises market with good news for a change - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jc-penney-surprises-market-with-good-news-for-a-change-2015-01-07

Global Inflation Rates Fall as Oil Prices Drop - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/global-inflation-rates-fall-as-oil-prices-drop-1420714997

Samsung predicts 1st profit drop in 3 years, but stock rises - Fortune :: http://fortune.com/2015/01/08/samsung-predicts-1st-profit-drop-in-3-years-but-stock-rises/

Why the Coal India strike should never have happened in the first place - Quartz :: http://qz.com/323055/why-the-coal-india-strike-should-never-have-happened-in-the-first-place/

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Invests in Cannabis Industry - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2015-01-08/peter-thiel-s-founders-fund-invests-in-cannabis-industry

Global stocks and dollar rise after Fed, euro near 9-year low - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-markets-global-idUSKBN0KH02U20150108

Oil holds above $51 as traders search for bottom - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-markets-oil-idUSKBN0KH07Y20150108

08-Jan-2015 11:53

Economic Watch: December Job Creation Highest Since June - Truckinginfo :: http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/01/economic-watch-december-job-creation-highest-since-june.aspx

Fed's Evans: US might not hit target inflation rate until 2018 - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-evans-us-might-not-hit-target-inflation-rate-until-2018-2015-01-08?link%3DMW_latest_news

Amid Retail Upturn, J.C. Penney Delivers On Turnaround Story (JCP) - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2805555-amid-retail-upturn-j-c-penney-delivers-on-turnaround-story?source%3Dgoogle_news

Estranged wife of oil tycoon turns down $975 million - KRNV My News 4 :: http://www.mynews4.com/news/story/Estranged-wife-of-oil-tycoon-turns-down-975/XkySY9Qujk6TTm4ww0Vi2w.cspx

Obama to tout housing initiative in hard-hit Arizona - WKEF ABC 22 :: http://www.abc22now.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/281df220-www.abc22now.com.shtml

Samsung Electronics' Turnaround On Track - Barron's :: http://online.barrons.com/articles/samsung-electronics-turnaround-on-track-1420708085

Oil halts four-day drop, US stockpile data supports - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-markets-oil-idUSKBN0KH07Y20150108

German Factory Orders Plunged in November - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/german-factory-orders-plunged-in-november-1420709716

Coal India unions to make up for output loss of 1 million tonnes: Piyush Goyal - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/coal-india-unions-to-make-up-for-output-loss-of-1-million-tonnes-piyush-goyal/articleshow/45807969.cms

Retail helps Europe higher; ECB action eyed - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102319815

08-Jan-2015 10:52

China Internet: Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu To Continue Buying Spree, R&D - Barron's (blog) :: http://blogs.barrons.com/asiastocks/2015/01/07/china-internet-alibaba-tencent-baidu-to-continue-buying-spree-rd/

US stocks rise, breaking a string of losses, as oil steadies - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/01/08/stocks-rise-breaking-string-losses-oil-steadies/utEp3lDEpRCcQy27kP0W9H/story.html

Fed's Evans: US might not hit target inflation rate until 2018 - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-evans-us-might-not-hit-target-inflation-rate-until-2018-2015-01-08?link%3DMW_latest_news

Oklahoma oilman's ex-wife declines $974 million divorce cheque - India Today :: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sue-ann-arnall-harold-hamm-billion-dollar-divorce-cheque-oklahoma-county-judge-continental-resources/1/412086.html

Amid Retail Upturn, J.C. Penney Delivers On Turnaround Story (JCP) - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2805555-amid-retail-upturn-j-c-penney-delivers-on-turnaround-story?source%3Dgoogle_news

Obama to tout housing initiative in hard-hit Arizona - WKEF ABC 22 :: http://www.abc22now.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/281df220-www.abc22now.com.shtml

Samsung Electronics' Turnaround On Track - Barron's :: http://online.barrons.com/articles/samsung-electronics-turnaround-on-track-1420708085

Calling off coal strike only on basis of assurance unfortunate, says CITU - Hindu Business Line :: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/calling-off-coal-strike-only-on-basis-of-assurance-unfortunate-says-citu/article6767729.ece

Euro hovers near 9-yr lows, undermined by ECB QE bets - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102319265

ADP shows job market continues to 'power forward' in December - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/adp-shows-job-market-continues-to-power-forward-in-december-2015-01-07

08-Jan-2015 09:51

Internet sector to fuel 7% to 22% of China's GDP growth through 2025 - ecns :: http://www.ecns.cn/business/2015/01-08/149863.shtml

Harold Hamm's $975 Million Uncashed Divorce Check? How About Deducting It - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2015/01/08/harold-hamms-975-million-uncashed-divorce-check-how-about-deducting-it/

Greek Crisis Jolts QE Juggernaut as ECB Ponders Deflation - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-08/greek-crisis-jolts-qe-juggernaut-as-ecb-ponders-deflation.html

Reform labour laws for 'Make in India' to succeed - Business Today :: http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/reform-labour-laws-for-make-in-india-to-succeed/1/214348.html

J.C. Penney: Solid Q4 Sales Growth Results In Validation Of $6 To $9 Range ... - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2802715-j-c-penney-solid-q4-sales-growth-results-in-validation-of-6-to-9-range?source%3Dgoogle_news

U.S. stocks break a run of losses - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150108_U_S__stocks_break_a_run_of_losses.html

Samsung forecasts first annual profit fall in 3 years for 2014 - Business Today :: http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/samsung-group-forecasts-first-annual-profit-fall-in-3-years/1/214350.html

Should the Fed Be Worried About Low Inflation? - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/should-the-fed-be-worried-about-low-inflation-0TpsARQQQS~GP5HIniVHFw.html

Private-sector job growth picked up in December, ADP reports - Beckley Register-Herald :: http://www.register-herald.com/news/private-sector-job-growth-picked-up-in-december-adp-reports/article_a2115acd-825e-5c89-a788-193b32b1178f.html

Exclusive: White House not under pressure to expand US crude exports - adviser - KDAL :: http://kdal610.com/news/articles/2015/jan/07/exclusive-white-house-not-under-pressure-to-expand-us-crude-exports-adviser/