Wednesday, April 29, 2015

29-Apr-2015 22:31

Volkswagen Reports Strong First Quarter As It Seeks To Recover From Piech ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/christinentierney/2015/04/29/volkswagen-sees-rise-in-sales-and-profit-margins-for-first-quarter/

Nasdaq faces questions over Twitter release - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72591012-ee8d-11e4-88e3-00144feab7de.html

US SEC proposes disclosure rules on executive pay versus performance - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/sec-companies-compensation-idUSL1N0XQ23920150429

Mylan Should Try Teva On for Size - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/mylan-should-try-teva-on-for-size-1430332614

Japanese prime minister stands by apologies for Japan's WWII abuses - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/29/japan-shinzo-abe-joint-session-of-congress-speech/26566135/

US economy stumbles in first quarter as weather, low energy prices weigh - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/us-usa-economy-idUSKBN0NK08520150429

Pimco Hires Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke As Adviser - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/pimco-hires-former-fed-chairman-ben-bernanke-as-senior-adviser-1430318343

Salesforce working to field takeover offers: Bloomberg - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/us-salesforce-com-m-a-idUSKBN0NK2CL20150429

Spring home sales 'starting off on solid footing - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spring-home-sales-starting-off-on-solid-footing-2015-04-29

Fed points to softer US labor market, weak economic growth - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/us-usa-fed-idUSKBN0NK09F20150429

29-Apr-2015 21:30

Yup, Pretty Much What We Expected: Pending Home Sales Up 11% in March - Realtor.com News :: http://www.realtor.com/news/pending-home-sales-higher-on-strong-buyer-demand/

Volkswagen AG ADR (VLKAY) Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript ... - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3117086-volkswagen-ag-adr-vlkay-q1-2015-results-earnings-call-transcript?source%3Dgoogle_news

Sending a Message With GDP Report - TheStreet.com :: http://realmoney.thestreet.com/articles/04/29/2015/sending-message-gdp-report

UPDATE 1-US SEC proposes disclosure rules on executive pay versus ... - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/sec-companies-compensation-idINL1N0XQ1H820150429

PIMCO hire Bernanke as senior adviser - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/04/29/pimco-hire-bernanke-as-senior-adviser/26583393/

Nasdaq faces questions over Twitter release - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72591012-ee8d-11e4-88e3-00144feab7de.html

Japan's Abe Emphasizes Reconciliation at World War II Memorial - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-29/japan-s-abe-emphasizes-reconciliation-at-world-war-ii-memorial

Mylan Should Try Teva On for Size - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/mylan-should-try-teva-on-for-size-1430332614

Lumber Liquidators expects DOJ criminal charges to cost it $10 million - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lumber-liquidators-expects-doj-criminal-charges-to-cost-it-10-million-2015-04-29

Fed lowers economic outlook but stays mum on rate plans - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/04/29/april-fed-meeting/26567511/

29-Apr-2015 20:29

Bond fund company Pimco hires former Fed Chief Bernanke as an adviser - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/04/29/bond-fund-company-pimco-hires-former-fed-chief-bernanke-as-adviser/

Volkswagen Reports Strong First Quarter As It Seeks To Recover From Piech ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/christinentierney/2015/04/29/volkswagen-sees-rise-in-sales-and-profit-margins-for-first-quarter/

US Economic Growth Nearly Stalls Out - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-gdp-expands-at-0-2-pace-in-first-quarter-1430310699

UPDATE 2-Lumber Liquidators says DoJ seeking criminal charges - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/lumberliquidators-results-idINL4N0XQ3IN20150429

SEC Votes 3-2 to Propose Executive-Compensation Rules - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-votes-3-2-to-propose-executive-compensation-rules-1430327372

Glitch in iPad app causes travel headaches for American Airlines passengers - PCWorld :: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2916692/glitch-in-ipad-app-causes-travel-headaches-for-american-airlines-passengers.html

Mylan ups Perrigo bid again and gets rejected - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mylan-ups-perrigo-bid-again-and-gets-rejected-2015-04-29

Analysts Cut Their Q2 GDP Forecasts Even More After Today's Ugly Report - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/analysts-cut-their-q2-gdp-forecasts-even-more-after-today-s-ugly-report

Nasdaq apologises for 45-second Twitter earnings release error - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9989d0a-ee8f-11e4-a5cd-00144feab7de.html

NAR: Pending Home Sales Up 1.1% In March - Mortgageorb :: http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.16724

29-Apr-2015 19:28

Penn Agrees to Buy Tropicana Las Vegas for $360 Million - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/penn-national-agrees-to-buy-tropicana-las-vegas-for-360-million

What to look for in Time Warner Cable earnings - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-to-look-for-in-time-warner-cable-earnings-2015-04-29?link%3DMW_latest_news

IPad App Cited as American's Flight Delays Enter Second Day - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/ipad-app-cited-as-american-s-flight-delays-stretch-to-second-day

UPDATE 3-Perrigo rejects Mylan's raised offer - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/perrigo-company-ma-mylan-nl-idUSL4N0XQ4ML20150429

Bond fund company Pimco hires former Fed Chief Bernanke as an adviser - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/04/29/bond-fund-company-pimco-hires-former-fed-chief-bernanke-as-adviser/

U.S. pending home sales rise 1.1% in March - Nasdaq :: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/us-pending-home-sales-rise-11-in-march-cm470810

Lumber Liquidators Hammered As Headaches Continue - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurengensler/2015/04/29/lumber-liquidators-hammered-as-headaches-continue/

US economy stumbles in first-quarter as weather, low energy prices weigh - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/us-usa-economy-idUSKBN0NK08520150429

Soft GDP Provides Markets Backdrop - Economic Highlights - Nasdaq :: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/soft-gdp-provides-markets-backdrop-economic-highlights-cm470854

Selerity's web trawl moves markets - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c698a26-ee70-11e4-98f9-00144feab7de.html

29-Apr-2015 18:27

CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens sharply lower ahead of Fed as GDP data weighs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/markets-stocks-canada-open-idUSL1N0XQ1CS20150429

Wall Street Dips After Weak First-Quarter GDP Reading - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/04/29/us-equity-futures-flat-ahead-fed-statement-gdp/

Pending US Home Sales Increase in March - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/pending-us-home-sales-increase-march-30671887

The 3 things that killed GDP in the first quarter - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-3-things-that-killed-gdp-in-the-first-quarter-2015-04-29

'Several Dozen' Flights Grounded Because of iPad Glitch - TIME :: http://time.com/3839974/american-airlines-ipad-glitch/

What to look for in Time Warner Cable earnings - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-to-look-for-in-time-warner-cable-earnings-2015-04-29

Bernanke Joins Pimco; Second Consulting Job in Two Weeks - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/bernanke-joins-pimco-second-consulting-job-in-two-weeks

Perrigo Rejects Mylan's Raised $32.7 Billion Takeover Proposal - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/mylan-increases-takeover-proposal-for-perrigo-to-32-7-billion

Twitter shares tumble in second day of hectic trading after leak - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-twitter-shares-20150429-story.html

Lumber Liquidators faces possible criminal charges - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102631382

29-Apr-2015 17:26

Travelers scramble after iPad issues delay American Airlines flights - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/29/ipad-issues-ground-american-airlines-flights/26565621/

Mylan Increases Takeover Bid for Perrigo to $32.7 Billion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/mylan-increases-takeover-proposal-for-perrigo-to-32-7-billion

US Stocks Open Lower on GDP Data - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-stock-futures-edge-lower-1430310182

Pending Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Rose 1.1% in March - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/pending-sales-of-previously-owned-u-s-homes-rose-1-1-in-march

Penn National Agrees to Buy Tropicana Las Vegas for $360 Million - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/penn-national-agrees-to-buy-tropicana-las-vegas-for-360-million

UPDATE 2-Lumber Liquidators says DoJ seeking criminal charges - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/lumberliquidators-results-idUSL4N0XQ3IN20150429

Twitter executives, despite the company's sorry fortunes, are in the money - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitter-executives-despite-the-companys-sorry-fortunes-are-in-the-money-2015-04-28

US Economic Growth Nearly Stalls Out - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-gdp-expands-at-0-2-pace-in-first-quarter-1430310699

UPDATE 2-Starwood Hotels exploring strategic alternatives; profit beats - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/starwood-hotels-restructuring-idUSL4N0XQ3ZS20150429

Charter, TWC to meet next week to talk deal: Source - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102573756

29-Apr-2015 16:25

Charter Should Make An Offer For Time Warner Cable Using Stock, For $160 - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3109136-charter-should-make-an-offer-for-time-warner-cable-using-stock-for-160

California's drought isn't doomsday, but yes, it will change the state - Vox :: http://www.vox.com/2015/4/29/8511097/california-drought-farming

Starwood Hotels says it's exploring strategic alternatives - Fortune :: http://fortune.com/2015/04/29/starwood-strategic-alternatives/

Lumber Liquidators Hammered As Headaches Continue - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurengensler/2015/04/29/lumber-liquidators-hammered-as-headaches-continue/

Time Warner revenue jumps on Turner, HBO performance - USA TODAY :: http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2015/04/29/time-warner-revenue-jump-on-turner-performance/

How to Make Sense of Weak Economic Growth in 2015 - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/upshot/how-to-make-sense-of-weak-economic-growth-in-2015.html

UPDATE 1-Brazil weakness weighs on Fiat Chrysler operating profit - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/fiatchrysler-results-idUSL5N0XQ4F920150429

US stocks open lower ahead of Fed statement - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-81473/

IPad App Cited as American's Flight Delays Stretch to Second Day - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/ipad-app-cited-as-american-s-flight-delays-stretch-to-second-day

Stocks open lower after disappointing GDP news - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/04/29/stocks-wednesday/26561619/