Monday, December 7, 2015

07-Dec-2015 22:20

SkyMall is back just in time for holidays - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2015/12/07/but-its-only-available-on-united-airlines/

Tumbling oil prices send stocks sharply lower - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/12/07/stocks-monday-wall-street-dow-sp500-nasdaq/76914560/

BBCN Bancorp to buy Wilshire Bancorp in $1 bln deal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/wilshire-bancorp-ma-bbcn-bn-idUSL1N13W0YW20151207

It's easy—but wrong—to blame supermarkets for food deserts - Quartz :: http://qz.com/567340/its-easy-but-wrong-to-blame-supermarkets-for-food-deserts/

Sacramento-area gas prices dip below $2.50-a-gallon threshold - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article48448720.html

CompaniesIcahn gatecrashes Bridgestone-Pep Boys deal - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/fastft/436831/icahn-pep-boys

Fed's Bullard says post-liftoff attention to shift to inflation - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-bullard-inflation-idUSKBN0TQ28S20151207

Oil prices fall to seven-year low - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/12/07/oil-hits-seven-year-low/76931804/

Keurig Green Mountain Gets Help From New Kind of Deal Maker - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/business/dealbook/keurig-green-mountain-gets-help-from-new-kind-of-deal-maker.html

US files complaint to stop Staples from buying Office Depot - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/officedepot-staples-antitrust-idINL1N13W1HQ20151207

07-Dec-2015 21:19

Yes, we may have no bananas - The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english :: http://cphpost.dk/news/yes-we-may-have-no-bananas.html

Tumbling oil prices send stocks sharply lower - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/12/07/stocks-monday-wall-street-dow-sp500-nasdaq/76914560/

BBCN Bancorp to buy Wilshire Bancorp in $1 bln deal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/wilshire-bancorp-ma-bbcn-bn-idUSL1N13W0YW20151207

JAB-led investor group to acquire K-cup maker Keurig for $13.9 billion - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-keurig-green-m-a-jab-idUSKBN0TQ1NA20151207

Sacramento-area gas prices dip below $2.50-a-gallon threshold - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article48448720.html

Icahn Makes Bid for Pep Boys - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/pep-boys-says-icahn-could-frustrate-bridgestone-deal-1449497556

FTC Sues to Block Staples-Office Depot Deal - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/business/dealbook/ftc-sues-to-block-staples-office-depot-deal.html

The golden age of digital? Digital ad spending expected to surpass TV ad sales ... - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-digital-ad-spend-surpass-tv-20151207-story.html

Bullard says post-liftoff Fed must avoid 'mechanical' rate hikes - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-bullard-inflation-idUSKBN0TQ28S20151207

Oil Falls to Seven-Year Lows - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-trades-lower-after-opec-meeting-1449490677

07-Dec-2015 20:18

Agencies Forecast 4-Plus Percent Global Ad Growth - MediaPost Communications :: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/264070/agencies-forecast-4-plus-percent-global-ad-growth.html

Icahn throws wrench in Bridgestone's Pep Boys deal - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-pep-boys-icahn-1208-biz-20151207-story.html

Keurig to Go Private in $13.9 Billion Buyout Led by JAB Holding - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/keurig-to-be-bought-by-jab-led-investor-group-for-13-9-billion

Gasoline prices fall as crude oil hits low mark - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette :: http://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/consumers-powersource/2015/12/07/Gasoline-prices-fall-as-crude-oil-hits-low-mark/stories/201512070144

US Stocks Extend Losses as Oil Keeps Sliding - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/stocks-buoyed-by-strong-u-s-jobs-report-1449478395

BBCN Bancorp to buy Wilshire Bancorp in $1 billion deal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wilshire-bancorp-m-a-bbcn-bn-idUSKBN0TQ1CX20151207

Viacom CEO Speaks Out About "Misinformation," "Hyperventilation" Surrounding ... - Hollywood Reporter :: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacoms-dauman-sumner-redstone-misinformation-845600

Oil Tumbles to Six-Year Low as OPEC Abandons Production Target - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-06/oil-extends-losses-below-40-as-opec-abandons-production-target

Focus will shift to progress on inflation post-liftoff: Fed's Bullard - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-bullard-inflation-idUSKBN0TQ28S20151207

Staples Drops After U.S. Moves to Challenge Office Depot Deal - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/staples-sued-by-u-s-in-bid-to-block-office-depot-takeover

07-Dec-2015 19:17

What Panama disease TR4 means for Australia's bananas - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/what-panama-disease-tr4-means-for-australias-bananas-20151207-glh8uw.html

Fed official: Not raising rates in September was a 'mistake' - Washington Post :: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/07/fed-official-not-raising-rates-in-september-was-a-mistake/

Plunging oil prices drag down Wall Street - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-stocks-idUSKBN0TQ1D820151207

Koreatown banks BBCN and Wilshire Bancorp to merge - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bbcn-wilshire-merger-20151207-story.html

US Stocks Fall as Oil Keeps Sliding - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/stocks-buoyed-by-strong-u-s-jobs-report-1449478395

Oil slumps to near seven-year low on OPEC inaction, dollar - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKBN0TQ03V20151207

A Super 'Simple Dumb Model' To Value Yahoo - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3738026-a-super-simple-dumb-model-to-value-yahoo

Gasoline prices fall as crude oil hits low mark - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette :: http://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/consumers-powersource/2015/12/07/Gasoline-prices-fall-as-crude-oil-hits-low-mark/stories/201512070144

GE calls off Electrolux appliance deal amid US antitrust fight - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ge-equity-electrolux-idUSKBN0TQ0MP20151207

I Was Painfully Wrong About Keurig Green Mountain - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3738166-i-was-painfully-wrong-about-keurig-green-mountain

07-Dec-2015 18:16

What Panama disease TR4 means for Australia's bananas - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/what-panama-disease-tr4-means-for-australias-bananas-20151207-glh8uw.html

Scrutiny on Yahoo's Marissa Mayer grows more intense - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marissa-mayer-yahoo-20151207-story.html

ECB Spent 63 Billion Euros on Bonds Last Month With Frontloading - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/ecb-spent-63-billion-euros-on-bonds-last-month-with-frontloading

K-Cup maker Keurig to be taken private for $13.9 billion - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-keurig-green-m-a-jab-idUSKBN0TQ1NA20151207

Christmas gift of $1.50 gas is coming to NJ, expert says - NJ.com :: http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/12/christmas_gift_of_150_gas_is_coming_expert_says.html

Electrolux stock dives as GE deal collapses - The Courier-Journal :: http://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/companies/2015/12/07/general-electric-electrolux-sale-falls-through/76911178/

Why Toshiba Is Getting Hit With A Record Fine - Fortune :: http://fortune.com/2015/12/07/japan-watchdog-toshiba-fine/

Koreatown banks BBCN and Wilshire Bancorp to merge - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bbcn-wilshire-merger-20151207-story.html

Oil slumps to near seven-year low on OPEC inaction, dollar - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKBN0TQ03V20151207

Energy companies lead a decline in US stocks as crude slumps - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-financial-markets-20151207-story.html

07-Dec-2015 17:15

Yes, we may have no bananas - The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english :: http://cphpost.dk/news/yes-we-may-have-no-bananas.html

Keurig Will Be Acquired by JAB-Led Group for $13.9 Billion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/keurig-to-be-bought-by-jab-led-investor-group-for-13-9-billion

Fed official: Not raising rates in September was a 'mistake' - Washington Post :: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/07/fed-official-not-raising-rates-in-september-was-a-mistake/

Largest Destroyer Built for Navy Headed to Sea for Testing - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/largest-destroyer-built-navy-headed-sea-testing-35622370

Scrutiny on Yahoo's Marissa Mayer grows more intense - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marissa-mayer-yahoo-20151207-story.html

Oil at lowest in almost seven years on OPEC inaction, strong dollar - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKBN0TQ03V20151207

Plunging oil prices drag down Wall Street - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-stocks-idUSKBN0TQ1D820151207

Wall St. Is Down as Oil Prices Continue Sliding - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

ECB Spent 63 Billion Euros on Bonds Last Month With Frontloading - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/ecb-spent-63-billion-euros-on-bonds-last-month-with-frontloading

Christmas gift of $1.50 gas is coming to NJ, expert says - NJ.com :: http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/12/christmas_gift_of_150_gas_is_coming_expert_says.html

07-Dec-2015 16:14

Yes, we may have no bananas - The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english :: http://cphpost.dk/news/yes-we-may-have-no-bananas.html

UPDATE 2-China FX reserves plung to lowest level since Feb 2013 - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/china-cenbank-reserves-idINL3N13W2SF20151207

Devon Energy to buy assets from Felix Energy for $1.9B - Seeking Alpha :: http://seekingalpha.com/news/2967816-devon-energy-to-buy-assets-from-felix-energy-for-1_9b?source%3Dgoogle_news

Toshiba shareholders sue in Tokyo for $2.45 mln after stock plunge - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/toshiba-accounting-idUSL1N13W0NX20151207

Keurig Will Be Acquired by JAB-Led Group for $13.9 Billion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/keurig-to-be-bought-by-jab-led-investor-group-for-13-9-billion

ECB shifts daily FX rates in anti-rigging move - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-ecb-forex-idUSKBN0TQ1M620151207

Oil at lowest in almost seven years on OPEC inaction, strong dollar - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKBN0TQ03V20151207

Electrolux Chief Dusts Off M&A Plan B After Deal With GE Fails - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/electrolux-chief-dusts-off-m-a-plan-b-after-deal-with-ge-fails

Fed official: Not raising rates in September was a 'mistake' - Washington Post :: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/07/fed-official-not-raising-rates-in-september-was-a-mistake/

US stock futures edge lower as oil drops - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-poised-to-add-to-fridays-big-gain-2015-12-07