Thursday, August 16, 2012

17-Aug-2012 08:28

Best Buy, Founder Disagree on LBO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592983054526326.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

US Reliance on Saudi Oil Heads Back Up - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/business/energy-environment/us-reliance-on-saudi-oil-is-growing-again.html?pagewanted%3Dall

English Lessons at 85 Help Seniors Hold Down Japan Unemployment - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/english-lessons-at-85-help-seniors-hold-down-japan-unemployment.html

Companies paid CEOs more than they paid in taxes - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0817/Companies-paid-CEOs-more-than-they-paid-in-taxes

Verizon, Comcast Said Agree to US Demands on Airwaves - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-14/verizon-comcast-said-agree-to-u-dot-s-dot-demands-on-airwaves

General Motors stock zooms past Facebook shares - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20120817/BUSINESS01/308170054/General-Motors-stock-zooms-past-Facebook-shares

Shareholder sues Wal-Mart to get Mexico bribery documents - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/walmart-lawsuit-idINL2E8JH1N520120817

Euro holds onto most gains on hopes for ECB action, Aussie slides - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-markets-forex-idUSBRE87D0YE20120817

Why the NY Fed's Empire State Survey Still Matters - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-15/why-the-ny-feds-empire-state-survey-still-matters

Stocks Finish Flat - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444375104577590752498010234.html

17-Aug-2012 07:27

Best Buy, Founder Disagree on LBO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592983054526326.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Sears Posts Narrower Loss, but Sales Continue to Slide - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592761123975848.html

US Reliance on Saudi Oil Heads Back Up - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/business/energy-environment/us-reliance-on-saudi-oil-is-growing-again.html?pagewanted%3Dall

English Lessons at 85 Help Seniors Hold Down Japan Unemployment - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/english-lessons-at-85-help-seniors-hold-down-japan-unemployment.html

Economy weighing on shoppers, Walmart reports - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/08/16/economy-weighing-shoppers-walmart-reports/E53QMz49FVabF5QxttS8AN/story.html

Euro Holds onto Most Gains on Hopes for ECB Action - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48696729

Verizon, Comcast Said Agree to US Demands on Airwaves - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-14/verizon-comcast-said-agree-to-u-dot-s-dot-demands-on-airwaves

General Motors stock zooms past Facebook shares - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20120817/BUSINESS01/308170054/General-Motors-stock-zooms-past-Facebook-shares

Why the NY Fed's Empire State Survey Still Matters - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-15/why-the-ny-feds-empire-state-survey-still-matters

Stocks Finish Flat - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444375104577590752498010234.html

17-Aug-2012 06:26

Sears Posts Narrower Loss, but Sales Continue to Slide - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592761123975848.html

US Reliance on Saudi Oil Heads Back Up - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/business/energy-environment/us-reliance-on-saudi-oil-is-growing-again.html?pagewanted%3Dall

Justice Department Clears Verizon Spectrum Deal, Requires Changes - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577593202073861164.html

Nikkei climbs to 3-month high on Merkel's ECB backing - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE87F1G220120817

English Lessons at 85 Help Seniors Hold Down Japan Unemployment - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/english-lessons-at-85-help-seniors-hold-down-japan-unemployment.html

Facebook shares suffer a new hit - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/16/3766084/facebook-shares-suffer-a-new-hit.html

Best Buy founder asks again - New York Post :: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/best_buy_founder_asks_again_0a3ei04LVQfL0DZwzrKwFM?utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_content%3DBusiness

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Walmart slows international expansion - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/876f65a4-e79d-11e1-86bf-00144feab49a.html

Stocks Finish Flat - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444375104577590752498010234.html

17-Aug-2012 05:25

Facebook Investors Cash Out - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/the-facebook-ipo/SS-4-1615/SS-4-9334/

Will Best Buy's take-private start a trend? - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/krantz/story/2012-08-16/best-buy-taking-public-companies-private/57104340/1

Sears Posts Narrower Loss, but Sales Continue to Slide - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592761123975848.html

US Reliance on Saudi Oil Heads Back Up - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/business/energy-environment/us-reliance-on-saudi-oil-is-growing-again.html?pagewanted%3Dall

Justice Department Clears Verizon Spectrum Deal, Requires Changes - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577593202073861164.html

Shares rise as Merkel remarks soothe nerves - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120817

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Walmart slows international expansion - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/876f65a4-e79d-11e1-86bf-00144feab49a.html

Wall Street hits four-month high, boosted by Germany, Cisco - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE86M08N20120816

Why the NY Fed's Empire State Survey Still Matters - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-15/why-the-ny-feds-empire-state-survey-still-matters

17-Aug-2012 04:24

Best Buy, Founder Disagree on LBO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592983054526326.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Rise in Walmart 2Q profit stirs hopes, fears - Salt Lake Tribune :: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/54709552-79/walmart-percent-company-stores.html.csp

Keeping Verizon Wireless from being too cozy with cable - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20120817,0,2670681.column

Facebook Investors Cash Out - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444375104577593711737087098.html

Wall Street hits four-month high, boosted by Germany, Cisco - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-markets-stocks-idINBRE86M08N20120817

Sears Posts Narrower Loss, but Sales Continue to Slide - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592761123975848.html

Euro Near 6-Week High; Merkel Shows Support for ECB Plan - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-16/euro-set-for-week-as-merkel-signals-support-for-debt-plan

Nikkei rises to 3-month high on Merkel's ECB support - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE87F1G220120817

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Why the NY Fed's Empire State Survey Still Matters - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-15/why-the-ny-feds-empire-state-survey-still-matters

17-Aug-2012 03:23

Sears narrows loss on cost cuts; sales decline - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igbGZ6hSC6uSyAp-ziRDMUP7946w?docId%3D7f7edc0343114a03beaee5660bfc5f91

S&P 500 Creeps Near Four-Year High; Cisco Surges - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/stock-futures-rise-housing-data-17018202

Merkel says she is "committed to do everything we can" to maintain the common ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/merkel-says-she-is-committed-to-do-everything-we-can-to-maintain-the-common-currency/2012/08/16/797a1f12-e800-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Best Buy, Founder Disagree on LBO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577592983054526326.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Rise in Walmart 2Q profit stirs hopes, fears - Salt Lake Tribune :: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/54709552-79/walmart-percent-company-stores.html.csp

Lonmin Workers Killed as Police Disperse Strikers - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-16/lonmin-workers-killed-as-police-disperse-strikers

Gap's second-quarter profit up nearly 29% - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gap-earns-20120817,0,7403087.story

Facebook Investors Cash Out - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444375104577593711737087098.html

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Why the NY Fed's Empire State Survey Still Matters - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-15/why-the-ny-feds-empire-state-survey-still-matters

17-Aug-2012 02:22

Walmart Shares Down as International Growth Slows - DailyFinance :: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/08/16/walmart-shares-down-as-international-growth-slows/

Sears narrows loss on cost cuts; sales decline - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igbGZ6hSC6uSyAp-ziRDMUP7946w?docId%3D7f7edc0343114a03beaee5660bfc5f91

S&P 500 Creeps Near Four-Year High; Cisco Surges - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/stock-futures-rise-housing-data-17018202

Nikkei to test July's two-month high; Merkel comments ease ECB worry - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE87F1G220120816

Miners, Police Spar in South Africa - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443324404577593122789888772.html

Facebook Shares Hit New Low as a Lockup Period Ends - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/technology/facebook-shares-hit-new-low-as-a-lockup-period-ends.html

Schulze Said to Envision More Debt Than Norm for Best Buy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/schulze-said-to-envision-more-debt-than-norm-for-best-buy.html

New York cashes in with Standard Chartered settlement - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/16/news/companies/standard-chartered-new-york/index.html

Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Great-Lakes-apple-harvest-off-to-early-start-3792015.php

Why the NY Fed's Empire State Survey Still Matters - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-15/why-the-ny-feds-empire-state-survey-still-matters