Monday, December 3, 2012

04-Dec-2012 08:54

Cato, HCA, Dish Network Declare Special Dividends Ahead of Fiscal Cliff - NASDAQ :: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/cato-hca-dish-network-declare-special-dividends-ahead-of-fiscal-cliff-20121203-00379

US Manufacturing Contracts - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324355904578157061259542222.html

Manufacturing News Sends Shares Down - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

US Sues Big Firms Over China Audits - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324355904578157252180759338.html

Unemployment Benefits To Expire - Northwest Public Radio :: http://www.nwpr.org/post/unemployment-benefits-expire

Mortgage-bond sales hit highest level since 2009 - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mortgage-bond-sales-20121204,0,585304.story

No end in sight for strong auto sales - The Detroit News :: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121204/AUTO01/212040346/No-end-sight-strong-auto-sales?odyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE%257Cp

Japan's Nikkei retreats on soft US manufacturing data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/markets-japan-stocks-idUSL5E8N40BC20121204

GOP 'Fiscal Cliff' Plan Echoes Failed Budget Talks - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-proposes-fiscal-cliff-offer-obama-17870021

RBA Cuts Key Rate to Half-Century Low of 3% as Hiring Weakens - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/rba-cuts-key-rate-to-half-century-low-of-3-as-hiring-weakens.html

04-Dec-2012 07:53

Seoul shares seen stalling despite positive Korea, China data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/02/markets-korea-stocks-idUSL4N09C0HT20121202

Manufacturing News Sends Shares Down - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

Mortgage-bond sales hit highest level since 2009 - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mortgage-bond-sales-20121204,0,585304.story

Risk of US-Traded Chinese Tech Stocks Being Delisted as SEC Probes ... - Tech in Asia :: http://www.techinasia.com/sec-us-traded-chinese-stocks-delisted-risk/

Flight attendant quits over Facebook coffee threat - U.S. News & World Report :: http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2012/12/04/flight-attendant-quits-over-facebook-coffee-threat

No end in sight for strong auto sales - The Detroit News :: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121204/AUTO01/212040346/No-end-sight-strong-auto-sales?odyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE%257Cp

US manufacturing dip likely just a bump in the road Add to ... - Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/rob-insight/us-manufacturing-dip-likely-just-a-bump-in-the-road/article5929935/

RBA Cuts Key Rate to Match Half-Century Low as Currency Holds Up - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/rba-cuts-key-rate-to-half-century-low-of-3-as-hiring-weakens.html

GOP 'fiscal cliff' plan echoes failed budget talks - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTLgVz4vIbWOH7xxgO3SRru_dnAA?docId%3D2704cbc90ffa475eb50571ef3911f1cf

Japan's Nikkei retreats on soft US manufacturing data - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/markets-japan-stocks-idUSL5E8N40BC20121204

04-Dec-2012 06:52

Korea Hot Stocks-Defense firms surge on N.Korea rocket plan - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/markets-korea-hot-idUSL4N09D00X20121203

SEC Charges China Affiliates of Top US Accounting Firms - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/12/03/sec-charges-china-affiliates-top-us-accounting-firms/

Murdoch true to form in bringing change - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d895cf26-3d75-11e2-b8b2-00144feabdc0.html

Manufacturing News Sends Shares Down - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Republicans counter with their own 'fiscal cliff' plan - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fiscal-cliff-20121204,0,7888546.story

Asia stocks down on US manufacturing report - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121204/world-markets/?utm_hp_ref%3Dhomepage%26ir%3Dhomepage

Oracle moves 2013 dividends up to beat possible tax hike - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/03/investing/oracle-dividend/

RBA Cuts Key Rate to Half-Century Low of 3% as Hiring Weakens - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/rba-cuts-key-rate-to-half-century-low-of-3-as-hiring-weakens.html

Flight attendant quits over Facebook post about throwing coffee on daughter of ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/03/flight-attendant-quits-over-facebook-post-about-throwing-coffee-on-daughter/

04-Dec-2012 05:51

Brazil central bank calls currency swap auction, currency gains - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/markets-brazil-swap-idUSE5E8LQ00620121203

Fiscal Cliff Cash Splash Continues: Cato, Dish, HCA Announce Special Dividends - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2012/12/03/fiscal-cliff-cash-splash-continues-cato-dish-hca-announce-special-dividends/

SEC Charges China Affiliates of Top US Accounting Firms - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/12/03/sec-charges-china-affiliates-top-us-accounting-firms/

Many jobless in US don't collect unemployment - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20121202/BUSINESS07/121202013/Many-jobless-in-U-S-don-t-collect-unemployment?odyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE%257Cs

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Dow Slides on Weak Manufacturing Data - Motley Fool :: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/dow-slides-on-manufacturing-data.aspx

Republicans Reject Tax Hike, Push Cuts in 'Fiscal Cliff' Offer - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100272655

RBA Cuts Key Rate to Half-Century Low of 3% as Hiring Weakens - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/rba-cuts-key-rate-to-half-century-low-of-3-as-hiring-weakens.html

Mfg data shows China rise on global recovery signs: Markit - Moneycontrol.com :: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/fii-view/mfg-data-shows-china-riseglobal-recovery-signs-markit_790324.html

Oracle moves 2013 dividends up to beat possible tax hike - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/03/investing/oracle-dividend/index.html

04-Dec-2012 04:50

Brazil's central bank sells 54.5 pct of swaps offered at auction - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/brazil-markets-swap-idUSE5E8LQ01L20121203

Fiscal Cliff Cash Splash Continues: Cato, Dish, HCA Announce Special Dividends - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2012/12/03/fiscal-cliff-cash-splash-continues-cato-dish-hca-announce-special-dividends/

Archer Daniels Raises Bid for GrainCorp - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/archer-daniels-raises-bid-for-graincorp/

Many jobless in US don't collect unemployment - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20121202/BUSINESS07/121202013/Many-jobless-in-U-S-don-t-collect-unemployment?odyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE%257Cs

Big Four Chinese Affiliates Accused of Blocking SEC Probes - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Big-Four-Chinese-Affiliates-Accused-of-Blocking-4088025.php

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Oracle Paying Next Year's Dividends Now, at Low Tax Rate - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/oracle-paying-next-years-dividends-now-at-low-tax-rate.html

Dow Slides on Weak Manufacturing Data - Motley Fool :: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/dow-slides-on-manufacturing-data.aspx

US manufacturing dip likely just a bump in the road Add to ... - Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/rob-insight/us-manufacturing-dip-likely-just-a-bump-in-the-road/article5929935/

Republicans Reject Tax Hike, Push Cuts in 'Fiscal Cliff' Offer - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100272655

04-Dec-2012 03:49

Many jobless in US don't collect unemployment - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20121202/BUSINESS07/121202013/Many-jobless-in-U-S-don-t-collect-unemployment?odyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE%257Cs

Charlie Ergen's quarter-billion-dollar stocking stuffer - Bizjournals.com (blog) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2012/12/charlie-ergens-quarter-billion-dollar.html

GrainCorp shares rise after ADM raises bid, stake - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/graincorp-adm-shares-idUSS9N09100H20121204

Manufacturing News Sends Shares Down - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

Manufacturing Declines to Weakest Level Since July 2009 - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/economy/pullback-in-manufacturing.html

Amid slowdown, Brazil turns inward - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/amid-slowdown-brazil-turns-inward/2012/12/03/32b49050-3a42-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

Republicans Make Counteroffer in Fiscal Talks - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/us/politics/boehner-counters-obamas-proposal-on-deficit-cuts.html

SEC Targets China Affiliates of 'Big Four' Accounting Firms - Corporate Counsel :: http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id%3D1354451779834%26SEC_Targets_China_Affiliates_of_Big_Four_Accounting_Firms_

Oracle Paying Next Year's Dividends Now, at Low Tax Rate - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/oracle-paying-next-years-dividends-now-at-low-tax-rate.html

04-Dec-2012 02:48

Ahead of the Bell: US Construction Spending - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-03/ahead-of-the-bell-us-construction-spending

UPDATE 2-Brazil intervenes heavily on FX market, real gains - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/brazil-currency-auction-idUSL1E8N3A3E20121203

Chinese units of 5 big US audit firms charged - Salon :: http://www.salon.com/2012/12/03/chinese_units_of_5_big_us_audit_firms_charged/

Charlie Ergen's quarter-billion-dollar stocking stuffer - Bizjournals.com (blog) :: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2012/12/charlie-ergens-quarter-billion-dollar.html

Manufacturing News Sends Shares Down - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

Oracle moves 2013 dividends up to beat possible tax hike - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/03/investing/oracle-dividend/

US auto sales zoom in the wake of Superstorm Sandy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-auto-sales-20121204,0,2696209.story

US manufacturing dip likely just a bump in the road Add to ... - Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/rob-insight/us-manufacturing-dip-likely-just-a-bump-in-the-road/article5929935/

Boehner, House GOP leaders offer 'fiscal cliff' counterproposal - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2012/12/03/694dbc1e-3d84-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_story.html

News Corp. Gives Details on Its Corporate Split - New York Times (blog) :: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/news-corp-announces-its-corporate-split-and-the-closing-of-the-daily/