Sunday, December 9, 2012

10-Dec-2012 08:15

Bloomberg Weighs Making Bid for The Financial Times - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/weighing-the-financial-timess-worth-in-the-digital-age.html?pagewanted%3Dall

AIG to sell majority stake in aircraft leasing firm - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-aig-ilfc-20121210,0,1464531.story

Chinese, Ill. firms to buy battery maker A123 - The Detroit News :: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121210/BIZ/212100338/1148/auto01/Chinese-Ill-firms-buy-battery-maker-A123

Federal Reserve likely to expand QE as Twist asset-swap operation ends, fiscal ... - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/federal-reserve-likely-to-expand-qe-as-twist-asset-swap-operation-ends-fiscal-cliff-looms/articleshow/17554269.cms

Region on Edge as North Korea Plans Rocket Launch - ABC News (blog) :: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/12/region-on-edge-as-north-korea-plans-rocket-launch/

Duchess hoax call: radio hosts 'shattered and heartbroken' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9733843/Duchess-hoax-call-radio-hosts-shattered-and-heartbroken.html

UPDATE 2-Japan revised GDP signals economy in recession - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/japan-economy-idUSL4N09K1I920121210

China surprises with weak exports, signals slow recovery - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-china-economy-idUSBRE8B80FL20121210

Japanese Stocks Fall on Overbought Signals; Sumco Surges - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-09/nikkei-225-heads-for-seven-month-high-on-u-dot-s-china-data

Gov't: Building Felled by NZ Quake Poorly Built - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/govt-building-felled-nz-quake-poorly-built-17921211

10-Dec-2012 07:14

Square's new gift card initiative includes support for Apple's Passbook - Apple Insider :: http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/12/09/square-latest-to-add-passbook-support-with-new-gift-cards

Ingersoll-Rand Said to Plan to Sell $1.5 Billion in Assets - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/ingersoll-rand-said-to-plan-to-sell-1-5-billion-in-assets.html

Bloomberg Weighs Making Bid for The Financial Times - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/weighing-the-financial-timess-worth-in-the-digital-age.html?pagewanted%3Dall

NZ quake collapse building design "deficient" - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20661984

Chinese company wins bid for A123 Systems - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/10/assets-chinese-firm-for-million/slygxveCXiVcRjEK2TirGN/story.html

AIG to sell majority stake in aircraft leasing firm - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-aig-ilfc-20121210,0,1464531.story

Asian Stocks Outside Japan Rise on US Jobs, China Data - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/asian-stocks-rise-to-eight-month-high-on-china-u-s-data.html

China November trade weak in challenge to economy - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-09/chinas-november-trade-weakens-export-growth-falls-to-2-dot-9-percent-no-growth-in-imports

Japan Sinks Into Recession as Abe Calls for More Stimulus - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/japan-s-economy-contracts-more-than-forecast-in-third-quarter.html

Federal Reserve likely to expand QE as Twist asset-swap operation ends, fiscal ... - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/federal-reserve-likely-to-expand-qe-as-twist-asset-swap-operation-ends-fiscal-cliff-looms/articleshow/17554269.cms

10-Dec-2012 06:13

Fed Is Likely to Sustain Its Stimulus Program - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/economy/fed-likely-to-sustain-bond-buying-program-to-stimulate-growth.html

China's inflation not such a worry for now - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-17366/

Square Debuts Mobile Gift Cards in Challenge to PayPal - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/square-debuts-mobile-gift-cards-in-challenge-to-paypal.html

Euro Near 2-Week Low After Italy's Monti Says He'll Quit - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-09/euro-near-2-week-low-on-monti-resignation-plan

Chinese Investment Group To Buy AIG's Aircraft Leasing Unit For $4.3 Billion - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmontlake/2012/12/09/chinese-investment-group-to-buy-aigs-aircraft-leasing-unit-for-4-3-billion/

China's November trade weakens, import growth zero - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fiw-chinas-november-trade-weakens-import-growth-zero-20121209,0,6345195.story

Ingersoll-Rand Is Said to Plan Share Buyback, Asset Spinoff - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-09/ingersoll-rand-said-to-plan-to-sell-1-dot-5-billion-in-assets

Wanxiang Wins Deal To Scoop Up Troubled Battery Maker A123 Systems - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/12/09/wanxiang-wins-deal-to-scoop-up-troubled-battery-maker-a123-systems/

New Zealand quake report finds building failures - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/10/new-zealand-quake-report-ctv-building

REFILE-Mayor Bloomberg weighs buying Financial Times - NYT - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/financialtimes-bloomberg-idUSL4N09K1B620121210

10-Dec-2012 05:12

Fed Is Likely to Sustain Its Stimulus Program - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/economy/fed-likely-to-sustain-bond-buying-program-to-stimulate-growth.html

Aramco hacking not an insider job - Arab News :: http://www.arabnews.com/node/433903

China's inflation not such a worry for now - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-17366/

Square Debuts Mobile Gift Cards in Challenge to PayPal - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/square-debuts-mobile-gift-cards-in-challenge-to-paypal.html

Chinese Firm Wins Bid for Auto Battery Maker - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/global/auction-for-a123-systems-won-by-wanxiang-group-of-china.html

Chinese investors take 80% stake in AIG aircraft leasing unit - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/09/news/china-aig-planes/

UPDATE 2-Ingersoll-Rand to spin off security business -sources - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/ingersollrand-spinoff-idUSL1E8NA05V20121210

Gov't: Building Felled by NZ Quake Poorly... - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/govt-building-felled-nz-quake-poorly-built-17921211

Duchess hoax call: radio station tried to contact hospital five times - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9733827/Duchess-hoax-call-radio-station-tried-to-contact-hospital-five-times.html

China's November trade weakens, import growth zero - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-09/chinas-november-trade-weakens-export-growth-falls-to-2-dot-9-percent-no-growth-in-imports

10-Dec-2012 04:11

Fed Is Likely to Sustain Its Stimulus Program - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/economy/fed-likely-to-sustain-bond-buying-program-to-stimulate-growth.html

Asia stocks gain after US, China data - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asia-stocks-gain-after-us-china-data-2012-12-09?link%3DMW_latest_news

Aramco hacking not an insider job - Arab News :: http://www.arabnews.com/node/433903

North Korea replacing rocket stage, likely to launch as planned: report - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-korea-north-rocket-idUSBRE8B902120121210

Square Debuts Mobile Gift Cards in Challenge to PayPal - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/square-debuts-mobile-gift-cards-in-challenge-to-paypal.html

Chinese Firm Wins Bid for Auto Battery Maker - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/global/auction-for-a123-systems-won-by-wanxiang-group-of-china.html

Gov't: Building Felled by NZ Quake Poorly... - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/govt-building-felled-nz-quake-poorly-built-17921211

China exports rise much weaker than expected - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-china-economy-idUSBRE8B80FL20121210

AIG sells unit to Chinese firm to help repay bailout - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/12/09/china-firm-buys-aig-plane-leasing-unit/1757669/

Nuclear industry plans 'rescue wagon' in disasters - KVOA Tucson News :: http://www.kvoa.com/news/nuclear-industry-plans-rescue-wagon-in-disasters/

10-Dec-2012 03:10

Aramco Was Target of Foreign Cyberattack, Saudi Arabia Says - Latin American Herald Tribune :: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId%3D655085%26CategoryId%3D12395

Fed Is Likely to Sustain Its Stimulus Program - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/economy/fed-likely-to-sustain-bond-buying-program-to-stimulate-growth.html

Asian shares firm as China, US data brighten outlook - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121210

AIG to Sell Up to 90% of ILFC to Chinese Group - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100293614

2Day threats mount as prank anger rises - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/2day-threats-mount-as-prank-anger-rises-20121210-2b4fe.html

Chinese company buys battery maker that got recovery funds - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/chinese-company-buys-battery-maker-that-got-recovery-funds/2012/12/09/9f35a4fc-4240-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html

Japan Shows Off Its Missile-Defense System - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323316804578165023312727616.html

It's time to prepare for 2012 taxes - South Bend Tribune :: http://www.southbendtribune.com/business/sbt-its-time-to-prepare-for-2012-taxes-20121209,0,801012.story

Delaware State Police search for suspect in Hockessin Wells Fargo bank robbery - Sussex Countian :: http://www.sussexcountian.com/article/20121209/NEWS/121209830

China's recovery gains momentum - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a79ec08-41d1-11e2-979e-00144feabdc0.html

10-Dec-2012 02:09

China's Economic Recovery Hopes Get a Huge Boost - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100293434

A123 confirms Wanxiang wins bid for bankrupt battery maker - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sns-rt-us-a123-sale-confirmationbre8b80i4-20121209,0,5718367.story

Fed Is Likely to Sustain Its Stimulus Program - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/economy/fed-likely-to-sustain-bond-buying-program-to-stimulate-growth.html

Greece Close to Buyback Target, Unlocking Aid - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-09/greece-is-close-to-reaching-debt-buyback-target-official-says

Troubled Astute submarine programme to get another £2.7bn - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/10/troubled-astute-submarine-programme-defence

Buying time on Mississippi River shipping crisis - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/09/low-water-crisis-mississippi-river-january/1757367/

Chinese Investors Buy 80% of AIG Plane Unit for $4.23 Billion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/chinese-investors-buy-80-of-aig-plane-unit-for-4-23-billion.html

Rocket Launch Is Pivotal Point for Kim - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324640104578166501140620648.html

Iterations: The Unbundling Potential Of Apple's Passbook - TechCrunch :: http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/09/iterations-the-unbundling-potential-of-apples-passbook/

Nuclear industry plans 'rescue wagon' in disasters - WLS :: http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id%3D2590139%26spid%3D