Wednesday, December 26, 2012

27-Dec-2012 08:57

Retailers aim to make up for weak sales with post-Christmas push - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-day-after-shopping-20121227,0,5969609.story

Rajaratnam Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle SEC Case - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-26/rajaratnam-will-pay-1-dot-5-million-disgorgement-in-sec-case

Dallas-area home price increase outpaces national gains - Dallas Morning News :: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/area-home-sales/20121226-dallas-area-home-price-increase-outpaces-national-gains.ece

Toyota seeks to settle acceleration case for $1.1 billion - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/us-usa-toyota-settlement-idUSBRE8BP0G620121227

IBM insider net expands - New York Post :: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/ibm_insider_net_expands_Q8fIoq70caBcwRJ3gbCRiK

South Korea lowers its growth forecast - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20849285

Meanwhile, the US Treasury is to take extraordinary measures to delay reaching ... - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20848218

Yen at 16-Month Low Versus Euro as European Futures, Metals Rise - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-27/japan-stocks-rise-to-21-month-high-as-yen-weakens-oil-declines.html

Refi Program Expansion Eyed - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323291704578199832047537030.html

Stocks end lower in light post-holiday trading - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2012/12/26/stocks-wednesday-12-26/1791641/

27-Dec-2012 07:56

Toyota in $1.1 Billion Gas-Pedal Settlement - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578203440990704994.html

Rajaratnam Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle SEC Case - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-26/rajaratnam-will-pay-1-dot-5-million-disgorgement-in-sec-case

Dallas-area home price increase outpaces national gains - Dallas Morning News :: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/area-home-sales/20121226-dallas-area-home-price-increase-outpaces-national-gains.ece

IBM insider net expands - New York Post :: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/ibm_insider_net_expands_Q8fIoq70caBcwRJ3gbCRiK

Opinion: What the looming port worker strike is about - The News-Press :: http://www.news-press.com/article/20121227/OPINION/312270026/Opinion-What-looming-port-worker-strike-about

Starbucks using cups to push for fiscal cliff deal - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/12/26/starbucks-using-cups-to-push-for-fiscal-cliff-deal/

Meanwhile, the US Treasury is to take extraordinary measures to delay reaching ... - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20848218

Asian shares up with eye on "fiscal cliff"; yen slips more - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121227

Refi Program Expansion Eyed - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323291704578199832047537030.html

S.Korea Jan manufacturing outlook jumps to 6-mth high - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/26/korea-economy-outlook-idUSS6E8LM00E20121226

27-Dec-2012 06:55

Debt Ceiling Nears as Budget Talks Stymied - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323984704578203842315515834.html

Dockworkers Strike Threatens to Close East Coast Ports - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/dockworkers-strike-threatens-to-close-east-coast-ports.html

Wells Fargo fee judgment set aside - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Wells-Fargo-fee-judgment-set-aside-4147723.php

Chicago parking meters will be US's most expensive - Helena Independent Record :: http://helenair.com/news/national/chicago-parking-meters-will-be-us-s-most-expensive/article_3f207e62-2a0f-5d9d-91e5-89e59028745a.html

Toyota in $1.1 Billion Gas-Pedal Settlement - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578203440990704994.html

McConnell Pushed Into Fiscal Fight as Congress Faces Deadline - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-27/mcconnell-pushed-into-fiscal-fight-as-congress-faces-deadline.html

Japan May Move on Joining US-led Trade Talks Under Shinzo Abe - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-27/japan-may-move-on-joining-us-led-trade-talks-under-shinzo-abe.html

Dallas-area home price increase outpaces national gains - Dallas Morning News :: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/area-home-sales/20121226-dallas-area-home-price-increase-outpaces-national-gains.ece

Starbucks makes political push on fiscal cliff - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/26/news/companies/starbucks-fiscal-cliff/

Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and FHLB 2013 note calendar - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/26/idUSL1E8NO0E520121226

27-Dec-2012 05:54

Susan Tompor: 13 ways to save money in 2013 - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20121226/COL07/121226022/13-ways-to-save-money-in-2013?odyssey%3Dtab%257Ctopnews%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE

Debt Ceiling Nears as Budget Talks Stymied - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323984704578203842315515834.html

Dockworkers Strike Threatens to Close East Coast Ports - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/dockworkers-strike-threatens-to-close-east-coast-ports.html

Australian charged in IBM insider-trading case - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/australian-charged-in-ibm-insider-trading-case/story-fn91v9q3-1226544077154

Toyota Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Tied to Accelerations - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/toyota-settles-lawsuit-over-accelerator-recalls-impact.html

Asian shares up with eye on "fiscal cliff"; yen slips more - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121227

Exporters lead jump in Japanese shares - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/811c8490-4fd3-11e2-a744-00144feab49a.html

Holiday sales growth slows by over half - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Holiday-sales-growth-slows-by-over-half-4147719.php

Share via e-mail - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/26/boston-area-home-prices-rising-but-more-slowly-than-other-large-cities/RI86dhuK5LMSXtwOMPGRJM/story.html

Refi Program Expansion Eyed - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323291704578199832047537030.html

27-Dec-2012 04:53

Debt Ceiling Nears as Budget Talks Stymied - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323984704578203842315515834.html

Home prices rose over past year, another sign that market is recovering - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/home-prices-rose-over-past-year-another-sign-that-market-is-recovering/2012/12/26/6f6563be-4f71-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html

Where The Heck Was The "Festive Spirit?" - Business Insider :: http://www.businessinsider.com/where-the-heck-was-the-festive-spirit-2012-12

Australian charged in IBM insider-trading case - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/australian-charged-in-ibm-insider-trading-case/story-fn91v9q3-1226544077154

Chicago parking meters will be US's most expensive - kgw.com :: http://www.kgw.com/news/business/184877981.html

Toyota Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Tied to Accelerations - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/toyota-settles-lawsuit-over-accelerator-recalls-impact.html

Asian shares up with eye on "fiscal cliff"; yen slips more - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121227

Starbucks is giving pols a jolt - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/starbucks-giving-pols-jolt-article-1.1227921?localLinksEnabled%3Dfalse

Appeals court backs Wells Fargo on method of assessing fees - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-debit-overdrafts-20121227,0,7780475.story

Refi Program Expansion Eyed - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323291704578199832047537030.html

27-Dec-2012 03:52

Debt Ceiling Nears as Budget Talks Stymied - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323984704578203842315515834.html

Australian ex-analyst charged with insider trading - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Australian-ex-analyst-charged-with-insider-trading-4147462.php

Home prices rose over past year, another sign that market is recovering - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/home-prices-rose-over-past-year-another-sign-that-market-is-recovering/2012/12/26/6f6563be-4f71-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html

Dockworkers Strike Threatens to Close East Coast Ports - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/dockworkers-strike-threatens-to-close-east-coast-ports.html

Japan stocks hit post-earthquake high, lead Asia - MarketWatch :: http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-18033/

Retailers aim to make up for weak sales with post-Christmas push - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-day-after-shopping-20121227,0,5969609.story

Toyota seeks to settle acceleration cases for $1.1 billion - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/us-usa-toyota-settlement-idUSBRE8BP0G620121227

Starbucks urges Washington to compromise over coffee - MyFox Austin :: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/20429497/starbucks-urges-washington-to-compromise-over-coffee

China Starts Longest Bullet-Train Line, Luring Air Travelers - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-26/china-starts-longest-bullet-train-line-luring-air-travelers.html

Refi Program Expansion Eyed - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323291704578199832047537030.html

27-Dec-2012 02:51

China Opens Longest High-Speed Rail Line - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/global/worlds-longest-high-speed-rail-line-opens-in-china.html

Oil Trades Near Two-Month High on Budget Talks, Terror Arrests - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-26/oil-trades-near-two-month-high-on-budget-talks-terror-arrests.html

Debt Ceiling Nears as Budget Talks Stymied - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323984704578203842315515834.html

Australian ex-analyst charged with insider trading - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Australian-ex-analyst-charged-with-insider-trading-4147462.php

Retailers hope for strong post-holiday sales - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/12/26/holiday-retail-sales/1791529/

Nikkei scales 21-month high as weak yen lifts exporters - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/us-markets-japan-stocks-idUSBRE8BO07Y20121227

Home prices rose over past year, another sign that market is recovering - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/home-prices-rose-over-past-year-another-sign-that-market-is-recovering/2012/12/26/6f6563be-4f71-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html

Toyota to pay $1.1B in 'unintended acceleration' cases - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2012/12/26/toyota-unintended-acceleration-runaway-cars/1792477/

Refi Program Expansion Eyed - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323291704578199832047537030.html

Starbucks makes political push on fiscal cliff - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/26/news/companies/starbucks-fiscal-cliff/