01-Jan-2014 08:01

Target's latest holiday shopping problem - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/31/news/companies/target-gift-card/

US Treasury Prices Fall, Closing Out Losing Year - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-416181/

October housing price data show 'boom is fading' - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices-20140101,0,6688011.story

World indexes finish vintage year, more gains seen in 2014 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20140101

Netflix takes top spot of S&P 500's stars - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/01/01/netflix-rose-most/fJhl9sBiGtGzs8XBp8uZAN/story.html

Doctors, hospitals expect some confusion as Obamacare plans start - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/us-usa-healthcare-hospitals-idUSBREA0003220140101

US consumer confidence rebounds in Dec - Hindu Business Line :: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/us-consumer-confidence-rebounds-in-dec/article5525733.ece

Netflix tests cheaper subscription as Amazon looms - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/12/31/netflix-cheaper-subscription-amzon/4263157/

Duggan to Take Bankrupt Detroit's Oath of Office - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/duggan-bankrupt-detroits-oath-office-21388187

01-Jan-2014 07:00

Major delays for UPS, FedEx customers - First Coast News :: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/(X(1)A(45CYfj4VzQEkAAAAMTI1MzNkMzEtZjkyNC00Yjg3LWFhNTYtMGRlZTc3ZTllY2Y0BX1qp3JJr-7Wm0Vpn8UgREE_O581))/onyourside/article/339738/9/Major-delays-for-UPS-FedEx-customers

Target's latest holiday shopping problem - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/31/news/companies/target-gift-card/

Gain in US Consumer Confidence Lifts Spending Outlook: Economy - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-31/consumer-confidence-index-in-u-dot-s-dot-increased-to-78-dot-1-in-december

US Treasury Prices Fall, Closing Out Losing Year - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-416181/

Netflix testing new lower-priced streaming service plans - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20131231/BUSINESS07/312310093/netflix

October housing price data show 'boom is fading' - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices-20140101,0,6688011.story

World indexes finish vintage year, more gains seen in 2014 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20140101

Netflix takes top spot of S&P 500's stars - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/01/01/netflix-rose-most/fJhl9sBiGtGzs8XBp8uZAN/story.html

Investors cheer record-setting year on Wall St. - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/12/31/market-year-end-high/4263237/

HHS: 2M Americans will be insured on Jan. 1 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/31/hhs-projects-jan-1-insurance-problems-and-successes/4264369/

01-Jan-2014 05:59

Gain in US Consumer Confidence Lifts Spending Outlook: Economy - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-31/consumer-confidence-index-in-u-dot-s-dot-increased-to-78-dot-1-in-december

Netflix Ends Huge Year With Price Shift and Executive Raises - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-31/netflix-ends-huge-year-with-price-shift-and-executive-raises

Global Optimism for 2014, With an Eye on Dormant Risks - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/business/international/optimism-of-global-investors-is-tempered-by-concern.html

TREASURIES-US yields rise to 2-1/2-year highs to cap dismal year - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-usa-bonds-idINL2N0KA0XQ20131231

October housing price data show 'boom is fading' - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices-20140101,0,6688011.story

Con Ed Agrees Not to Raise Its Residential Electricity Rate for 2 Years - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/nyregion/con-ed-agrees-not-to-raise-its-residential-electricity-rate-for-2-years.html

Target Gift Glitch - WKRC TV Cincinnati :: http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/target-gift-glitch-6760.shtml

China manufacturing index slips in December - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hY3pkaZMyuac9iFywXPsji9j-OKA?docId%3D6c4ed9cb-1cb0-4041-a02d-c78896f34fb4

Investors cheer record-setting year on Wall St. - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/12/31/market-year-end-high/4263237/

HHS: 2M Americans will be insured on Jan. 1 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/31/hhs-projects-jan-1-insurance-problems-and-successes/4264369/

01-Jan-2014 04:58

Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Phillips 66 Unit - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2013/12/30/berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-phillips-66-unit/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bfoxbusiness%252Flatest%2B(Internal%2B-%2BLatest%2BNews%2B-%2BText)

Netflix Tests Subscription Fees Based on Number of Users - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/netflix-tests-subscription-pricing-based-on-number-of-users.html

GLOBAL MARKETS-World indexes finish vintage year, more gains seen in 2014 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-global-idUSL2N0KA0X020131231

TREASURIES-US yields rise to 2-1/2-year highs to cap dismal year - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/markets-usa-bonds-idINL2N0KA0XQ20131231

Latvia Becomes 18th Euro-Area Member as Public Animosity Lingers - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-31/latvia-becomes-18th-euro-area-member-as-public-animosity-lingers.html

October housing price data show 'boom is fading' - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices-20140101,0,6688011.story

US consumer confidence leaps to its highest level since 2008 - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/world/us-consumer-confidence-leaps-to-its-highest-level-since-2008-29879314.html

Investors cheer record-setting year on Wall St. - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/12/31/market-year-end-high/4263237/

Target Gift Glitch - WKRC TV Cincinnati :: http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/target-gift-glitch-6760.shtml

HHS: 2M Americans will be insured on Jan. 1 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/31/hhs-projects-jan-1-insurance-problems-and-successes/4264369/

01-Jan-2014 03:57

World indexes finish vintage year, more gains seen in 2014 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20131231

Netflix Tests Subscription Fees Based on Number of Users - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-30/netflix-tests-subscription-pricing-based-on-number-of-users.html

Treasuries Fall First Year Since 2009 as Growth Spurs Fed Taper - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-31/treasuries-fall-first-year-since-2009-as-growth-spurs-fed-taper.html

With new year, Medicaid takes on a broader health-care role - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-new-year-medicaid-takes-on-a-broader-health-care-role/2013/12/31/83723810-6c07-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html

Berkshire Hathaway to swap stock in Phillips 66 for pipeline-services unit - Buffalo News :: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/berkshire-hathaway-to-swap-stock-in-phillips-66-for-pipeline-services-unit-20131231

In Latvia, a New Year Also Rings In the Euro - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/business/international/with-the-new-year-the-euro-arrives-in-latvia.html?hpw%26rref%3Dbusiness

October housing price data show 'boom is fading' - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices-20140101,0,6688011.story

40000 Target gift cards miscoded - KTVU San Francisco :: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/40000-target-gift-cards-miscoded/ncZNQ/

US consumer confidence leaps to its highest level since 2008 - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/world/us-consumer-confidence-leaps-to-its-highest-level-since-2008-29879314.html

Investors cheer record-setting year on Wall St. - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/12/31/market-year-end-high/4263237/

01-Jan-2014 02:56

Ahead of the Bell: US Consumer Confidence - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-12-31/ahead-of-the-bell-us-consumer-confidence

World indexes finish vintage year, more gains seen in 2014 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20131231

US Treasury Prices Fall, Closing Out Losing Year - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-416181/

Big changes in the air for marijuana policies in 2014 - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20131231/NEWS06/312310105/marijuana-cannabis-medical-marijuana-patrick-kennedy

House Prices Rise Again, but the Pace Could Slow - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/business/economy/house-prices-rise-again-but-the-pace-could-slow.html

With new year, Medicaid takes on a broader health-care role - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-new-year-medicaid-takes-on-a-broader-health-care-role/2013/12/31/83723810-6c07-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html

Berkshire Hathaway to swap stock in Phillips 66 for pipeline-services unit - Buffalo News :: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/berkshire-hathaway-to-swap-stock-in-phillips-66-for-pipeline-services-unit-20131231

S&P 500 index has its best year since 1997 - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/business/markets/2013/12/31/stock-futures-move-higher-last-day/VEtPxxedg7tkl0RwBDd2PI/story.html

Latvia latest to embrace euro despite opposition - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/latvia-latest-to-embrace-euro-despite-opposition-253943.html

Target Says Some Of Its Gift Cards 'Not Properly Activated' - KTEP :: http://ktep.org/post/target-says-some-its-gift-cards-not-properly-activated

01-Jan-2014 01:55

Buffett's Berkshire Plays Both Sides of Phillips 66 Breakup - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12191517/1/buffetts-berkshire-plays-both-sides-of-phillips-66-breakup.html

US Treasury Prices Fall, Closing Out Losing Year - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-416181/

US consumer confidence rises on better job outlook - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/US-consumer-confidence-rises-on-better-job-outlook-5104328.php

Global Optimism for 2014, With an Eye on Dormant Risks - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/business/international/optimism-of-global-investors-is-tempered-by-concern.html

Drone test sites spell opportunity for companies - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Drone-test-sites-spell-opportunity-for-companies-5105367.php

Investors cheer record-setting year on Wall St. - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/12/31/market-year-end-high/4263237/

With new year, Medicaid takes on a broader health-care role - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-new-year-medicaid-takes-on-a-broader-health-care-role/2013/12/31/83723810-6c07-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html

Target reveals gift card snafu - Winston-Salem Journal :: http://www.journalnow.com/business/business_news/national_international/article_c360d350-ee8b-5350-92bb-0ed15b6deb83.html

Denver housing prices slip in October; could see slowdown in 2014 - Denver Post :: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_24825661/denver-housing-prices-slip-october-could-see-slowdown

UPDATE 1-Latvia caps years of austerity with euro zone membership - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/latvia-euro-idUSL6N0KA2BS20140101