Thursday, July 17, 2014

18-Jul-2014 08:22

China, Russia leaders seek South American inroads - SFGate :: http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/China-Russia-leaders-seek-South-American-inroads-5629798.php

HP hands chairman role to CEO Whitman as Whitworth departs - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/ZfsNpbaVMA0bFL2KMRTSAO/HP-hands-chairman-role-to-CEO-Whitman-as-Whitworth-departs.html

Top Google Business Officer Joins Softbank - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303907904580036271769885054.html

FedEx indicted for drug dealing. Not a delivery guy — the whole company. - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/18/fedex-indicted-for-drug-dealing-not-a-delivery-guy-the-whole-company/

Marijuana edibles burgeoning into an industry - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/marijuana-edibles-burgeoning-into-an-industry/2014/07/18/57ae110a-0e3b-11e4-9c90-0c289b74e142_story.html

Profit surges at Morgan Stanley - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/07/17/profit-surges-morgan-stanley/i1Rej9V6mV0Qo8euD7gkMK/story.html

Dollar up after New York losses fuelled by plane tragedy - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/markets/fxmm/asia/184445-dollar-up-after-new-york-losses-fuelled-by-plane-tragedy.html

Microsoft to cut up to 18000 jobs - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/17/microsoft-to-cut-up-to-18000-jobs

Strike by NY commuter rail workers averted - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

Gold, silver prices rise following reports of plane crash in Ukraine as traders ... - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/07/17/gold-silver-prices-rise-following-reports-plane-crash-in-ukraine-as-traders/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed:%2520foxbusiness/latest%2520(Internal%2520-%2520Latest%2520News%2520-%2520Text)

18-Jul-2014 07:21

Pizza Hut shifts advertising from McGarryBowen Chicago to Deutsch LA - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-pizza-hut-shifts-advertising-from-chicago-to-la--20140717,0,3898053.story

Growth in Wealth Management Bolsters Morgan Stanley - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/profit-surges-at-morgan-stanley/

Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM's Q2 revenue flattens - Computerworld :: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249823/Despite_cloud_and_mobile_push_IBM_s_Q2_revenue_flattens?source%3Dtoc

Gold Declines as Investors Assess U.S. Outlook, Global Tensions - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-18/gold-holds-gains-as-plane-loss-geopolitical-tension-spur-demand.html

Yen surges as Malaysian jet downing stokes geopolitical worries - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/18/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0FN00H20140718

Top Google Business Officer Joins Softbank - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303907904580036271769885054.html

FedEx Indicted for Distributing Controlled Drugs Online - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/fedex-indicted-for-distributing-controlled-drugs-online

HP hands chairman role to CEO Whitman as Whitworth departs - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/ZfsNpbaVMA0bFL2KMRTSAO/HP-hands-chairman-role-to-CEO-Whitman-as-Whitworth-departs.html

Microsoft to Cut Up to 18000 Jobs - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-to-cut-18-000-jobs-1405599599

Strike by NY commuter rail workers averted - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

18-Jul-2014 06:20

UPDATE 10-US oil jumps $2 on jet crash, new Russia sanctions - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/markets-oil-idUSL4N0PS12320140717

Growth in Wealth Management Bolsters Morgan Stanley - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/profit-surges-at-morgan-stanley/

HP CEO Meg Whitman named board chair - The Almanac Online :: http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2014/07/17/hp-ceo-meg-whitman-named-board-chair

Stung by sales slump, Pizza Hut's parent preps for gains next year - Dallas Morning News :: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/restaurants-hotels/20140717-stung-by-sales-slump-pizza-huts-parent-preps-for-gains-next-year.ece

US orders American aircraft to avoid eastern Ukraine airspace - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/18/ukraine-crisis-airplane-warnings-idINKBN0FM34420140718

Yen surges as Malaysian jet downing stokes geopolitical worries - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/18/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0FN00H20140718

FedEx Indicted for Distributing Controlled Drugs Online - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/fedex-indicted-for-distributing-controlled-drugs-online

Axed Nokia X phones suffered from lack of identity - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-07-18/axed-nokia-x-phones-suffered-from-lack-of-identity

Google's executive shuffle highlights its growing ambitions - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/18/us-google-executives-idINKBN0FN07V20140718

NY / Region|What's Worse Than the LIRR? Not Having It - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/nyregion/whats-worse-than-the-lirr-not-having-it.html

18-Jul-2014 05:19

Puerto Rico power company's finances spark concern - Beaumont Enterprise :: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/Puerto-Rico-power-company-s-finances-spark-concern-5629058.php

Market Basket workers to rally for fired CEO's reinstatement - Boston Herald :: http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2014/07/market_basket_workers_to_rally_for_fired_ceo_s_reinstatement?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bbostonherald%2B(Home%2B-%2BBostonHerald.com)

CEO Whitman takes chairman post at Hewlett-Packard - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20140717_ap_711aa76977604f29a66421735d23be02.html

Microsoft to Lay Off Thousands, Most From Nokia Unit - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/business/microsoft-to-cut-up-to-18000-jobs.html

FedEx faces US criminal charges over online pharmacies - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-fedex-indictments-drugs-idUSKBN0FM31I20140717

SoftBank Risk Jumps as Son to Battle for T-Mobile: Japan Credit - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/softbank-risk-jumps-as-son-to-battle-for-t-mobile-japan-credit

Yen Touches 5-Month High Against Euro Amid Ukraine, Gaza Tension - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/yen-set-for-back-to-back-weekly-gain-amid-ukraine-gaza-tensions.html

Gold Declines as Investors Assess U.S. Outlook, Global Tensions - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-18/gold-holds-gains-as-plane-loss-geopolitical-tension-spur-demand.html

Strike by NY commuter rail workers averted - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

Yum's U.S. woes, other data, point to weakness at McDonald's - GlobalPost :: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/140717/yums-us-woes-other-data-point-weakness-at-mcdonalds

18-Jul-2014 04:18

IBM in Tug of War Between Legacy and the Leading Edge - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/ibm-profits-jump-but-revenue-is-off-2.html

Feds charge FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/17/feds-charge-fedex-with-assisting-illegal-pharmacies/

FOREX-Yen rallies as downing of Malaysian jet stokes geopolitical risk - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/18/markets-forex-idINL4N0PS5X520140718

Microsoft to Lay Off Thousands - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/business/microsoft-to-cut-up-to-18000-jobs.html

Google's reshuffle of executives underscores its growing ambitions - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/18/google-executives-idUSL2N0PT02T20140718

Geopolitical tensions spark major move to safer assets - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/global-markets/geopolitical-tensions-spark-major-move-to-safer-assets/articleshow/38573409.cms

NY / Region|What's Worse Than the LIRR? Not Having It - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/nyregion/whats-worse-than-the-lirr-not-having-it.html

Brazil's Embraer sees China demand for executive jets recovering - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/brazil-embraer-demand-idINE4N0ON00N20140717

HP appoints CEO Whitman chairman, expands board - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCAKBN0FM2QC20140717

Oil Rises Past $103 on Geopolitical Turmoil - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/oil-rises-past-103-geopolitical-turmoil-24608764

18-Jul-2014 03:17

Foreclosure activity in California remains at 8-year low - Los Angeles Daily News :: http://www.dailynews.com/business/20140717/foreclosure-activity-in-california-remains-at-8-year-low

Pizza Hut shifts advertising from McGarryBowen Chicago to Deutsch LA - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-pizza-hut-shifts-advertising-from-chicago-to-la--20140717,0,3898053.story

Google's Quarterly Results Display Its Struggle With Mobile Advertising - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/googles-earnings-show-its-struggle-with-mobile-ads.html

HP's Whitman To Assume Addl. Role Of Chairman - Update - RTT News :: http://www.rttnews.com/2351579/hp-s-whitman-to-assume-addl-role-of-chairman-update.aspx?type%3Dbn

IBM's Nine-Quarter Sales Slump Overshadows Cloud Growth - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/ibm-s-nine-quarter-sales-slump-overshadows-cloud-growth

Asian Stocks Slip With Ringgit on Plane While Bonds Rise - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/asia-futures-sink-s-p-500-on-gaza-plane-yen-holds-gains.html

Feds charge FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/17/feds-charge-fedex-with-assisting-illegal-pharmacies/

Gold Holds Gains as Plane Loss, Geopolitical Tension Spur Demand - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/gold-holds-gains-as-plane-loss-geopolitical-tension-spur-demand

Microsoft to cut up to 18000 jobs - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/17/microsoft-to-cut-up-to-18000-jobs

Strike by NY commuter rail workers averted - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

18-Jul-2014 02:16

CEO Whitman Takes Chairman Post at Hewlett-Packard - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/ceo-whitman-takes-chairman-post-hewlett-packard-24608463

IBM Sales Sink Again, for the Ninth Straight Quarter - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-17/ibm-earnings-sales-sink-again-for-the-ninth-straight-quarter

Microsoft announces 18000 job cuts as Nadella strives to refocus tech giant - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/microsoft-to-slash-up-to-18000-jobs/article19653412/

FedEx charged with trafficking drugs for Web pharmacies - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2014/07/17/fedex-charged-with-trafficking-drugs-for-web-pharmacies/12808643/

Google's Quarterly Results Display Its Struggle With Mobile Advertising - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/googles-earnings-show-its-struggle-with-mobile-ads.html

Pizza Hut shifts advertising from McGarryBowen Chicago to Deutsch LA - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-pizza-hut-shifts-advertising-from-chicago-to-la--20140717,0,3898053.story

Strike by NY commuter rail workers averted - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

New York Proposes Regulations for Bitcoin - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/york-proposes-regulations-virtual-currency-24598241

Morgan Stanley wealth unit thrives, but compensation still a concern - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-morgan-stanley-results-wealth-idUSKBN0FM2LU20140717

Largest US insurer's move signals industry shift - Northwest Herald :: http://www.nwherald.com/2014/07/17/largest-u-s-insurers-move-signals-industry-shift/a3h9uvr/

18-Jul-2014 01:15

Google earnings miss; revenue jumps at Play - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/17/google-earnings/12793743/

IBM Shares Grow Scarcer as Buybacks Bring Count Below 1 Billion - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/ibm-shares-grow-scarcer-as-buybacks-bring-count-below-1-billion

AMD Shares Plunge as Sales Forecast Trails Estimates - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/amd-shares-plunge-as-sales-forecast-trails-estimates

UPDATE 10-US oil jumps $2 on jet crash, new Russia sanctions - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/markets-oil-idUSL4N0PS12320140717

NY / Region|What's Worse Than the LIRR? Not Having It - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/nyregion/whats-worse-than-the-lirr-not-having-it.html

Microsoft to cut up to 18000 jobs - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/17/microsoft-to-cut-up-to-18000-jobs

Here's Why the Roof Hasn't Caved in on Health Insurers Under Obamacare - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12777632/1/heres-why-the-roof-hasnt-caved-in-on-health-insurers-under-obamacare.html

Big jump in number of millennials living with parents reported - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-more-millennials-moving-home-20140717-story.html

Morgan Stanley wealth unit thrives, but compensation still a concern - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-morgan-stanley-results-wealth-idUSKBN0FM2LU20140717

CEO Whitman to chair HP's board - PCWorld :: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2455720/ceo-whitman-to-chair-hps-board.html

18-Jul-2014 00:14

Morgan Stanley quarterly profit more than doubles - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/morgan-stanley-says-2q-profits-more-than-double/2014/07/17/96fd54ce-0daa-11e4-9c90-0c289b74e142_story.html

Here's Why the Roof Hasn't Caved in on Health Insurers Under Obamacare - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12777632/1/heres-why-the-roof-hasnt-caved-in-on-health-insurers-under-obamacare.html

Jet downing, weak earnings, rattled stock market - New Jersey Herald :: http://www.njherald.com/story/26042711/jet-downing-weak-earnings-rattled-stock-market

HP's Whitman to Add Chairman Title - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/h-ps-whitman-to-add-chairman-title-1405628514

Oil Prices Rise on News of Plane Crash in Ukraine - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/crude-futures-bounce-on-u-s-stockpile-use-1405589717

NY transit strike averted, tentative contract deal reached - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-usa-railroad-newyork-idUSKBN0FM1LK20140717

IBM Shares Drop After Hours Despite Beating Q2 Earnings, Revenue Estimates - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2014/07/17/ibm-shares-go-on-rollercoaster-ride-as-q2-earnings-revenue-beat/

Google's Earnings Show Its Struggle With Mobile Ads - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/googles-earnings-show-its-struggle-with-mobile-ads.html

Microsoft to cut up to 18000 jobs over next year - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-07-17/microsoft-to-cut-up-to-18-000-jobs-over-next-year

Schlumberger Fails to Impress as CEO Sees Mixed Outlook - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/schlumberger-earnings-climb-as-u-dot-s-dot-fracking-demand-rises

17-Jul-2014 23:13

UPDATE 5-Morgan Stanley profit more than doubles, beating estimates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-results-idUSL4N0PS41L20140717

Here's Why the Roof Hasn't Caved in on Health Insurers Under Obamacare - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12777632/1/heres-why-the-roof-hasnt-caved-in-on-health-insurers-under-obamacare.html

Dollar eases, but climbs versus Russian currency after airliner crash - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0FM1R020140717

Jet downing, weak earnings, rattled stock market - State Journal :: http://www.statejournal.com/story/26042707/jet-downing-weak-earnings-rattled-stock-market

Big jump in number of millennials living with parents reported - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-more-millennials-moving-home-20140717-story.html

Microsoft's Layoffs Are Signs of Bigger Things to Come - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/microsofts-layoffs-signs-bigger-things/story?id%3D24598148

IBM Shares Go On Rollercoaster Ride As Big Blue Beats Q2 Earnings And ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2014/07/17/ibm-shares-go-on-rollercoaster-ride-as-q2-earnings-revenue-beat/

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Stock Dives After Earnings Miss - ValueWalk :: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/07/advanced-micro-devices-inc-stock-dives-after-earnings-miss/

UPDATE 2-Google's business chief departs for SoftBank in latest leadership ... - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/google-results-idUSL2N0PS2KA20140717

HP's Whitman to Add Chairman Title - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/h-ps-whitman-to-add-chairman-title-1405628514

17-Jul-2014 22:12

Volkswagen interest in Fiat denied - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10974099/Volkswagen-interest-in-Fiat-denied.html

Rhode Island jobless rate falls to 7.9 percent - seattlepi.com :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Rhode-Island-jobless-rate-falls-to-7-9-percent-5628553.php

NY transit strike averted, tentative contract deal reached - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-usa-railroad-newyork-idUSKBN0FM1LK20140717

UPDATE 5-Microsoft to cut 18000 jobs this year as it chops Nokia - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/microsoft-employment-idINL2N0PS0J520140717

US Business Groups Fear Russian Reprisal After New Round of Sanctions - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-business-groups-fear-russian-reprisal-after-new-round-of-sanctions-1405624892?mod%3Drss_US_News

Morgan Stanley wealth unit thrives, but compensation still a concern - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-results-wealth-idUSL2N0PS0I320140717

COMMODITIES-Gold, oil, palladium up after Malaysia jet crash in Ukraine - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/markets-commodities-idUSL2N0PS21J20140717

New York Proposes First State Regulations for Bitcoin - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/lawsky-proposes-first-state-regulations-for-bitcoin/

Here's Why the Roof Hasn't Caved in on Health Insurers Under Obamacare - TheStreet.com :: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12777632/1/heres-why-the-roof-hasnt-caved-in-on-health-insurers-under-obamacare.html

Big jump in number of millennials living with parents reported - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-more-millennials-moving-home-20140717-story.html

17-Jul-2014 21:11

Reports: US Job Market Improves; Housing Sector Falters - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/government_reports_show_improving_us_job_market_faltering_housing_sector/1959561.html

UnitedHealth Dives Into Obamacare Exchanges - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-17/unitedhealth-plans-to-sell-insurance-in-more-obamacare-exchanges

UPDATE 5-Morgan Stanley profit more than doubles, beating estimates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-results-idUSL4N0PS41L20140717

Why Bitcoin's Path to Boring Maturity Starts in New York - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-17/bitcoin-regulations-drafted-in-new-york-will-make-bitcoin-boring

Rhode Island jobless rate falls to 7.9 percent - SFGate :: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Rhode-Island-jobless-rate-falls-to-7-9-percent-5628553.php

New York transit strike averted, two labor unions say - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-usa-railroad-newyork-idUSKBN0FM1LK20140717

Microsoft to Lay Off Up to 18000, With Nokia Focus of Cuts - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/business/microsoft-to-cut-up-to-18000-jobs.html

Gold Futures Extend Gains as Ukraine Says 777 Shot Down - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-16/gold-above-three-week-low-as-palladium-climbs-to-13-year-high

17-Jul-2014 20:10

Reports: US Job Market Improves; Housing Sector Falters - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/government_reports_show_improving_us_job_market_faltering_housing_sector/1959561.html

US sanctions pack punch on Russia's arms firms - Stuff.co.nz :: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/10280794/US-sanctions-pack-punch-on-Russias-arms-firms

UPDATE 4-Morgan Stanley profit more than doubles, beating estimates - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-results-idINL4N0PS41L20140717

Stocks edge lower in midday trading; Mattel down - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-stock-index-futures-point-to-lower-open/2014/07/17/ec7f37b8-0db5-11e4-9c90-0c289b74e142_story.html

Connecticut unemployment rate drops to 6.7%; rate is lowest in state since 2008 ... - New Haven Register :: http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140717/connecticut-unemployment-rate-drops-to-67-rate-is-lowest-in-state-since-2008-but-higher-than-national-average

Microsoft to Cut Up to 18000 Jobs - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-to-cut-18-000-jobs-1405599599

EPA: Duke done dredging coal ash from NC river - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/epa-duke-done-dredging-coal-ash-from-nc-river/2014/07/17/cf7add1e-0dda-11e4-9c90-0c289b74e142_story.html

LIRR Strike Is Averted, Cuomo Announces - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/nyregion/cuomo-negotiations-lirr-unions.html

UPDATE 2-UnitedHealth plans to be major Obamacare player in 2015 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/unitedhealth-results-idUSL4N0PS2XQ20140717

17-Jul-2014 19:09

US Jobless Claims Fall - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-jobless-claims-fall-1405600410

NY Proposes Licensing Plan for Bitcoin Businesses - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-581161/

Murdoch May Be Heading for a Pyrrhic Victory - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/rupert-murdoch-may-be-heading-for-a-pyrrhic-victory/

Gold Gains on Russia Sanctions; Palladium at 13-Year High - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/gold-above-three-week-low-as-palladium-climbs-to-13-year-high.html

UPDATE 4-Morgan Stanley profit more than doubles, beating estimates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-results-idUSL4N0PS41L20140717

NJ unemployment rate falls in June as private sector adds 9600 jobs - The Star-Ledger :: http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/nj_unemployment_rate_falls_in_june_as_private_sector_adds_9600_jobs.html

Retaliation May Follow Latest Russian Sanctions - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2014/07/17/retaliation-may-follow-latest-russian-sanctions/

Fiat Denies Merger Talks With VW - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fiat-denies-merger-talks-vw-24597291

'Tentative Agreement' Reached to Avoid LIRR Strike, One Union Says - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/nyregion/cuomo-negotiations-lirr-unions.html

Microsoft Eliminating 18000 Jobs as Nadella Streamlines - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/microsoft-cuts-18-000-jobs-as-nadella-streamlines-for-cloud-era

17-Jul-2014 18:08

NY / Region|What's Worse Than the LIRR? Not Having It - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/nyregion/whats-worse-than-the-lirr-not-having-it.html

21st Century Fox goes after Time Warner. 'Big Bang' wants big bucks. - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-morning-fix-20140717-story.html?track%3Drss%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bnewsandbuzz%2B(News%2B%2526%2BBuzz)

US Jobless Claims Fall - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-jobless-claims-fall-1405600410

Can Anyone Save Barbie? Mattel Sales Fall Again - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/07/17/can-anyone-save-barbie-mattel-sales-fall-again/

Volkswagen interest in Fiat denied - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10974099/Volkswagen-interest-in-Fiat-denied.html

UPDATE 3-Morgan Stanley profit more than doubles, beating estimates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-results-idUSL4N0PS41L20140717

NY Proposes Licensing Plan for Bitcoin Businesses - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-581161/

Nadella Effect: Microsoft shares up 25% under new CEO - USA TODAY :: http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/07/17/nadella-effect-microsoft-shares-up-21-under-new-ceo/

Stocks edge lower in midday trading; Mattel sinks - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/stocks-edge-lower-in-midday-trading-mattel-sinks/2014/07/17/7936bf32-0dca-11e4-9c90-0c289b74e142_story.html

Wall St. inches lower on Russia sanctions; earnings curb drop - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-markets-stocks-idUSKBN0FM1AU20140717

17-Jul-2014 17:07

Airbus eyes 'smooth' transition for A330 production - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-airshow-britain-airbus-group-idUSKBN0FM1NS20140717

21st Century Fox goes after Time Warner. 'Big Bang' wants big bucks. - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-morning-fix-20140717-story.html?track%3Drss%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bnewsandbuzz%2B(News%2B%2526%2BBuzz)

US Jobless Claims Fall - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-jobless-claims-fall-1405600410

UPDATE 2-Mattel sales fall as Barbie stumbles again - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/mattel-results-idUSL4N0PS2SD20140717

Morgan Stanley Second Quarter Profit Surges 131% - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-second-quarter-profit-surges-131/

Russia warns of grave consequences from new US sanctions - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-warns-of-grave-consequences-from-new-us-sanctions/2014/07/17/86228f6b-0a88-4fda-ab42-ef775be82999_story.html

Report of Volkswagen-Fiat Merger Talks Is Denied - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/fiat-denies-report-of-merger-talks-with-volkswagen/

Stocks edge lower in early trading; Mattel sinks - Chron.com :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/US-stock-index-futures-point-to-lower-open-5627745.php

FILE: Microsoft To Cut 18000 Jobs - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microsoft-cuts-20140717-story.html

New York governor convening talks to avert threatened rail strike - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-usa-railroad-newyork-idUSKBN0FM1LK20140717

17-Jul-2014 16:06

New sanctions hit Russian assets, spook world shares - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-markets-global-idUSKBN0FM0U620140717

Morgan Stanley Second Quarter Profit Surges 131% - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/07/17/morgan-stanley-second-quarter-profit-surges-131/

Shareholders' Choice: Murdoch or Bewkes - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/shareholders-choice-murdoch-or-bewkes-1405547743

California Home Repossessions Up In June - KPBS :: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jul/17/california-home-repossessions-june/

States with the biggest changes in jobless aid applications, and some reasons ... - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/07/17/states-with-biggest-changes-in-jobless-aid-applications-and-some-reasons-at/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bfoxbusiness%252Flatest%2B(Internal%2B-%2BLatest%2BNews%2B-%2BText)

UPDATE 2-Microsoft to cut 18000 jobs this year as it trims Nokia - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/microsoft-employment-idUSL2N0PS0J520140717

Housing Starts Sink 9.3%, Driven by Record Drop in the South - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/housing-starts-sank-9-3-in-june-1405600397

Cuomo Joins Negotiations Between LIRR and Its Unions - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/nyregion/cuomo-negotiations-lirr-unions.html

Mattel – No Longer A Dolled Up Company - Bidness Etc :: http://www.bidnessetc.com/22874-mattel-no-longer-a-dolled-up-company/

A German magazine is reporting that families that control Fiat and Volkswagen ... - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20140717/BUSINESS0103/307170087/Fiat-Volkswagen-merger

17-Jul-2014 15:05

RealtyTrac: Foreclosure Filings Fall In June, H1 - RTT News :: http://www.rttnews.com/2350827/realtytrac-foreclosure-filings-fall-in-june-h1.aspx

Novartis 2nd-qtr sales and net profit up but miss analysts' forecasts - The Pharma Letter :: http://www.thepharmaletter.com/article/novartis-2nd-qtr-sales-and-net-profit-up-but-miss-analysts-forecasts

NY / Region|What's Worse Than the LIRR? Not Having It - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/nyregion/whats-worse-than-the-lirr-not-having-it.html

UnitedHealth Tops Expectations, Raises Outlook - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/unitedhealth-tops-expectations-raises-outlook-1405592679

Murdoch bids $80 billion for Time Warner, snubbed [Hindustan Times, New ... - Businessweek :: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey%3D600-201407170756KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_23608_56802-1%26params%3Dtimestamp%257C%257C07/17/2014%25207:56%2520AM%2520ET%257C%257Cheadline%257C%257CMurdoch%2520bids%2520%252480%2520billion%2520for%2520Time%2520Warner%252C%2520snubbed%2520%255BHindustan%2520Times%252C%2520New%2520Delhi%2520%253A%253A%2520%255D%257C%257CdocSource%257C%257CMcClatchy-Tribune%257C%257Cprovider%257C%257CACQUIREMEDIA%257C%257Cbridgesymbol%257C%257CUS;TWX%26ticker%3DTWX

Blackstone Profit Soars as Huge Fund Crosses Performance Threshold - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/blackstone-profit-soars-as-firm-accesses-a-big-source-of-cash/

New BRICS bank good for China, others - China's central bank - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/brics-china-idUSL4N0PS31L20140717

Fiat, Volkswagen hold merger talks, German magazine reports - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20140717/BUSINESS0103/307170087/Fiat-Volkswagen-merger

Morgan Stanley profit more than doubles, beating estimates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-morgan-stanley-results-idUSKBN0FM18Z20140717

Microsoft to cut 18000 jobs this year as it trims Nokia - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-microsoft-employment-idUSKBN0FM1EH20140717

17-Jul-2014 14:04

Negotiations move forward as NY rail strike looms - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

Will Congress Ever Crack Down on Corporate Tax Abuse? - The Fiscal Times :: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/07/17/Will-Congress-Ever-Crack-Down-Corporate-Tax-Abuse

Bank of America's Settlement Negotiations Hit a Snag - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/bank-of-america-earnings-slump-43/

Morgan Stanley Reports Second Quarter 2014: - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140717-906013.html

Rupert Murdoch Puts Time Warner on His Wish List - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/rupert-murdoch-said-to-have-made-offer-for-time-warner/

UnitedHealth's 2Q Profit Slips 2 Percent - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/unitedhealths-2q-profit-slips-percent-24595297

Novartis Splits the Difference - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-580901/

UPDATE 3-US cable group Liberty Global buys stake in UK broadcaster ITV - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/bskyb-itv-liberty-idUSL6N0PS1GM20140717

Fiat's Biggest Shareholder Denies VW Takeover Approach - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/fiat-jumps-on-report-of-potential-takeover-talks-with-vw.html

Philip Morris International Inc. Beats Top And Bottom Estimates - ValueWalk :: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/07/philip-morris-international-inc-beats-top-and-bottom-estimates/

17-Jul-2014 13:03

RealtyTrac: Foreclosure Filings Fall In June, H1 - RTT News :: http://www.rttnews.com/2350827/realtytrac-foreclosure-filings-fall-in-june-h1.aspx

Negotiations move forward as NY rail strike looms - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

UPDATE 2-Drugmaker Novartis to eke out more cost savings to lift margins - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/novartis-results-idINL6N0PS11E20140717

Liberty Global to Buy Stake in British Broadcaster ITV - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/liberty-global-to-buy-stake-in-british-broadcaster-itv/

Democrats Rally Against Tax Deals With Eye on Elections - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/democrats-rally-against-tax-deals-with-eye-on-elections

Bank of America's Settlement Negotiations Hit a Snag - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/bank-of-america-earnings-slump-43/

Fox's Carey Said to Drop Bomb on Bewkes Over Lunch - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/fox-s-carey-said-to-drop-bomb-on-bewkes-over-lunch.html

Fiat shares rise on VW merger talks - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10973121/Fiat-shares-rise-on-VW-merger-talks.html

UnitedHealth's revenue rises as membership increases - MSN Money :: http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed%3DOBR%26date%3D20140717%26id%3D17782810

WTI Crude Rises to Four-Day High on Stockpile Drop - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/wti-oil-increases-a-second-day-as-u-s-crude-stockpiles-decline.html

17-Jul-2014 12:02

Negotiations move forward as NY rail strike looms - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

Bank of America Takes a Hit With Litigation Costs - The Ledger :: http://www.theledger.com/article/20140716/NEWS/140719357

Liberty Global buys ITV stake from BSkyB - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101843821

Gold Gains on Russia Sanctions; Palladium at 13-Year High - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/gold-above-three-week-low-as-palladium-climbs-to-13-year-high.html

Hansson Says ECB Should Focus on Recently Announced Policy Tools - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/hansson-says-ecb-should-focus-on-recently-announced-policy-tools

Will Congress Ever Crack Down on Corporate Tax Abuse? - The Fiscal Times :: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/07/17/Will-Congress-Ever-Crack-Down-Corporate-Tax-Abuse

UPDATE 2-Drugmaker Novartis to eke out more cost savings to lift margins - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/novartis-results-idINL6N0PS11E20140717

Time Warner chief Jeffrey Bewkes' turnaround effort makes the company a ... - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/time-warner-chief-jeffrey-bewkes-turnaround-effort-makes-the-company-a-lucrative-bid-target/articleshow/38543554.cms

UPDATE 1-Spain backs Catalunya Banc mortgage sale with state cash - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/catalunya-banc-blackstone-idUSL6N0PS28C20140717

17-Jul-2014 11:01

Negotiations move forward as NY rail strike looms - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

Bank of America Takes a Hit With Litigation Costs - The Ledger :: http://www.theledger.com/article/20140716/NEWS/140719357

Obama pushes to stop corporate overseas tax moves - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/07/16/obama-pushes-stop-corporate-overseas-tax-moves/4SGaON6Vtmzm4hc3ggGnCK/story.html

SAP Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sap-announces-second-quarter-2014-results-2014-07-17

Novartis net profit misses despite EM sales boost - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/novartis-net-profit-misses-despite-em-sales-boost-2014-07-17?reflink%3Dzacks

Asia stocks mostly lower on profit-taking after choppy session - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101843046

ECB to give two-week deadline for banks to plug capital holes - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd162398-0d86-11e4-815f-00144feabdc0.html

Rupert Murdoch hits out: How many politicians could run a business? - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/rupert-murdoch-hits-out-how-many-politicians-could-run-a-business-20140717-zu7ez.html

Liberty Global Buys Into UK TV With ITV Stake - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/liberty-global-buys-into-u-k-tv-with-itv-stake-DjWpfU~4Tommz40iWrqfJQ.html

Blackstone Buys CatalunyaCaixa Mortgages for EU3.6 Billion - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-16/blackstone-said-to-buy-catalunya-banc-s-distressed-mortgages.html

17-Jul-2014 10:00

Bank of America's Settlement Negotiations Hit a Snag - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/bank-of-america-earnings-slump-43/

Negotiations move forward as NY rail strike looms - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-will-keep-talking-to-avoid-ny-rail-strike/2014/07/16/d4757a4c-0d56-11e4-bd4e-462c357f0998_story.html

Novartis Profit Misses Estimates; Forecast Confirmed - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-17/novartis-profit-misses-estimates-forecast-confirmed

Obama pushes to stop corporate overseas tax moves - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/07/16/obama-pushes-stop-corporate-overseas-tax-moves/4SGaON6Vtmzm4hc3ggGnCK/story.html

SAP Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sap-announces-second-quarter-2014-results-2014-07-17?reflink%3DMW_news_stmp

EBay revenue jumps 13 per cent despite worsening competition - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/38507146.cms

Microsoft expected to announce more than 6000 job cuts - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/microsoft-expected-to-announce-more-than-6000-job-cuts/articleshow/38527381.cms

Liberty Global Acquires 6.4% Stake in ITV - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/liberty-global-acquires-6-4-stake-in-itv-Sz2SgMZtSUWyLn4DS8sgJA.html

Update on the latest in business: - WRAL.com :: http://www.wral.com/update-on-the-latest-in-business-/13818485/

Is News Corp heading for a future without the Murdochs as 21st Century Fox ... - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/business/is-news-corp-heading-for-a-future-without-the-murdochs-as-21st-century-fox-charges-ahead-20140717-ztw4z.html