Archive

December 31, 2012

• Pakistan Frees Former Taliban Officials to Promote Afghan Peace
• India’s BSE and NSE Equity Derivative Market Activity
• Senate Set to Vote on White House-Forged Budget Agreement
• Hu Jintao Says China to Step Up Efforts to Support Growth
• Senate to Vote Tonight on Budget Deal Forged by White House
• White House Reaches Budget Agreement With Republicans
• Britons More Optimistic on Housing
• Rain in U.K. Said by Union to Cost Farmers $2.1 Billion in 2012
• European Stocks Post Biggest Annual Rally Since 2009
• Italy Debt Rallies in Euro-Area Bonds’ Best Year as Crisis Eases
• Pound Advances for Fourth Year Versus Euro on Demand for Haven
• Judge Seeks Bond Called High in Samsung-Apple Phone Case
• Wine Underpants Join Space Whisky on Sale: Elin McCoy
• Neil Armstrong, Joe Paterno Are Notable Deaths of 2012
• Vestar to Triple Investment From Sale of Duff & Phelps
• Geithner Tells Congress U.S. Reaches Debt Limit
• My Political Predictions for 2013
• Research Prowess of U.S. Colleges Is Exaggerated
• Ten Ways for Obama to Remake the World
• End of the World As We Know It and I Feel Fine
• Lumber May Fall 25% After Leading Commodities in 2012
• Pimco’s Gross Sees Less Return, Stubborn Unemployment
• Roberts Says U.S. Judiciary Should Be Spared From Spending Cuts
• House Planning No Budget Vote Means Tax Increases Start
• S&P 500 Has Best Final-Day Rally Since 1974 on Budget
• S&P 500 Has Best Final-Day Gain Since ’74 on Budget Talks
• Shale-Gas Revolution Spurs Wave of New U.S. Steel Plants: Energy
• Canadian Dollar Gains on Optimism U.S. May Reach Deal
• ESL Appoints Former Best Buy Executive Mikan as President
• Dollar Weakens as Obama Says Deficit Deal Is Close
• Birinyi Odds Favor S&P 500 Record as Individuals Return
• Gold Records 12th Straight Annual Advance: Commodities at Close
• Emerging Stocks Cap 15% 2012 Gain as Chinese Output Grows
• A Deal Both Sides Should Hate -- and Support
• Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty Slowed Structured Note Sales in U.S.
• Netflix Says Users Can’t Access Service’s DVD Website
• Kushner Said to Sell Observer Building for $95 Million
• Wheat Drops on U.S. Economic Concerns; Soybeans Decline
• Louisiana Sweet Oils Gain as Hydrocracker Reaches Planned Rates
• BRIC Dominance Fades as State Meddling Curbs Equity Returns
• Ethanol-Gasoline Gap Widens on Imports, Domestic Output
• Hedge Funds Cut Bullish Bets to Lowest Since June: Commodities
• U.S. West Coast Gasoline Weakens After Increase in Inventories
• Surgut Momentum Fading to VTB on Fields: Russia Overnight
• Pentagon’s 800,000 Civilians Face Furlough Warnings Soon
• Qihoo Soars as Google to Ignite Revenue: China Overnight
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for December 31
• Afferro Mining Climbs After Takeover Approaches: Vancouver Mover
• Herbalife Rises After Ackman Short Selling Spurs Buying
• Billionaire Bulgheronis Back YPF in $1.5 Billion Shale Deal
• Housing to Software Fueling Western U.S. Jobs Rebound
• LodgeNet to File for Bankruptcy as Colony Takes Control
• Sandy Helps Reinsurers Resist Lower Prices, Broker Willis Says
• Oil Advances to Two-Month High on Budget Deal Optimism
• Natural Gas Futures Fall on Forecasts for Milder U.S. Weather
• U.S. Mortgage Firms Said to Near $10 Billion Settlement
• Foot-Dragging USDA May Help Consumers as $7 Milk Looms
• Gold Extends Longest Streak Since 1920 on Central-Bank Stimulus
• Obama Says U.S. Budget Deal ‘In Sight’ as Deadline Nears
• Berkshire’s CTB Buys Martin to Expand Grain-Handling Unit
• HP Retains $543 Million Wireless Contract After IBM Protest
• NFL Players’ Bid to Reopen Revenue Suit Rejected
• U.S. Company Credit Swaps Fall as Obama Hopeful on Budget Deal
• Warburg Acquires JHP From Morgan Stanley for $195 Million
• Knight Capital Group Sued Over $3.75-a-Share Getco Bid
• Crude Oil Options Advance With Futures on Budget Optimism
• NYC Says Tourist Visits Rose to Record 52 Million in 2012
• NFL’s Cardinals Fire Coach Whisenhunt, General Manager Graves
• Treasuries Drop on Bets Congress May Reach Budget-Deficit Deal
• American Suzuki Says Demand for Cars Up After Bankruptcy
• Amazon Apologizes for Christmas Eve Outage Affecting Netflix
• Gulf Gasoline Drops With Inventories Near Two-Year High
• U.S. Stocks Pare Gains as Obama Says Issues Remain on Budget
• Salix Wins FDA Approval of Dragon’s Blood Drug for Diarrhea
• Raw-Material Gauge Signaling Demand Pickup on Outlook for China
• U.S. Aware of Report of al-Qaeda Bounty on Ambassador
• Possible U.S. Budget Deal Would Extend Tax Cuts
• India Scales Back New Year Events as Rape Victim Mourned
• U.S. Gasoline at Pump Averaged Record High in 2012, AAA Says
• Chargers Fire Coach Norv Turner, GM A.J. Smith After 7-9 Season
• Invenergy Gets Financing for Des Moulins Wind Project in Canada
• McConnell-Biden Said Close to Deal Except for Sequester
• Dow Chemical Restarts Louisiana Ethylene Plant
• Tribune Co. Emerges From Bankruptcy
• U.S. Stocks Extend Gains as Obama Plans Statement on Budget
• ‘Grievous’ U.S. Mistake to Have Kept Open Libya Outpost
• TVA Nuclear Slowdown Snaps 7-Day Advance in Southeast
• Lovie Smith Fired as Bears’ Coach Six Seasons After Super Bowl
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for December 31
• J&J Sirturo Wins FDA Approval to Treat Drug-Resistant TB
• Philadelphia Eagles Fire Andy Reid After 14 Seasons as Coach
• Bears Fire Coach Lovie Smith After 10-6 Season, NFL.com Reports
• AMF Bowling Executives Seek $1 Million in Bonuses
• Treasuries Decline on Speculation Deficit-Cut Deal May Be Found
• Congress Dysfunction as Deadline Arrives Poses 2013 Risks
• Roma Announces Site of New Soccer Stadium for Up to 60,000 Fans
• Hogs Drop to Two-Week Low on Bigger Sow Herd; Cattle Steady
• Singapore 2012 GDP Grew 1.2% as Recession Seen in Second Half
• Japan Releases Chinese Fishing Boat Amid Tensions Over Islands
• NFL’s Chiefs Fire Romeo Crennel as Coach After 2-14 Season
• Farm-State Lawmakers Back Plan to Avoid ‘Dairy Cliff’ Jump
• Zapatistas’ Marcos Urges Mexico to Fulfill Pact, Reforma Says
• Canada Stocks Rise as U.S. Lawmakers Work to Reach Budget Deal
• Credit Swaps in U.S. Fall as Budget Talks Said to Make Progress
• Egypt Activist Critically Wounded in Drive-by Shooting in Tahrir
• Egypt Pound Weakens to Record After Central Bank Sells Dollars
• Philadelphia Eagles Fire Andy Reid as Coach After 14 Seasons
• Corporate Sales Primed for Another Record in 2013: Canada Credit
• Why Do We Drink Champagne on New Year’s Eve?
• Nissan’s Ghosn Calls on Abe to Weaken Yen, Mend China Ties
• Japan’s Abe Vows to Take on Deflation, Yen Strength in 2013
• Cleveland Browns Fire General Manager Heckert, Coach Shurmur
• Jets Dismiss Tannenbaum After 6-10 Season as Ryan Remains Coach
• UT Bank Heads for 16-Month High on 2012 Performance: Accra Mover
• Gasoline Futures Decline as Deadline Looms on U.S. Budget Talks
• Natural Gas Leads Slump as Zinc Advances: Commodities at Close
• Dubai Lowers 2013 Budget Deficit Forecast to Below 0.5% of GDP
• Budget Talks Making Progress on Tax Increase as Deadline Looms
• Jets Fire Tannenbaum as General Manager; Ryan Will Remain Coach
• CNO Buys Back $80.7 Million of Shares, Pays Down Debt in Quarter
• NSGB Jumps on Bets Bank to Benefit as Pound Weakens: Cairo Mover
• Canada Consumer Confidence Rises on Real Estate: Nanos
• Warmer Temperatures May Come to U.S. East Coast by Mid-January
• Europe Stocks Little Changed as U.S. Deal Deadline Nears
• EU Carbon Has Yearly Slump as Slow Economic Output Cuts Demand
• For-Profit Nursing Homes Lead in Overcharging While Care Suffers
• Vitol Buys More Europe Naphtha; Jet Fuel Advances: Oil Products
• Citicorp Finance CP deal:India Money Markets
• L&T finance and SBI Global Ltd CP:India Money Markets
• IndusIndia Bank & ING CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• CBI Bank and SBBJ Bank CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• Morgan Stanley Buys North Sea Forties Crude; Shell, Total Bid
• Corporate Credit Swaps in U.S. Decline as Budget Deadline Looms
• China IPOs, Serb Bad Debt Rules, Airplane Web: Compliance
• RBC Leads Banks as Takeovers Hit a 5-Year High
• Cameroon Nine-Month Revenue From Oil Resources Increases 9.3%
• Dominican Republic Leaves Benchmark Interest Rate at 5%
• Israel Economy Expands 3.3% in 2012, Missing Previous Estimate
• Crude Futures Set for Annual Drop in New York
• Commercial Papers Reported: India Money Market
• Certificate of Deposits Reported: India Money Markets
• The Asian Innovation Century, Again
• Iron Ore Rises Most Since October as China Mills Seen Restocking
• U.K. Stocks Fall for Second Day, Trimming Annual Gains
• Treasuries Drop as Deadline for Fiscal Cliff Approaches
• Indian Bond Yields at 5-Month Low; Rupee Completes Monthly Loss
• U.A.E. Limits Mortgages to Foreigners at 50% of Home Value
• U.K. Commercial Property Investment Fell 9% on Non-London Slump
• Retailers La Polar, Hites to Enter Chilean Benchmark Stock Index
• U.K. Financial Advisers Move to Hourly Fees With Commissions Ban
• Pound Rises a Second Day Against Euro as U.K. Sentiment Improves
• Credit Has Best Rally in Europe Since 2009 With Central Bank Aid
• Zimbabwe May Halve Mining Fees After Impala, Rio Protest
• Demand for Clean-Energy Credits in India Doubled in December
• Iberdrola Sells 32 French Wind Farms to GE, Meag, EDF
• Zambia’s Kwacha Weakens Before Rebasing on Jan. 1
• Arsenal Sets Two-Week Walcott Contract Deadline: Soccer Roundup
• Sugar Advances Amid Demand Speculation; Robusta Coffee Climbs
• Malawi’s President Pledges to Keep Floating Currency
• Solarstrom Sells Five German Solar Plants to Private Investor
• Iron-Ore Swaps Trading Rises to Record in 2012 as Price Rebounds
• Qatar 92-Day, 274-Day T-Bill Yields Narrow, 183-Day Yields Widen
• Iran Test-Fires Latest Surface-to-Air Missile, Fars Says
• U.S. Gasoline Futures Drop as Stockpiles Rise More Than Forecast
• Kingfisher Air License to Lapse After Failing to Show Funds
• Spain’s Iberdrola, Bolivia to Meet on Seizure of Businesses
• Brazilian Economists See 12-Month Inflation at 5.53%
• Egypt’s Mursi Not Worried About Currency’s Slide Against Dollar
• Most Asian Stocks Drop as U.S. Budget Talks Stall; Fairfax Gains
• Palm Oil Declines as Lower Exports Signal Weaker Winter Demand
• Central African’s President Pledges Talks to End Conflict
• Copper Climbs as Chinese Manufacturing Adds to Growth Signals
• Telecom Egypt Sees Regulator Decision on Vodafone Stake in 2013
• Dreyfus Cash Management Funds Daily Values as of Dec 28, 2012.
• China Seeks to Counter Illegal Financing as Infractions Spread
• Record Company Bond Sales Looming as Costs Drop: Turkey Credit
• Bangladesh Scraps Plan to Send Cricket Team to Play in Pakistan
• Kenya Shilling Weakens Versus Dollar, Set for Third Yearly Loss
• Telekom Srbija 2012 Profit May Drop 55% on Year: Novosti
• Brent-Dubai Rises to Two-Week High; Shell Buys Oman: Asia Crude
• Ringgit Rises From Near 11-Week Low as U.S. Holds Budget Talks
• China Insurers Rise on Fund Management Entry: Shanghai Mover
• Oil Heads for Annual Loss as U.S. Budget Talks Near Deadline
• Asia Gasoil Crack Gains; Arcadia Buys Gasoline: Oil Products
• Rathbone Brothers Cuts Board Size, Reflects Management Structure
• Rand Heads for Best Month in Two Years as Exporter Demand Climbs
• China’s Stocks Rise on Manufacturing Data, Posting Annual Gain
• Emaar Drops as U.A.E. Said to Cap Expat Mortgages: Dubai Mover
• Mandela Under Medical Attention at His Johannesburg Home
• PKK’s Ocalan Plays Basketball, Volleyball on Prison Island: HT
• Japan Rebuke to G-20 Nations May Signal Moves to Weaken Yen
• China Chicken Probe Hurts Profit as KFC Ends Deal: Liuhe
• China Manufacturing Pickup Shows Rebound Gains Traction: Economy
• India’s Budget Gap at 80% of Full-Year Target Through November
• Bomb Blast at Egyptian Coptic Church in Libya’s Misrata Kills 2
• Copper Climbs in London After China’s Manufacturing: LME Preview
• India Said to Consider New Term for RBI Deputy Governor Gokarn
• Pakistan Bus Bomb Kills 20 Shiites on Pilgrimage to Iran Sites
• Japanese Stocks Rise as Economic Data Fans Stimulus Bets
• Redskins, Vikings Complete NFL Playoff Lineup; Giants Fall Short
• South African November Credit Growth Accelerates to 9.6%
• Oscar Winning Sound Editor Dies in New Zealand Rafting Accident
• Aussie Holds This Year’s Gain on Chinese Manufacturing
• U.A.E Recovering Iranian Sunken Cargo Ship, Gulf News Says
• Clippers Beat Jazz for 17th Straight NBA Win, Unbeaten December
• Singapore Property Stocks to Extend 2012 Rally: Southeast Asia
• National Football League Playoff Schedule
• New Year’s Countdown to Higher U.S. Taxes Starts
• Vikings’ Peterson Falls Nine Yards Short of NFL Rushing Record
• Eagles’ Andy Reid Won’t Return for 15th Season as Coach, AP Says
• ‘Hobbit’ Holds Off Debut Films to Finish Atop Rankings Again
• Allen & Overy, Ropes & Gray, Morgan Lewis: Business of Law
• U.S. on Pace for Slowest Decade of Population Growth Since 1930s
• Hillary Clinton Admitted to Hospital With Blood Clot