Huffington Post:
Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company's being paid to "de-index" its news websites from Google, setting the scene for a search engine battle that could offer a ray of li (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Supporters admit international levy needs US support• Obama administration and Wall Street unenthusiasticAdvocates of a Tobin tax on financial transactions accept that any international levy would need US support and an inc (Read More)
The Guardian:
Internet retailers are preparing for a deluge of online orders on their busiest day of the year in the lead-up to ChristmasIn a vast warehouse, the size of eight football pitches and around 15 minutes from the centre of Milto (Read More)
MSNBC:
Local governments and public entities, already reeling from the recession, face another fiscal crisis: billions of dollars in fees owed to Wall Street firms on investment deals gone bad.
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Wall Street Journal:
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks inched upward in early Monday trading despite a negative lead from Wall Street, though financials were mostly weak. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.1% to 4,690.6, with miners Al (Read More)
NEWS.com.au | Breaking News:
THE share market experienced a mixed opening today, with resources stocks helping the broader market outperform a weak finish on Wall Street on Friday. (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
As expected, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" did gangbusters in its opening weekend. The supernatural love story -- which we saw last night and found unintentionally hilarious yet highly entertaining -- ranks third among the to (Read More)
MSNBC:
Local governments and public entities, already reeling from the recession, face another fiscal crisis: billions of dollars in fees owed to Wall Street firms on investment deals gone bad. Wall Street - Recession - Business - F (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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Dionne Searcey has a piece in the Wall Street Journal describing some court cases on whether employers can read employee email. While it is safest to assume that you will have no privacy and that your boss can access anythin (Read More)
The Post Money Value:
There is a great BBC Documentary (Docudrama) called The Last Days of Lehman Brothers. They are clear that lots of the dialog was invented but one such (likely) invented piece was spoken by Hank Paulson (played by James Cromwe (Read More)
Submitted by mvndrvrt
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by Steve McKeeWhat do you with a hotel brand that's become outdated, irrelevant, and in some ways a signal to stay away from the properties to which it's attached? If you're InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), owner of the H (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Despite carving out a niche for himself as a leading progressive voice in Congress, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) rarely goes in for headline-grabbing proclamations or sharp political rhetoric. So on Sunday, when Brown stat (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The Chinese yuan, along with the related ETF, hasn’t shifted much because of the country’s staunch approach to monetary management. However, external and internal factors may soon change that.P (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Poland may be one of the lucky few economies that has evaded the recession this year. A major ETF provider has also taken notice and a Poland-specific ETF could be coming out soon.The Internati (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
The most recent major SEC appointment is worrying. In general, Obama's appointments in finance have been uninspiring. Geithner was touted as the only choice for Treasury -- causing many to conjecture that Congress looked th (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say. The (Read More)
Commodity Corner:
The weakest U.S. dollar in 15 months along with ample American wheat supplies should be spurring strong U.S. wheat exports this season. But the United States, typically the (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Wall Street Cheat Sheet submits: Jules Verne only needed 80 days to travel around the world in 1872. Apparently, things at TheStreet.com (TSCM) are so screwed up, they need half a year to get their books straight and regain c (Read More)