Tablets Trump Smartphones for Ecommerce-Are PCs Next?

Retailers tend to lump tablets and smartphones into the same category called "mobile," but that might not be wise, according to the results of a new study by online marketing technology company Monetate.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tablets-trump-smartphones-ecommerce-pcs-180708287.html

Brewer to Buy Remaining Stake in Grupo Modelo

Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed on Friday to buy the half of the Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo it does not already own for $20.1 billion, the latest deal in the fast-consolidating global brewing industry.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/anheuser-busch-inbev-to-buy-remaining-stake-in-grupo-modelo-for-20-1-billion/

Barclays Settles Regulators’ Claims Over Manipulation of Key Rates

Barclays has agreed to pay more than $450 million to resolve accusations that it attempted to manipulate key interest rates, the first settlement in a sprawling global investigation targeting many of the world’s biggest banks.


http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/barclays-said-to-settle-regulatory-claims-over-benchmark-manipulation/?hp

4 Catalysts to Spark an S&P 500 Rally to 1,500

Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, is sticking by his year-end target of 1,500 on the S&P 500. He's zeroing in on four main catalysts that could spark a rally in the second-half of the year.


http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/4-catalysts-spark-p-500-rally-1-500-121044066.html

News Corp. Considers Dividing Itself in Two

News Corporation is considering dividing itself in two, cleaving its publishing arm from its far larger entertainment division, a person briefed on the matter told DealBook early on Tuesday.


http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/news-corp-considers-dividing-itself-into-two/

European Leaders Vow to Defend Euro

The leaders of the euro zone’s four largest economies vowed on Friday to defend the common currency with all means necessary, trying to reassure markets before yet another key summit meeting of the European Union next week in Brussels.


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/world/europe/european-leaders-vow-to-defend-euro.html?_r=1&hp

Ryanair Approaches Aer Lingus for a Third Time

Will Michael O’Leary get lucky on his third try?

Shares of Aer Lingus, Ireland’s flag airline, leapt by as much as 25 percent Wednesday after news that Ryanair, the Irish low-cost airline Mr. O’Leary runs, had made yet another hostile bid for it.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/ryanair-approaches-aer-lingus-for-a-third-time/

Burger King Rejoins the Public Markets

Burger King completed its latest flip on Wednesday, rejoining the public markets after closing a deal to merge with an investment vehicle whose backers include the hedge fund manager William A. Ackman.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/burger-king-rejoins-the-public-markets/

Dealing With the Facebook Lawsuits

The campy 1980s hit “It’s Raining Men” could well be translated into a new song called “It’s Raining Lawsuits” to describe the deluge of cases triggered byFacebook’s botched initial public offering on May 18.


http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/dealing-with-the-facebook-lawsuits/

Walgreens to Take Stake in Alliance Boots for $6.7 Billion

The American drug store chain Walgreens has agreed to buy a 45 percent stake in Alliance Boots, the European pharmacy retailer, for $6.7 billion, in a deal that could allow it to take full control of Alliance Boots by 2015.


http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/walgreens-to-take-45-stake-in-alliance-boots-for-6-7-billion/

Why Greek People Are Voting for Leftist Syriza

In a Europe where the outcome of most elections is predicted weeks before votes are cast, the triumph of left-wing Syriza in May's Greek elections was one of the few shocks of recent years.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-greeks-voting-leftist-syriza-112229009.html

Wall Street rises as central banks stand ready

U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday after news major central banks are preparing coordinated action if the results of Greek elections this weekend generate turmoil in financial markets.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-futures-signal-pause-eyes-093723063.html

Ford makes big investment in Louisville, Ky.

Ford has transformed a nearly 60-year-old assembly plant in Kentucky into the new home of the redesigned Escape. And it's bolstered the workforce to make the small SUV.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-makes-big-investment-louisville-101225271.html

Italy on right path with Monti reforms: German finance minister

Italy must implement the reforms set out by Prime Minister Mario Monti to avoid becoming the next victim of euro zone contagion after the bailout for Spain's banks, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told an Italian daily.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/us-germany-schaeuble-idUSBRE85C0G820120613

US Stock Futures Rally As Investors Cheer Spain's Bailout Request

U.S. stock futures extended a global rally as investors cheered Spain's agreement to seek bailout funds for its troubled banks.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 56 points, or 0.4%, to 12559, but had been up as much as 169 points earlier in the session. The Dow climbed 435.63 points, or 3.6% last week, the largest weekly gain of the year.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120611-704926.html

Monti Fights to Reshape Italy in Shadow of Euro Crisis

Could Italy be next?

As Spain becomes the fourth euro zone country to accept an international bailout, Italian officials are faced anew with a question that has haunted them since Europe’s debt crisis broke open three years ago. When will the financial infection cross our borders?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/business/global/monti-struggles-to-keep-italy-from-being-the-next-domino-to-fall.html?ref=business

Selling Abroad, China Eases Slump at Home

 With China’s domestic economy stumbling badly this spring as construction and retail sales slow, this country is unleashing a fresh surge of exports that is preserving millions of jobs in Chinese factories but could fan trade tensions with the West.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/business/global/with-surge-in-exports-china-eases-economic-slump-at-home.html?hp

May another $2B month for Texas sales tax revenue

The Texas Comptroller reports that the state collected more than $2 billion in May, marking 26 months of sales tax growth.


http://finance.yahoo.com/news/may-another-2b-month-texas-170509101.html

Facebook stock gets a lift as Dow gains

Facebook's battered stock is advancing slightly along with the broader market, with the Dow Jones industrial average heading higher for the second straight day.


http://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-stock-gets-lift-dow-152317018.html

Companies hiring in large volume

Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases data on the unemployment rate, jobless claims and other economic indicators. With every report, economic experts and analysts give their overview of the hiring situation and trends. Although the big picture suggests the hiring situation has improved from the start of the recession to today, one question remains the same: "Where are the jobs?"


http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2919-Job-Search-Companies-hiring-in-large-volume/?SiteId=cbmsnhp42919&sc_extcmp=JS_2919_home1

Pa. to remain center of gas drilling, experts say

Like a runner who's gotten a big head start in a race, Pennsylvania may be set to dominate natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale region for many years, experts say.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pa-remain-center-gas-drilling-154818958.html

Real Estate News: Housing Market Crawls Back

Housing Market Crawls Back: Housing prices across the U.S. fell in March, but not as much as in earlier months, according to a report Tuesday that offered fresh evidence of a real-estate market on the mend.


http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/05/30/real-estate-news-housing-market-crawls-back/?mod=google_news_blog

50 stocks to buy in June

Major stock indexes limped out of May like a wounded lamb, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average($INDU) logging its worst monthly performance in two years. The euro tumbled, the commodities rally crumbled, and volatility spiked on fears that the global financial crisis would take a while to work itself out.


http://money.msn.com/stock-broker-guided/50-stocks-to-buy-in-june-2012

Brookfield Speeds Ahead With Real-Estate Fund

Brookfield Asset Management, looking to raise a giant global opportunity real-estate fund in a brutal fundraising environment, is off to a good start with $2 billion at its first close, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/06/01/brookfield-speeds-ahead-with-real-estate-fund/

Chesapeake makes 'significant' oil, gas discovery

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Friday that it made a "significant" oil and gas discovery in the Hogshooter play in the Anadarko Basin of Texas and Oklahoma.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chesapeake-makes-significant-oil-gas-152759780.html

Spain tries to calm investors amid market pressure

Spain insisted Friday it is financially stable because its heavily indebted regions are now meeting deficit reduction targets, but investors remained worried about the country's ability to rescue another part of its financial system - the banks - and kept the government's bond yields dangerously high.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g28AHvvnVtgCum5heUnIp13XF7lQ?docId=128b65d6dc0b4108a96d4011b8b51468