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/