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Stocks higher as Fed meeting starts - USA TODAY


CBS News

Stocks higher as Fed meeting starts
USA TODAY
Stocks moved higher Tuesday as Federal Reserve policymakers began a two-day meeting to discuss monetary policy and the government reported an increase in home construction and low inflation in the month of May. Investors are waiting for news out of…

Consumer Prices Make Small Gains in May - Fox Business


Telegraph.co.uk

Consumer Prices Make Small Gains in May
Fox Business
U.S. consumer prices rose in May and a gauge of underlying price pressures showed signs of stabilizing after a long decline, a potential comfort to Federal Reserve policymakers who would like to see stronger inflation. The Labor Depar…

Deloitte, NY settle over review of Standard Chartered money laundering - Reuters


New York Times

Deloitte, NY settle over review of Standard Chartered money laundering
Reuters
By Karen Freifeld. NEW YORK | Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:14pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A financial advisory unit of Deloitte LLP has agreed to pay $10 million and accept other New York state penalties to settle accus…

Icahn Proposes Dell Tender Offer - CNBC.com


New York Times

Icahn Proposes Dell Tender Offer
CNBC.com
CNBC's Scott Wapner reports a source says Jefferies is willing to provide $1.6 billion in financing for Icahn's bid for Dell. Billionaire Carl Icahn proposed in a letter to shareholders that Dell undertake a tender offer for 1.1 billion shares at…

Sony Jumps as Loeb Lifts Stake - TheStreet.com


Economic Times

Sony Jumps as Loeb Lifts Stake
TheStreet.com
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Sony (6758.TO) shares gained 3.52% to $21.45 in Japanese trading after Third Point, a New York-based hedge fund, raised it's stake in the electronics giant. Third Point's stake in the Tokyo-based company is now 70 milli…

Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts - The Detroit News


Philly.com

Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts
The Detroit News
New York — Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal re…

Housing Starts in US Rose in May to 914000 Annual Rate - Bloomberg


San Francisco Chronicle

Housing Starts in US Rose in May to 914000 Annual Rate
Bloomberg
Builders began work on more U.S. houses in May and permits for new single-family homes rose to a five-year high as residential real estate underpins an economy that's generating little inflation. Housing starts cli…

United puts spending minimum on frequent flier status - Chicago Tribune


Wall Street Journal- India

United puts spending minimum on frequent flier status
Chicago Tribune
Starting next year, United Airlines frequent fliers will have to spend minimum amounts to achieve elite flier status, in addition to flying a certain number of miles or segments, the Chicago-based airline s…

British charge UBS trader with fraud in Libor rigging - Washington Post


New York Times

British charge UBS trader with fraud in Libor rigging
Washington Post
British prosecutors filed criminal fraud charges on Tuesday against Tom Hayes, a former UBS AG and Citigroup trader accused of playing an integral role in the manipulation of the global interest rate known as Libor. Br…

HP puts Bradley in strategy role - USA TODAY


Dividend.com

HP puts Bradley in strategy role
USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) -- Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard's printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday. HP said Bradley, 54, wi…