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January 8, 2013 Politics After Newtown, Congress Must Act on Guns, Pelosi Says By CARL HULSE Nancy Pelosi, who leads the Democrats in the House, in looking ahead at issues facing the 113th Congress, said if lawmakers balk at gun changes, the president should take his case to the people.  Video : Pelosi Previews the New Congress Under Obama, a Skew Toward Male Appointees By ANNIE LOWREY President Obama's second-term inner circle is likely to be dominated by men, and male appointees have outnumbered women in most departments and at all levels of service.  Graphic : Women in the Obama Administration More Politics Choice to Lead C.I.A. Faces a Changed Agency By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI John O. Brennan may have to decide whether the C.I.A. should remain at the center of secret American paramilitary operations or rebuild its traditional espionage capabilities.  Video : Obama's New National

Latest Morning Business News 4:55 AM ET Reuters Statoil to Invest $7 Billion in British Offshore Project 4:49 AM ET Reuters Japan LDP Executive: Must Seek Ways to Keep Dollar at 85-90 Yen-Media 4:46 AM ET Reuters Instant View-Third Quarter GDP BUSINESS DealBook Exchange Sale Reflects New Realities of Trading By BEN PROTESS and NATHANIEL POPPER The takeover of the New York Stock Exchange's owner illustrates starkly how trading in commodities and derivatives has become much more lucrative than trading in corporate shares.  Graphic : Smaller, But Growing Fast Merck Says Niacin Drug Has Failed Large Trial

Alert Name: FGC BOLSA- FGC FIN December 21, 2012 Compiled: 12:30 AM Playing Taxes Hold ’Em By PAUL KRUGMAN (NYT) For a change, progressives can give thanks to the G.O.P. crazies this year. Strangers in the Night By DAVID BROOKS (NYT) If the two parties just knew a little more about each other we might have a deal on the “fiscal cliff” already. Economic Growth Revised Up to 3.1% By REUTERS (NYT) Disruptions from Hurricane Sandy and uncertainty caused by the budget negotiations in Washington are likely to restrain growth in the fourth quarter. More Articles On This Topic »

Hourly Market Report 19-12-12 Metals Bid Ask Change High Low Gold 1666.90 1668.10 -4.00 -0.24 % 1677.60 1665.50 Silver 31.44 31.54 -0.20 -0.63 % 31.84 31.33 Platinum 1591.00 1598.00 -1.00 -0.06 % 1620.00 1589.00 Palladium 685.00 691.00 + 1.00 + 0.15 % 702.00 685.00

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Jump to: European News Global SF: 2012 Issuance Winds Down (Esaki) Global structured finance pipelines have emptied for this year, but several deals are already set for early 2013. With only 18 business days in January after the first holiday-shortened week, and the CREFC and ASF conferences taking up 5 days, issuers could push some deals into Feb. Over $8bn is on the January CMBS calendar, with another $7bn set for Feb. (Source: Bloomberg, CMAlert) U.S. CLOs: Exposures to Potential Downgrades Limited (Manzi/Esaki) Although the number of potential corporate downgrades for entities rated AAA to B- is now at the highest level since June 2010, we estimate limited CLO credit exposure. Of the top 250 CLO exposures, 20 are on negative CreditWatch or have a negative outlook from S&P, including 9 of the top 100: Energy Future Holdings Corp. (#4), Federal-Mogul Corp. (#18), Cengage Learning Holdings II L.P. (#21), NRG Energy Inc. (#6

Hourly Market Report 18-12-12 Metals Bid Ask Change High Low Gold 1697.80 1698.80 -0.30 -0.02 % 1704.20 1696.30 Silver 32.34 32.44 + 0.06 + 0.19 % 32.62 32.20 Platinum 1611.00 1615.00 + 6.00 + 0.37 % 1623.00 1606.00 Palladium 696.00 701.00 -1.00 -0.14 % 707.00 694.00 Rhodium 1100.00 1200.00 -25.00 -2.22 % 1125.00 1100.00

| BREAKING NEWS ALERT NYTimes.com | Video BREAKING NEWS Monday, December 17, 2012 9:26 PM EST Obama Sends Boehner New Offer on Fiscal Crisis; May Be Close to Final Deal President Obama delivered Speaker John A. Boehner a new offer to resolve the pending fiscal crisis — and what may be close to a final deal, which would raise revenues by $1.2 trillion over the next decade but keep in place the Bush-era tax rates for any household with earnings below $400,000. The offer is close to the plan that Mr. Boehner proposed on Friday, according to officials familiar with it. Other officials say the speaker will present the plan to House Republicans Tuesday morning, and both sides are cautiously optimistic that a major deficit reduction plan could be passed well before January, when more than a half-trillion dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts would kick in. Mr. Boehner of Ohio had offered the president a deficit framework

December 16, 2012 Compiled 21:45 GMT Global Update TOP NEWS Syrian Airstrike Kills Palestinian Refugees By AN EMPLOYEE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES and ANNE BARNARD Government forces killed at least eight people in the Yarmouk district of Damascus and reportedly drove dozens of formerly pro-government Palestinian fighters to defect to the rebels. Liberal Democrats Win Landslide Victory in Japan Elections By MARTIN FACKLER The Liberal Democratic Party was returned to power in parliamentary elections Sunday in what analysts say is more a vote against the incumbents than a mandate. In Europe, a Push for Higher Phone Fees By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN Phone bills could rise if a European Union plan to encourage spending on high-speed broadband networks is enacted. Global Edition Home Page » Opinion Op-Ed Columnist Egypt: The Next India or the Next Pakistan? By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Will Egypti