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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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12/19/2012
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Wall Street falls as "cliff" talks sour, but hopes remain
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks sold off late in the day to close at session lows on Wednesday as talks to avert a year-end fiscal crisis turned sour, even as investors still expect a deal.
Obama threatens veto of Republican plan, fiscal talks turn sour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress in talks in avoid a fiscal crisis appeared to stall on Wednesday as President Barack Obama accused Republicans of digging in their heels due to a personal grudge against him, while a Republican leader called the president "irrational."
UBS fined $1.5 billion in growing Libor scandal
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS agreed to a $1.5 billion fine on Wednesday after admitting to fraud and bribery in a deepening scandal over the rigging of global benchmark interest rates.
GM to buy stake from Treasury; government may lose billions
(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury plans to sell its stake in General Motors Co over the coming year, all but assuring a multibillion-dollar loss in a move that will end the automaker's "Government Motors" era.
Analysis: Too big to fail? China's wealth management products stir debate
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The default of a Chinese investment plan has handed Beijing a tough choice: bail out investors and endorse moral hazard or let it fail and risk unnerving those who hold at least $1 trillion in so-called wealth management products.
Best Buy adding Vizio to stable of TV brands
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc has struck a deal to sell Vizio televisions, bringing one of the most popular and aggressively priced U.S. TV brands to the world's largest consumer electronics retailer's aisles later this month.
Analysis: Spectre of capital flight slows China FX reform drive
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Long-time China watchers probably felt a sense of deja vu when HSBC's chief China economist, Qu Hongbin, predicted last month that the yuan would be convertible within five years.
U.S. home building permits approach four-and-half-year high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding permits touched their highest level in nearly 4-1/2 years in November, pointing to strength in the housing market, even though groundbreaking activity dropped.
U.S. fines Deutsche Bank unit $1.25 million for inflating trade data
(Reuters) - A U.S. regulator fined Deutsche Bank Securities $1.25 million and censured it for overstating the trades it made for clients in order to attract more business.
Kodak in $525 million patent deal, eyes bankruptcy end
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co agreed to sell its digital imaging patents for about $525 million, a key step to bringing the photography pioneer out of bankruptcy in the first half of 2013.
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