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• Debt and data suggest more losses (Reuters)
• HSBC heads for $11 billion profit as revamp takes shape (Reuters)
• Amazon flies high, may rise 25 percent more: Barron's (Reuters)
• Rating depends on economy, deficit cuts: Moody's (Reuters)
• Control deficits with quick sanctions, Germany says (AFP)
• Britain, Japan warn of disaster if no US debt deal (Reuters)
• Explosion at Mexican oil refinery kills two (Reuters)
• Switzerland, Germany to sign tax evasion deal: report (AFP)
• Obama, Automakers Agree to Increase 2025 Fuel Economy to 54.5 MPG (ContributorNetwork)

Debt and data suggest more losses (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jul 2011 02:02 PM PDT Reuters - Stocks are likely to face more selling pressure next week as the Tuesday deadline draws near for raising the U.S. debt ceiling and Washington remains paralyzed by political brinkmanship.

HSBC heads for $11 billion profit as revamp takes shape (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jul 2011 03:43 AM PDT Reuters - HSBC Holdings Plc should unveil a half-year profit of near $11 billion on Monday, flat from a year earlier as weak investment bank trading and wobbly U.S. and European economies offset growth in Asia.

Amazon flies high, may rise 25 percent more: Barron's (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:44 AM PDT Reuters - Amazon.com Inc shares, just below their all-time high, could rise 10 percent to 25 percent if its capital spending translates to fast growth in its retailing, Kindle e-readers and cloud-computing businesses, Barron's said in its August 1 edition.

Rating depends on economy, deficit cuts: Moody's (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:55 PM PDT Reuters - Moody's Investors Service will decide whether to downgrade the United States' Aaa rating based on the country's economic performance in 2012 and prospects for future deficit reduction measures, analyst Steven Hess said on Friday.

Control deficits with quick sanctions, Germany says (AFP) Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:35 AM PDT AFP - European Union states who fail to respect the agreed rules on their deficit should have their EU subsidies frozen, Germany's finance minister said in an interview to be published Sunday.

Britain, Japan warn of disaster if no US debt deal (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:02 AM PDT Reuters - British and Japanese officials warned on Sunday of disastrous consequences for the global economy if last-minute talks among lawmakers in Washington failed to agree on raising the U.S. borrowing limit and averting a debt default.

Explosion at Mexican oil refinery kills two (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:09 PM PDT Reuters - An explosion ripped through Mexico's second-largest oil refinery on Saturday, causing a massive fire and killing two workers, though production was not affected, state oil monopoly Pemex said.

Switzerland, Germany to sign tax evasion deal: report (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:56 AM PDT AFP - The Swiss and German governments are to sign an agreement early next month putting an end to a long-running dispute over tax evasion by Germans who keep secret Swiss bank accounts, a report said on Sunday.

Obama, Automakers Agree to Increase 2025 Fuel Economy to 54.5 MPG (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - President Barack Obama announced Friday an agreement with 13 major automakers, which account for over 90 percent of all vehicles sold in the U.S., to begin the next phase of the Obama administration's national vehicle program. Ultimately the agreement will increase the current fuel economy for cars and light-duty trucks to achieve more efficient vehicles.

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