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• Wall Street down 1 percent on data, deal uncertainty (Reuters)
• Factory growth slows, casts shadow on economy (Reuters)
• HSBC sheds 30,000 jobs, posts surprise profit rise (Reuters)
• Special Report: China's shortcut to Wall Street (Reuters)
• Kodak adopts plan to protect tax benefits (Reuters)
• SEC: Scams may target $3.4B Indian settlement (AP)
• IMF: Romania's economy growing again (AP)
• Humana beats 2nd-quarter Wall Street estimates (AP)
• Bank of Cyprus warns of bailout threat (AFP)
• IMF maintains growth forecasts for Britain (AFP)
• Chinese retailers hijack the Ikea experience (Reuters)
• Bulldoze: The New Way To Foreclose (Time.com)
• Oil falls on weak manufacturing reports (AP)
• Debt and budget bill saves more than $2T (AP)
• Nissan recalls about 20,000 Altima sedans in the U.S. (Reuters)

Wall Street down 1 percent on data, deal uncertainty (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:48 AM PDT Reuters - Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday amid weaker-than-expected manufacturing data and uncertainty about whether the debt deal in Washington will pass.

Factory growth slows, casts shadow on economy (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:54 AM PDT Reuters - Manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in two years in July as new orders contracted, a troubling development for the faltering economy.

HSBC sheds 30,000 jobs, posts surprise profit rise (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:58 AM PDT Reuters - HSBC will shed 30,000 jobs as it retreats from countries where it is struggling to compete, Europe's biggest bank said on Monday after it reported a surprise rise in first-half profit.

Special Report: China's shortcut to Wall Street (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT Reuters - SHELL GAMES: A Reuters Investigation

Kodak adopts plan to protect tax benefits (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:42 AM PDT Reuters - Eastman Kodak adopted a poison pill on Monday to reduce a tax hit it would take from a sale of its valuable intellectual property portfolio that it has been shopping around in recent weeks.

SEC: Scams may target $3.4B Indian settlement (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission warned Native Americans on Friday against scammers who may be coming after their share of a $3.4 billion settlement with the U.S. government.

IMF: Romania's economy growing again (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:14 AM PDT AP - An International Monetary Fund official on Monday praised Romania for sticking to austerity measures, saying the East European nation can afford to increase public sector wages as the economy rebounds.

Humana beats 2nd-quarter Wall Street estimates (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT AP - Humana Inc. posted a 35 percent surge in second-quarter profit Monday, easily beating Wall Street views, as more people enrolled in the health insurer's Medicare plans while existing members made less use of its health care services.

Bank of Cyprus warns of bailout threat (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:35 AM PDT AFP - The Bank of Cyprus, the island's largest financial institution, on Monday urged government action to prevent the eurozone country from having to seek a bailout from the European Union.

IMF maintains growth forecasts for Britain (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:58 AM PDT AFP - The International Monetary Fund on Monday maintained its growth forecasts for Britain but warned of risks from the eurozone debt crisis, spending cuts, volatile commodity prices and a weak housing market.

Chinese retailers hijack the Ikea experience (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:53 AM PDT Reuters - Nestled in a sleepy southern district of Kunming city in southwest China, is a 10,000 square meter, four-story building that could make Swedish furniture giant Ikea uneasy.

Bulldoze: The New Way To Foreclose (Time.com) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:55 AM PDT Time.com - Banks have a new remedy to America's ailing housing market: Bulldozers.

Oil falls on weak manufacturing reports (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:39 AM PDT AP - Oil fell from its early high on Monday, as a series of weak readings on the U.S. and global economy rattled energy markets and offset enthusiasm over a debt deal agreement in Washington.

Debt and budget bill saves more than $2T (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:54 AM PDT AP - A new study says the debt and budget bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders would save taxpayers at least $2.1 trillion over the coming decade.

Nissan recalls about 20,000 Altima sedans in the U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT Reuters - Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it will recall about 20,000 Altima sedans to fix a potential problem that could lead to steering difficulties and cause accidents, according to U.S. safety regulators.

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