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• Nasdaq rises 1 percent (Reuters)
• Goldman beats Street on lower expenses (Reuters)
• IMF seeks $600 billion more in funds; G20 to discuss (Reuters)
• 7 charged in $62 million Dell insider-trading case (Reuters)
• Tragedy deals near-term blow to cruise industry (Reuters)
• D. Boerse, NYSE stress European nature of deal in EU letter (Reuters)
• Factory output soared in December, lifting economy (AP)
• Bank of New York Mellon 4Q profit falls 26 pct (AP)
• IMF seeks up to $500 billion in new funds (AP)
• Why You Should Hold On to Cirrus Logic (The Motley Fool)
• Canada wants more European funds for IMF (Reuters)
• Growing interest leaves homebuilders less gloomy (AP)
• CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)
• The 15% Question: Why Mitt Romney's Tax Rate Matters (Time.com)

Nasdaq rises 1 percent (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST Reuters - The Nasdaq advanced more than 1 percent while the Dow and S&P 500 added to gains on Wednesday as optimism about potential help from the International Monetary Fund for Europe.

Goldman beats Street on lower expenses (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:51 AM PST Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's fourth-quarter profit fell 56 percent as trading and investment banking revenue plunged, but the bank managed to beat analysts' expectations through cost cutting and lower taxes, sending its shares higher.

IMF seeks $600 billion more in funds; G20 to discuss (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:17 AM PST Reuters - The International Monetary Fund is seeking to boost its war chest by $600 billion to help countries reeling from the euro zone debt crisis, but some nations insist Europe must first do more to support its ailing members, international financial sources said on Wednesday.

7 charged in $62 million Dell insider-trading case (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:22 AM PST Reuters - Seven people were charged with a scheme to reap nearly $62 million in illegal profits on trades on Dell Inc shares, the latest salvo in a sweeping probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.

Tragedy deals near-term blow to cruise industry (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST Reuters - Last week's fatal Italian cruise accident could wipe out a good chunk of Carnival Corp & Plc's 2012 profits, and the cruise operator could risk more long-term damage without a stronger public response to the crisis, Wall Street analysts and public relations experts said.

D. Boerse, NYSE stress European nature of deal in EU letter (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST Reuters - Top executives at Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gne.DE) and NYSE Euronext sent a letter to European Commissioners emphasizing the "European" nature of a combined company, in a bid to salvage their deal after antitrust regulators threatened to block it.

Factory output soared in December, lifting economy (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:34 AM PST AP - U.S. factory output surged in December by the most in year. Stronger demand for business equipment, vehicles and energy offered the most visible evidence that manufacturing has roared back from the depths of the recession.

Bank of New York Mellon 4Q profit falls 26 pct (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:52 AM PST AP - Bank of New York Mellon Corp.'s fourth-quarter net income fell 26 percent, hurt by restructuring charges and a decline revenue stemming from less client activity and a seasonal slowdown in one of its businesses.

IMF seeks up to $500 billion in new funds (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST AP - The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it's aiming to increase its financial firepower by around $500 billion so it can give out new loans to help ease a worsening financial crisis.

Why You Should Hold On to Cirrus Logic (The Motley Fool) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:27 AM PST The Motley Fool - Sometimes one negative seems to overshadow the positives. Audio-chip maker Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS - News) faced this experience during its last earnings release, three months back. The company met Street expectations on all counts but failed to provide an optimistic outlook for the ongoing quarter -- and its shares declined 17%.

Canada wants more European funds for IMF (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:28 AM PST Reuters - Europeans must fully commit their own resources to the International Monetary Fund before calling on others to boost the international lender's funding capacity, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.

Growing interest leaves homebuilders less gloomy (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:15 AM PST AP - U.S. homebuilders are growing a little less pessimistic about the depressed housing market after seeing more people say they might be open to buying a home this year.

CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:28 AM PST Reuters - The Obama administration was poised on Wednesday to reject the Keystone crude oil pipeline, according to sources, a decision that would be welcomed by environmental groups but inflame the domestic energy industry.

The 15% Question: Why Mitt Romney's Tax Rate Matters (Time.com) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:45 AM PST Time.com - Why did Mitt Romney stammer on Monday night when debate moderators asked him whether he'd release his tax returns?

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