Week of 8/26/2012

1. Manufacturing Returning to America?
Industry Seeks Tax Fix 
Lower and Simpler Rates Should Be Washington's Priority, Manufacturers Say (Wall Street Journal)

2. German economy suffering

3. Chevron holding onto cash
Sparks speculation of buyout or weathering the high prices of oil to come.

4. Anti-Japanese protests in China

5. Ethanol Subsidies and Corn Crops

6. Finland tired of subsidies made contigency plans for break-up of the euro zone.

Week of 8/26/2012

Apple wins $1 Billion in lawsuit against Samsung - Patent Law

Presidential Election

Unemployment

Recession 2013

Quantitative Easing

Fiscal Cliff

Budget Deficit (tax increases, spending cuts)

Housing Market

Patent Law

UPS and TNT (European Competitor)

Smart Phone Operating Systems

Driverless Cars

Ben Bernanke's Aug. 31 speech at the Fed’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Eurozone Troubles - Germany v. Greece