Higher US retail spending lifts hopes for economy (Associated Press)
Global stocks, oil gain on stimulus bets; bonds slip (Reuters)
Wall Street edges up on retail sales data, shows fatigue (Reuters)
Price of Southland starter homes up from a year ago (Los Angeles Times)
Home Improvement Shows Gains—But May Not Last (CNBC)
Electric Car Maker Names GM Executive as CEO (Wall Street Journal)
Five things Yahoo CEO Mayer must do now (Christian Science Monitor)
US air force to test aircraft that could fly across country in under an hour (Guardian)
Fosun calls Focus Media buyout bid 'attractive' (MarketWatch)
Feds hit PFG's Wasendorf with 31 charges (CNNMoney)
Post- Obamacare Ruling, Small Business Optimism Remains in Recession Territory (Fox Business)
Brent up, near three-month high on U.S. data, stimulus hopes (Reuters)
Wells Fargo paying $6.58M to settle SEC charges (Associated Press)
Investors a bit more optimistic on U.S. Treasuries-survey (Reuters)
Greek Economy Shrank 6.2% in Second Quarter (New York Times)

