Reuters Business Summary (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers spent 8.7 percent more during the just ended holiday shopping period than in the comparable period a year ago, according to a report from an affiliate of MasterCard International, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.

Wall Street Journal Sunday (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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Wall Street Journal Asia Names New Editor (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Wall Street Journal Asia announced Thursday that it has appointed John Bussey as its new editor. Bussey, 48, will continue to serve as a deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, overseeing the newspaper’s bureaus and correspondents in Asia and Latin America, the paper said in a statement.

Wall Street Journal Asia Names New Editor (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Wall Street Journal Asia announced Thursday that it has appointed John Bussey as its new editor. Bussey, 48, will continue to serve as a deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, overseeing the newspaper’s bureaus and correspondents in Asia and Latin America, the paper said in a statement.

PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times, Wall St Journal Asia editions (AlertNet)
SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal carried the following stories in their Asia print and/or Web site editions on Thursday.

PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times, Wall St Journal Asia editions (AlertNet)
SINGAPORE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal carried the following stories in their Asia print and/or Web site editions on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Wall Street Journal Asia Names New Editor (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Wall Street Journal Asia announced Thursday that it has appointed John Bussey as its new editor. Bussey, 48, will continue to serve as a deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, overseeing the newspaper’s bureaus and correspondents in Asia and Latin America, the paper said in a statement.

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Dec 21 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
Dec 21 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Dec 20 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
Dec 20 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Wall Street Journal Sunday (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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Wall Street Journal Online Debate Examines Consumer-Driven Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts (Medical News Today)
The Wall Street Journal Online on Tuesday published an online debate that addressed consumer-driven health plans and health savings accounts. The debate featured Joseph Antos, former assistant director for health and human resources at the Congressional Budget Office ; John Goodman, founder and president of the National Center for Policy Analysis ; and Robert Reischauer, president of the Urban

Report: Google to pay US$1 billion for AOL stake (Linux World Australia)
Google is poised to pay US$1 billion for a 5 percent stake in Time Warner’s America Online unit, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday afternoon on its Web site, moments after also reporting that Google and AOL are in exclusive talks related to an advertising partnership.

Late fade saps Wall Street gains (Channel NewsAsia)
NEW YORK - A rally ran out of steam on Wall Street Friday, leaving the main indexes with modest losses despite a sharp retreat in energy prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average squandered early gains and fell 6.08 points (0.06 percent) to 10,875.59 after moving as high as 10.940.

Wall Street Journal Examines Cleveland Clinic’s Ties To Medical Device Maker (Medical News Today)
The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined how the Cleveland Clinic advocates and performs heart surgery with a medical device manufactured by AtriCure , despite undisclosed financial ties with the company.

Wall Street seen higher on GM outlook, oil eases (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Shares on Wall Street are expected to rise slightly on Friday after bullish comments from U.S. car giant General Motors Corp , while a fresh retreat in oil prices quells inflation fears but keeps energy stocks under pressure.