Texas

• TXU Bond Plunge Reaps $450 Mln Windfall

  By Charles Mead and Mark Chediak, Bloomberg  |  December 11, 2012

  Company gets better deal on exchange offer after securities sell off on tax disclosure.

• S&P 500 CEOs Lose Interest Advantage for 2013

  By Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg  |  December 10, 2012

  Companies have cut borrowing expense to lowest level since 2002, making it harder to squeeze costs.

• Verizon Retirees Lose Bid to Block Pension Transfer

  By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg  |  December 7, 2012

  Lawsuit argued pension beneficiaries would lose protection under federal law.

• Foxconn Plans American Expansion

  By Tim Culpan, Bloomberg  |  December 7, 2012

  Asian supplier to Apple and HP says customers seek Made in U.S.A.

• Jobless Claims Decline

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2012

  Sandy's impact wanes on claims, but storm is expected to dampen November payroll gains.

• Apple to Manufacture Macs in U.S., CEO Says

  By Adam Satariano and Josh Tyrangiel, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2012

  Company will spend more than $100 mln to shift some production away from China.

• GOP Defectors Ready to Back Tax Deal

  By Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  December 5, 2012

  A few dozen Republicans join a bipartisan call to break the impasse over taxing high earners.

• Obama Signals He’s Holding Firm on Tax Rates

  By Julianna Goldman and Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  December 5, 2012

  President suggests he's willing to accept some entitlement cuts.

• States’ Incentives for Businesses May Not Produce Results (NY Times)

  December 3, 2012

  Incentive programs in Oklahoma, West Virginia amount to a third of the states’ budgets.

• Verizon Retirees Seek to Block Pension Sale

  By Andrew Harris and Tom Korosec, Bloomberg  |  November 30, 2012

  Transforming plan into an annuity would deprive them of federal pension protections, retirees argue.