Howard Penney – Restaurants
McDonald’s Premium Burgers an Abenomics Indicator? (via WSJ)
The 9 Highest Calorie Drinks You Can Get At Starbucks (via Business Insider)
Keith McCullough – CEO
Gold Tumbles to 2 1/2 Year-Low After Fed (via Bloomberg)
Government U-turn fails to quell Brazil protests (via BBC)
The starting point in the immigration debate (via Adam Smith Institute)
Josh Steiner – Financials
Bernanke’s Forward Guidance Is Transparent as Mud (via Bloomberg)
U.S. banks failed to follow mortgage standards: monitor (via Reuters)
Kevin Kaiser – Energy
SandRidge ousts CEO Ward, Bennett takes the helm (via Reuters)
Matt Hedrick – Macro
Italy's Five Stars lose their twinkle as ejection of MP sparks ugly row (via The Guardian)
Daryl Jones – Macro
Blackhawks defeat Bruins in OT to even Final (via NHL.com)