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Fed: super-low rates could fuel speculative bubble
AP – 34 mins agoWASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve doesn't expect the recovery will be strong enough to quickly drive down the jobless rate, and acknowledged its efforts to keep the rebound going could feed a new speculative bubble. Full Story »
Banks earn $2.8B in 3Q; FDIC says dangers persist
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Reports on GDP and consumers signal modest rebound
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WASHINGTON - The economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about spending to invigorate the recovery. Full Story »
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Reports on consumer confidence, GDP tug at stocks
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NEW YORK - Stocks drifted below 13-month highs after a lackluster reading on consumer confidence and a report showing slower economic growth sapped some of the market's optimism. Full Story »
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FTSE 100 makes big gains
AFP – Mon Nov 23, 12:31 pm ET
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LONDON (AFP) - The leading shares posted big gains on Monday, led by miners who were boosted by better-than-expected US housing data and a weak US dollar. Full Story »
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Americans gloomy on economy heading into holidays
AP – 1 hr 53 mins ago
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NEW YORK - Retailers heading into the traditional start of holiday shopping are facing consumers who are only a bit less gloomy than they were a year ago as they worry about a weak job market. Full Story »
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Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall
AP – 43 mins ago
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NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., the nation's two largest brick-and-mortar book sellers, both posted quarterly losses Thursday and forecast a difficult holiday season, saying competition from discount chains and online retailers is stiffening. Full Story »
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German business optimism rises again in November
AP – Tue Nov 24, 7:02 am ETFRANKFURT - German business confidence rose for an eighth consecutive month in November as Europe's biggest economy recovered steadily from its worst recession in decades, a leading survey showed Tuesday. Full Story »
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Lawmaker calls for restructuring Michigan taxes
AP – 1 hr 50 mins agoLANSING, Mich. - A veteran state lawmaker and Democratic gubernatorial candidate on Tuesday proposed swapping Michigan's flat income tax rate for a graduated one, eliminating a business tax surcharge and some business tax breaks, and lowering the sales tax rate while extending it to services. Full Story »
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Winfrey's mother, retailer settle bill dispute
AP – 7 mins agoWAUKESHA, Wis. - A financial dispute between Oprah Winfrey's mother and a high-end fashion store in Wisconsin has been settled. Full Story »
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Maine single-family home sales rise in October
AP – 2 hrs 46 mins agoSOUTH PORTLAND, Maine - Maine real estate agents say sales of single-family homes in the state are up for the fifth consecutive month. Full Story »
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Saboteurs hit Iraq oil pipeline: ministry
AFP – 2 hrs 11 mins agoBAGHDAD (AFP) - Exports of Iraqi oil to the Turkish port of Ceyhan were interrupted because of sabotage against a pipeline in northern Iraq, the oil ministry said on Tuesday. Full Story »
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Va. man pleads guilty in mortgage loan scheme
AP – 2 hrs 59 mins agoNORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage loan scheme. Full Story »
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Arizona lawmakers vote to start over on loan issue
AP – Tue Nov 24, 11:09 am ETPHOENIX - Arizona legislators have voted to repeal previous changes to a law protecting homeowners from post-foreclosure lawsuits. Full Story »
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Business School Concentrations: Is More Better?
BusinessWeek – Tue Nov 24, 8:08 am ETWhen> As> Coakley> A>At> Still,> Career> In> Ignoring>Even> Ironically,> But> A>Unlike> In> What> Full Story »
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Philippines declares emergency after 46 killed
AP – Tue Nov 24, 8:50 am ETThe Philippine president placed two southern provinces under emergency rule Tuesday as security forces unearthed more bodies, pushing the death toll to 46 in some of the deadliest election violence in the nation's history. Full Story »
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Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe
AP – 34 mins agoU.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about more layoffs at the struggling computing company. Full Story »
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Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams
AP – Tue Nov 24, 11:56 am ETThe world's largest atom smasher used its accelerator Tuesday to speed up proton beams for the first time as scientists moved ahead in efforts to learn more about the universe. Full Story »
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