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1 hr ago | ClipSyndicate

MFS's Swanson Says U.S. Stocks Are in `Sweet Spot': Video

Nov. 19 -- James Swanson, chief investment strategist at MFS Investment Management, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller and Carol Massar about the outlook for U.S. stocks.

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Related Topix: Video, Business News

6 hrs ago | Irish Examiner

FTSE steadies

London's blue chip share index recovered some of its poise today as miners returned to favour following yesterday's sell-off. The FTSE 100 Index lost 1% yesterday as mining stocks fell and economic jitters hit market sentiment.

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10 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee

Stock futures point to lower opening

Stocks are set to continue their slide when the market opens Friday as the dollar strengthens further, and after a week of mixed economic reports.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Computers, Home, Mortgage

15 hrs ago | WBT-AM Charlotte

Weak jobless claims, future economic activity data

A gauge of future economic activity and a report on unemployment benefits signaled Thursday that the recovery likely will remain weak in the coming months.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Penticton Herald

Carney chides China, says it has owes it to world to move to flexible currency

Canada is paying a heavy price for China's intransigence in moving to a flexible currency that better reflects its growing importance on the global economic stage, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says.

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Reuters

Regional factory activity, labor market improve

Manufacturing activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region hit a two-year high in November, indicating the economic recovery was gaining momentum, while the trend in claims for jobless aid continued downward.

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Canadian Business Magazine

StatsCan reports rise in foreign demand for Canadian securities in September

Foreign investors also continued to rebalance their holdings of Canadian debt in favour of longer-term securities, mainly in the federal government sector.

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Gouverneur Times

Leading economic indicators signal slow growth

The Conference Board said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.3 percent last month.

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Daily Record

Stocks futures indicate lower opening

NEW YORK - Stock futures are pointing toward a lower opening Thursday following the lead of overseas markets and ahead of a weekly report on unemployment.

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ClipSyndicate

Stocks Fall as Profit Forecasts Drag Tech Shares Lower: Video

Nov. 18 -- Bloomberg's Michele Steele reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today.

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Related Topix: Business News, Video

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Macon Area Online

China trip winds down

Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:50am EST -President Obama tours the Great Wall of China in Badaling, November 18, 2009 .

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, China, Wen Jiabao, Hu Jintao

The Modesto Bee

Oil up near $80 as US crude supplies drop

Oil prices extended gains to near $80 a barrel Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar and as a report showed an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies, suggesting demand could be improving.

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Related Topix: Business News

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Weak home building a drag on economic recovery

The budding economic recovery is getting little help from the home building industry, which normally creates jobs and boosts growth as a recession ends.

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Related Topix: Home Building, Home, Foreclosures

MarketWatch

Currencies: Dollar declines as demand for commodities grows

The U.S. dollar headed lower versus major counterparts Wednesday, as commodities hang on to gains, indicating more investor willingness to step away from the dollar.

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The Age

US indices inch up to new highs

US stocks rose to fresh 13-month highs overnight as upbeat broker views on improving prospects for two Dow components offset disappointing holiday spending outlooks from Target and Home Depot.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Gold, other metals hold gains as dollar rises

By SARA LEPRO A stronger dollar is keeping a lid on metals prices.Gold, silver and copper were little changed Tuesday, a day after hitting new highs, while energy and agriculture futures rose slightly.Commodities paused from their recent surge as the dollar gained ground and made them more expensive to foreign buyers.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Financial Services, Banking

Reuters

Industrial output growth slows, inflation quiet

U.S. industrial output barely rose last month and wholesale inflation was tame, suggesting the economy's recovery from a severe recession was losing some steam as government stimulus faded.

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BusinessWeek

2 firms launch products off federal bond program

Eaton Vance Management and Invesco PowerShares on Tuesday announced new investment products offering exposure to the government's Build America Bonds stimulus program, which seeks to spur construction and repair projects by state and local governments.

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Related Topix: Eaton Vance, Financial Services, Investment Services, Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Amvescap

Globeinvestor.com

Gold eases as dollar firms

But the metal remains well supported above $1,130 an ounce, analysts said, with expectations for further dollar weakness and firm investment interest in bullion as a hedge against inflation expected to underpin this year's 29 per cent gains.

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Shanghai Daily

HK stocks climb for 2nd day to end at 1.7%

HONG Kong stocks rose for a second day yesterday due to Friday's gains on Wall Street, and went up 1.73 percent to end at a more than 15-month high of 22,943.98. The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened 1.05 percent higher at 22,789.99 yesterday and moved between 22,998.85 and 22,770.69 during the session.

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