Friday, November 26, 2010

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Materials shares lead Wall St down on euro debt woes (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:48 AM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Commodity-related shares led U.S. stocks lower on Friday in a shortened post-holiday session, as investors shook off risky assets on worries that euro zone debt problems may continue to spread.


Shoppers come to spend on Black Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:41 AM PST

Black Friday shoppers wait for a Target store to open in Lanesborough, Massachusetts November 26, 2010. U.S. shoppers searched for deals on high-definition televisions and popular toys early on Friday, as retailers hoped that Reuters - Early-bird bargain-hunters scooped up "Black Friday" deals on everything from TVs to toys across the United States, but many said discounts were not as deep as those offered last year.


EU denies pushing Portugal towards bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:03 AM PST

Reuters - European officials denied "absolutely false" reports Portugal was under pressure to seek a bailout and Spain ruled out on Friday needing help to manage its finances, despite fears of a spreading euro debt crisis.

Airbus, Boeing mull further output hikes: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:04 AM PST

Reuters - Airbus and Boeing have begun sounding out suppliers on their ability to cope with further production increases of their most popular jets, taking combined output well above 80 a month within four to five years.

Bad blood grows between Swiss drug CEOs (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:11 AM PST

Reuters - Relations have turned icy between the CEOs of Roche and Novartis as Switzerland's top two drug executives defend their very different strategies to making money in a tough healthcare market.

Tim Hortons hits record high on Interac deal (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:25 PM PST

Reuters - Shares of Tim Hortons Inc, Canada's largest restaurant chain, touched their lifetime high of C$41.20 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday, a day after it said customers can now use debit cards to pay for their coffee and meals.

Summary Box: Shoppers spend more ahead of holidays (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:08 PM PST

AP - OPENING THEIR WALLETS: Americans are earning and spending more, raising hopes for the economy as the holiday shopping season starts.

Europe struggling to contain debt turmoil (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:41 AM PST

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, bottom, looks up as Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, top, addresses to the Portuguese parliament during the final vote of his government's 2011 state budget on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 in Lisbon. Portugal's Parliament has approved a plan to hike taxes and cut salaries and welfare benefits next year in a bid to reverse waning market confidence in its public finances. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)AP - Europe struggled to contain its growing debt crisis Friday, as Portugal took radical austerity measures to fend off the speculative trades that are pushing it toward a bailout and Ireland negotiated the final terms on its own imminent rescue.


Boston man sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PST

AP - A Boston man has received a jail sentence and been ordered to pay $100,000 restitution for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme.

Voters hammer Irish government (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:43 AM PST

Reuters - Ireland's government saw its parliamentary majority cut to two on Friday, as voters in one of the ruling party's heartlands punished it for seeking an IMF bailout and backed maverick nationalists Sinn Fein.

All-night shop-a-thon: Black Friday draws crowds (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:34 AM PST

A traffic jam is negotiated in the aisles of Toys R Us, in San Rafael Calif., Thursday Nov. 25, 2010 which was crowed with Black Friday shoppers. (AP Photo/Mike Adaskaveg)AP - Bargain shoppers, braving rain or frigid weather, crowded the nation's stores in the wee hours of the night to get their hands on deals from TVs to toys on Black Friday.


Oil prices fall as dollar climbs (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:07 AM PST

World oil prices fell on Friday as the dollar soared against the euro on deepening concern over the eurozone debt crisis but trade was muted after the US Thanksgiving holiday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - World oil prices fell on Friday as the dollar soared against the euro on deepening concern over the eurozone debt crisis but trade was muted after the US Thanksgiving holiday.


Portugal adopts austerity, says no bailout needed (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, center, gives a thumbs up next to Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, right, as they leave the parliament after the final approval of his government's 2011 state budget on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 in Lisbon. Portugal's Parliament has approved a plan to hike taxes and cut salaries and welfare benefits next year in a bid to reverse waning market confidence in its public finances. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)AP - Portugal adopted a raft of debt-reducing austerity measures Friday, which the government claimed would be enough to restore market confidence in its public finances without resorting to a bailout.


Fiat wants Chrysler joint venture at Turin plant (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:31 AM PST

FILE - This March 2000 file photo shows an aerial view of the Fiat Mirafiori factory in Turin, northern Italy. Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is proposing a joint venture with Chrysler LLC at Turin's Mirafiori auto plant. The joint venture would make Alfa Romeo and Jeep brand vehicles for the domestic and export markets, with volumes at the plant expected to reach up to 280,000 a year. Fiat controls Chrysler with a 20 percent stake. Marchionne made the proposal during a meeting with unions in Turin on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Fiat, file, ho)AP - Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne on Friday proposed a joint venture with Chrysler LLC to build Alfa Romeo and Jeep brand vehicles at Turin's Mirafiori auto plant.


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