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• Wall Street flat in light preholiday trade (Reuters)
• Jobless claims dip, consumer spending rises (Reuters)
• Consumer sentiment at highest level since June (Reuters)
• Riversdale agrees $3.9 billion Rio bid; rivals circle (Reuters)
• SAS shares soar on report Lufthansa plans takeover (Reuters)
• Stocks flat as GDP growth falls below forecasts (AP)
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• Micron's 1Q profit slips 24 percent (AP)
• Portugal's debt rating downgraded by Fitch (AP)
• Mortgage rates edge down after 5 weeks of gains (AP)
• Romanian flings himself from Parliament balcony (AP)
• Smart Spending: How to use that gift card wisely (AP)
• Senate fails to confirm Fannie and Freddie regulator (Reuters)
• Gasoline Grinch arrives with pump prices above $3 (AP)
• IRS says tax changes will cause some filing delays (AP)
• Sensor mat issue prompts GM Cadillac recall (Reuters)

Wall Street flat in light preholiday trade (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:14 AM PST Reuters - Stocks were little changed on Thursday despite a preholiday flurry of data that reinforced views of a solid economic growth as Wall Street sought to notch a fourth straight week of gains.

Jobless claims dip, consumer spending rises (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:01 AM PST Reuters - New claims for jobless benefits dipped last week and consumer spending increased in November for a fifth straight month, reinforcing views of a solid economic growth pace in the fourth quarter.

Consumer sentiment at highest level since June (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:56 AM PST Reuters - Confidence among consumers rose in December to its highest level since June, on improved job prospects and larger discounts from retailers, a survey released on Thursday showed.

Riversdale agrees $3.9 billion Rio bid; rivals circle (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:34 AM PST Reuters - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto offered $3.9 billion to buy African-focused coal miner Riversdale in an agreed deal that is likely to be challenged by rivals seeking to secure coking coal reserves.

SAS shares soar on report Lufthansa plans takeover (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:08 AM PST Reuters - Shares surged in Scandinavian carrier SAS on Thursday after a report that Lufthansa planned a takeover, giving new buzz to a long talked-of match.

Stocks flat as GDP growth falls below forecasts (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 08:34 AM PST AP - Major stock indexes were flat Wednesday after a report showed that the U.S. economy did not grow as fast as previously thought in the three months ending in September.

(AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:02 AM PST AP - Sales of new homes increase in November after hitting second-lowest point on record in October.

Micron's 1Q profit slips 24 percent (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:48 PM PST AP - Micron Technology Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 24 percent, but the company remained profitable even as prices for its computer memory chips slipped.

Portugal's debt rating downgraded by Fitch (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:02 AM PST AP - The Fitch Ratings agency has downgraded Portugal's credit rating as the country finds it more difficult to raise money in the markets to finance its borrowings.

Mortgage rates edge down after 5 weeks of gains (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:01 AM PST AP - Rates on fixed mortgages dipped after rising for five weeks in a row.

Romanian flings himself from Parliament balcony (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:02 AM PST AP - Romania's government survived a no-confidence motion in Parliament on Thursday in a session overshadowed by a man who flung himself from the chamber's balcony, apparently in protest over government budget cuts that had affected his family.

Smart Spending: How to use that gift card wisely (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:56 AM PST AP - It's traditional for many to cap a long season of Christmas shopping with more shopping once the holiday has passed. They spend gift cards and cash and exchange clothes that were the wrong size, wrong color or just plain wrong.

Senate fails to confirm Fannie and Freddie regulator (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:30 PM PST Reuters - The nomination of North Carolina bank commissioner Joseph Smith to head the agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac died on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate adjourned without acting on it.

Gasoline Grinch arrives with pump prices above $3 (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:09 AM PST AP - The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 a gallon on Thursday, just in time for the holiday driving trips millions of Americans will take this week.

IRS says tax changes will cause some filing delays (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:04 AM PST AP - The Internal Revenue Service says some taxpayers will have to wait until mid- to lat- February to file their returns due to changes in the law approved by Congress in its lame-duck session.

Sensor mat issue prompts GM Cadillac recall (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:37 AM PST Reuters - General Motors Co is recalling 109,000 Cadillac CTS cars worldwide for the model years 2005 to 2007 because a mat under the seat that senses the front passenger could break and disable the front air bag.

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