Workers, students join Occupy rally in Oakland (AP)

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• Workers, students join Occupy rally in Oakland (AP)
• Greek PM explains vote to furious European leaders (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Third worker says harassed by Cain (AP)
• Israel sending signals of Iranian attack (AP)
• Fed foresees far weaker growth than it had earlier (AP)
• 4 men accused of planning attacks appear in court (AP)
• Syria agrees to Arab plan amid violence, doubts (AP)
• Federal jury in NYC convicts arms dealer Bout (AP)
• Immigration: Feds seek info on Ala. students (AP)
• Judge sentences Lindsay Lohan to jail for 30 days (AP)
• Fed lowers GDP forecast, holds policy steady (Reuters)
• France, Germany demand quick Greek decision on euro (Reuters)
• Regulators pushed MF Global on risky bets months ago (Reuters)
• Private sector adds jobs, layoffs slow in October (Reuters)
• Obama tops Forbes most powerful list, Putin No. 2 (Reuters)
• Wall Street cuts gains on Greece concerns (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Groupon IPO could price $1-$2 above range (Reuters)
• MasterCard hits all-time high on strong growth (Reuters)
• Alabama-lite? US sues to block South Carolina illegal immigration law. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Report: Chinese hackers launched summer offensive on US chemical industry (The Christian Science Monitor)

Workers, students join Occupy rally in Oakland (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:31 PM PDT AP - Thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters marched in the streets of Oakland on Wednesday as they geared up with labor unions to picket banks, take over foreclosed homes and vacant buildings and disrupt operations at the nation's fifth-busiest port.

Greek PM explains vote to furious European leaders (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PDT AP - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou flew to the chic French resort of Cannes on Wednesday to explain to his furious European colleagues why he was holding a surprise referendum on a bailout deal that took them all months to work out.

AP Exclusive: Third worker says harassed by Cain (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:57 PM PDT AP - A third former employee says she considered filing a workplace complaint over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior by Herman Cain when she worked for the presidential candidate in the 1990s. She says the behavior included a private invitation to his corporate apartment.

Israel sending signals of Iranian attack (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PDT AP - An Israeli official said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade his Cabinet to authorize a military strike against Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program — a discussion that comes as Israel successfully tests a missile believed capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to Iran.

Fed foresees far weaker growth than it had earlier (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:34 PM PDT AP - The Federal Reserve sketched a bleaker outlook Wednesday for the economy, which it thinks will grow much more slowly and face higher unemployment than it had estimated in June.

4 men accused of planning attacks appear in court (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:47 PM PDT AP - Four men in Georgia intended to use an online novel as a script for a real-life wave of terror and assassination using explosives and the lethal toxin ricin, according to court documents.

Syria agrees to Arab plan amid violence, doubts (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:18 PM PDT AP - Syria accepted an Arab League proposal Wednesday calling for it to withdraw armored vehicles from the streets and stop violence against protesters in a bid to end the country's seven-month-old political crisis, an agreement that was met with deep skepticism by Syria's opposition.

Federal jury in NYC convicts arms dealer Bout (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 11:35 AM PDT AP - A shadowy Russian arms dealer was convicted Wednesday of seeking to make millions of dollars by selling heavy weaponry to a terror group so it could attack what prosecutors said he told his customers was a common enemy — U.S. forces helping the Colombian government.

Immigration: Feds seek info on Ala. students (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:06 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Justice Department is asking school districts in Alabama to hand over enrollment information about all their students as part of its lawsuit challenging that state's tough new immigration law.

Judge sentences Lindsay Lohan to jail for 30 days (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:07 PM PDT AP - A judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday to 30 days in jail and warned the actress there would be plenty more time behind bars if she violated further court orders.

Fed lowers GDP forecast, holds policy steady (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PDT Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slashed its forecast for economic growth, raised projections for unemployment and suggested Europe's debt crisis posed big downside risks to the U.S. economy.

France, Germany demand quick Greek decision on euro (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:15 PM PDT Reuters - Germany and France pressed Greece on Wednesday to make up its mind fast whether it wants to stay in the euro zone after a shock decision to call a referendum on an EU/IMF bailout stirred panic on global markets.

Regulators pushed MF Global on risky bets months ago (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. regulators started raising concerns about MF Global's European sovereign debt exposure as early as June, according to a source familiar with the matter, four months before the company's collapse into bankruptcy.

Private sector adds jobs, layoffs slow in October (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:46 PM PDT Reuters - Private employers added more jobs than expected last month, though the lack of robust labor market growth reinforced the Federal Reserve's expectations for moderate economic growth.

Obama tops Forbes most powerful list, Putin No. 2 (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 11:03 AM PDT Reuters - Barack Obama topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people in 2011, as the U.S. leader's clout rose after the deaths of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Wall Street cuts gains on Greece concerns (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 11:19 AM PDT Reuters - Stocks pared gains and the Nasdaq Composite hit a session low in afternoon trading on Wednesday after a source said the European Union and International Monetary Fund will not release an 8 billion euro payment to Greece until after its planned referendum.

Exclusive: Groupon IPO could price $1-$2 above range (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:31 PM PDT Reuters - Groupon Inc could price shares in its initial public offering $1 or $2 above the current range of $16 to $18 per share, according to two investors who said they spoke with the lead underwriters on Wednesday.

MasterCard hits all-time high on strong growth (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 08:07 AM PDT Reuters - MasterCard Inc reported sharply higher third-quarter profit on Wednesday, easily beating Wall Street estimates on double-digit increases in volumes.

Alabama-lite? US sues to block South Carolina illegal immigration law. (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 01:52 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration is taking South Carolina to federal court over an immigration bill the state passed in June.

Report: Chinese hackers launched summer offensive on US chemical industry (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 01:43 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Dozens of chemical companies and other industrial firms worldwide were hit this summer by highly focused cyberattacks controlled by Chinese hackers, according to a new report.

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