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• Dow. S&P rise on Europe hopes, strong confidence data (Reuters)
• American Airlines, AMR file for bankruptcy (Reuters)
• Consumers more hopeful but home prices fall (Reuters)
• Europe struggles with rescue fund, may turn to IMF (Reuters)
• Yellen sees scope for further Fed monetary easing (Reuters)
• Europe bond yields to keep stocks spellbound (Reuters)
• UK borrowing forecasts revised sharply higher (Reuters)
• Strong global sales boost Tiffany's 3Q results (AP)
• Pressure builds as eurozone ponders debt solutions (AP)
• Fitch may lower Fannie, Freddie debt outlook (AP)
• Financing battle emerges at climate change talks (AP)
• Sales tracker says 'Cyber Monday' sales up 33 pct (AP)
• Watchdog: Fannie, Freddie abuses went unchecked (AP)
• Oil price rises to $100 a barrel again (AP)
• Ill. to let civil-union couples file tax returns (AP)
• GM to offer free loaner cars to Volt owners (AP)

Dow. S&P rise on Europe hopes, strong confidence data (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST Reuters - Stocks mostly rose for a second straight day on Tuesday as a rebound in consumer confidence and soothed fears over Europe whetted investors' appetite for risky assets.

American Airlines, AMR file for bankruptcy (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:34 AM PST Reuters - American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday to cut costs and combat soaring fuel prices and dampened travel demand.

Consumers more hopeful but home prices fall (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:48 AM PST Reuters - Americans shook off some of their concerns about the economy as consumer sentiment rebounded this month from a 2-1/2-year low but a fall in house prices in September underscored the weak foundations of the recovery.

Europe struggles with rescue fund, may turn to IMF (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:57 AM PST Reuters - Euro zone ministers struggled to ramp up the firepower of their rescue fund and looked to the IMF for more help on Tuesday after Italy's borrowing costs hit a euro lifetime high of nearly 8 percent.

Yellen sees scope for further Fed monetary easing (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:21 AM PST Reuters - Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's influential vice chair, said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank has room to ease monetary policy further to support a tenuous economic recovery.

Europe bond yields to keep stocks spellbound (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:48 PM PST Reuters - U.S. investors came to the Thanksgiving holiday table on Thursday mostly thankful that the week was a short one, or losses could have been larger.

UK borrowing forecasts revised sharply higher (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:12 AM PST Reuters - British government borrowing will fall much less than expected because of slower economic growth, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday, erasing any room for error in the coalition government's deficit reduction plan.

Strong global sales boost Tiffany's 3Q results (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 07:51 AM PST AP - Foreign tourists in the U.S. and luxury shoppers globally continued to snap up jewelry seller Tiffany & Co.'s baubles in the third-quarter, sending the jewelry seller's profit up 63 percent.

Pressure builds as eurozone ponders debt solutions (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:22 AM PST AP - The eurozone's 17 finance ministers converged on EU headquarters Tuesday in a desperate bid to save their currency — and to protect Europe, the United States, Asia and the rest of the global economy from a debt-induced financial tsunami.

Fitch may lower Fannie, Freddie debt outlook (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:34 AM PST AP - The Fitch ratings agency will likely lower its outlook for debts linked to the U.S. government to negative, including debt of government-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Financing battle emerges at climate change talks (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:14 AM PST AP - International climate negotiators were at odds Tuesday on how to raise billions of dollars to help poor countries cope with global warming. A major shipping group is willing to help, endorsing a proposal for a carbon tax on vessels carrying the world's trade.

Sales tracker says 'Cyber Monday' sales up 33 pct (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:15 AM PST AP - Online sales rose 33 percent on the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a report by a sales tracking agency said Tuesday.

Watchdog: Fannie, Freddie abuses went unchecked (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:01 AM PST AP - A government watchdog said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac improperly foreclosed on homeowners and cost the government billions of dollars by not holding major banks to strict underwriting requirements.

Oil price rises to $100 a barrel again (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:44 AM PST AP - A rebound in consumer confidence pushed oil close to $100 per barrel again on Tuesday.

Ill. to let civil-union couples file tax returns (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 07:45 PM PST AP - Couples with civil-union licenses in Illinois will soon be allowed to file joint income tax returns with the state.

GM to offer free loaner cars to Volt owners (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PST AP - General Motors, concerned about the image of its Chevrolet Volt, is offering free loaner vehicles to owners who are worried about the electric cars catching fire.

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