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• Wall Street soars as central banks move to ease crunch (Reuters)
• Central banks act as euro zone crisis rages (Reuters)
• Private sector jobs grow, lifts payrolls forecasts (Reuters)
• Warren Buffett buys his hometown newspaper (Reuters)
• American Airlines seeks to shed planes, engines (Reuters)
• How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday (AP)
• Analysis: Banks' contribution overstated, but retreat painful (Reuters)
• EU finance ministers and officials (Reuters)
• Home market being held back by wary first-timers (AP)
• CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)
• Groupon sells 500 percent more holiday deals (Reuters)
• Contracts to buy homes hit highest level in a year (AP)
• Britain to support Iran oil embargo: diplomatic source (Reuters)
• GOP: Offsetting cuts must cover payroll tax relief (AP)
• Green cars in spotlight at waning Japan auto show (AP)

Wall Street soars as central banks move to ease crunch (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:14 AM PST Reuters - Stocks surged on Wednesday as major central banks around the world acted jointly to add liquidity to the global financial system, sparking a rally in risk assets such as equities and commodities.

Central banks act as euro zone crisis rages (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:49 AM PST Reuters - The world's major central banks acted jointly on Wednesday to provide cheaper dollar liquidity to starved European banks facing a credit crunch as the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis threatened to bring financial disaster.

Private sector jobs grow, lifts payrolls forecasts (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:20 AM PST Reuters - Private sector job growth accelerated in November as employers created the most jobs in nearly a year, prompting some economists to raise their forecasts for Friday's more comprehensive government labor report.

Warren Buffett buys his hometown newspaper (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:55 AM PST Reuters - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett buys newspapers every day, the hometown daily included, but on Wednesday he dispensed with the single-issue price and bought the whole company instead.

American Airlines seeks to shed planes, engines (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:16 AM PST Reuters - American Airlines wants to shed unwanted leases for 24 aircraft and their engines as the third-largest U.S. carrier begins cutting costs after filing for bankruptcy.

How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:57 PM PST AP - A jump in U.S. consumer confidence sent stocks modestly higher Tuesday. Investors were also encouraged by new efforts from European leaders to find more aggressive cures for the region's debt crisis. Technology stocks lagged.

Analysis: Banks' contribution overstated, but retreat painful (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:57 PM PST Reuters - Banks' contribution to the economy may be hugely overstated, underscoring anger about the scale of taxpayer rescues and resultant government cutbacks, but a sharp retreat of banking worldwide looks painful for all and needs calibrating.

EU finance ministers and officials (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:16 AM PST Reuters - European Union finance ministers and officials meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss plans to deal with the sovereign debt crisis.

Home market being held back by wary first-timers (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:01 AM PST AP - This should be a great time to buy a first home. Prices have sunk to 2002 levels. Sellers are waiting anxiously as homes languish on the market. Mortgage rates are their lowest ever.

CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PST Reuters - European leaders should not expect outside help until euro zone countries have put up more of their own resources to try to stem their financial crisis, Canada's finance minister said on Wednesday. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said it was not the right time for euro zone countries to turn to the International Monetary Fund for help.

Groupon sells 500 percent more holiday deals (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:09 AM PST Reuters - Groupon Inc's shares rose more than 6 percent on Wednesday after Chief Executive Andrew Mason emerged from the company's post-IPO quiet period to share holiday sales numbers.

Contracts to buy homes hit highest level in a year (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:27 AM PST AP - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes jumped in October to the highest level in a year. But the gain follows three months of declines and isn't enough to signal a housing recovery.

Britain to support Iran oil embargo: diplomatic source (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:02 AM PST Reuters - Britain will support an embargo on Iranian oil imports following the deterioration of relations between the two countries, a diplomatic source told Reuters Wednesday, in an apparent reversal of its former position.

GOP: Offsetting cuts must cover payroll tax relief (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:34 AM PST AP - Any extension of this year's payroll tax cut must be paid for with savings from elsewhere in the budget, House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday.

Green cars in spotlight at waning Japan auto show (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:35 PM PST AP - Green cars rolled into the spotlight at the Tokyo auto show as Japan's automakers look to fuel efficient technology to reinvigorate growth after tough times.

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