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• Wall Street falls to session lows ahead of Fed (Reuters)
• Fed set to embark on fresh push to support growth (Reuters)
• Private sector October job growth beats expectations (Reuters)
• BHP awaits crucial Canada ruling on Potash bid (Reuters)
• GM October sales up as industry gains (Reuters)
• NYSE Euronext 3Q profit rises 2.4 percent (AP)
• Stalemate in Congress might not be bad for economy (AP)
• Molson Coors net income rises on higher prices (AP)
• Former Russian PM Chernomyrdin dies at age 72 (AP)
• Freddie Mac posts $4.1B loss for Q3 (AP)
• Stocks hit 2-year highs, dollar pressured before Fed (Reuters)
• Americans likely took retail breather in October (AP)
• Freddie Mac says net loss $4.1 billion (Reuters)
• Inflation in top economies edges up (AFP)
• High court hears Arizona school case (AP)
• Chrysler US sales soar, GM sees growth skid (AFP)
• Stock Picks: Baker Hughes, Glimcher Realty, WMS Industries (BusinessWeek)

Wall Street falls to session lows ahead of Fed (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:29 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. stocks fell to session lows on Wednesday as the dollar firmed ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on further monetary policy easing, putting pressure on natural resource-related stocks.

Fed set to embark on fresh push to support growth (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:58 AM PDT Reuters - The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a controversial policy on Wednesday to buy billions more dollars of government bonds in an attempt to breathe new life into the struggling U.S. economy.

Private sector October job growth beats expectations (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:24 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. companies added to payrolls more than expected in October, slightly boosting optimism about the job market ahead of Friday's government employment report.

BHP awaits crucial Canada ruling on Potash bid (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:01 AM PDT Reuters - Canada will announce on Wednesday whether it will allow BHP's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp to proceed, as reports surfaced that two fresh efforts to derail the mining giant's bid were underway.

GM October sales up as industry gains (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:51 AM PDT Reuters - General Motors Co posted a 3.5 percent increase in October U.S. auto sales on Wednesday, trailing smaller rivals for a month expected to represent the high point in a slow-moving recovery for the industry.

NYSE Euronext 3Q profit rises 2.4 percent (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:44 AM PDT AP - NYSE Euronext said its third-quarter profit rose 2 percent as the exchange operator benefited from a drop in taxes, which more than offset a slight slowdown in revenue.

Stalemate in Congress might not be bad for economy (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:06 AM PDT AP - The Republicans' sweeping gains in Tuesday's elections hardly guarantee they can enact their own prescriptions for the ailing economy.

Molson Coors net income rises on higher prices (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:13 AM PDT AP - Molson Coors Brewing Co. said Wednesday its net income increased by 9 percent in its third quarter on higher prices and cost cutting, even though it sold less beer.

Former Russian PM Chernomyrdin dies at age 72 (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:10 AM PDT AP - Viktor Chernomyrdin, who served as Russia's prime minister in the turbulent 1990s as the country was throwing off communism and developing as a market economy, died Wednesday. He was 72.

Freddie Mac posts $4.1B loss for Q3 (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:20 AM PDT AP - Government-controlled mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Wednesday posted a narrower loss of $4.1 billon in the third quarter as it asked for an additional $100 million in federal aid — substantially less than the $1.8 billion it sought in the second quarter.

Stocks hit 2-year highs, dollar pressured before Fed (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:12 AM PDT Reuters - World stocks hit a two-year high on Wednesday while emerging equities rose to their highest level since mid-2008 as investors anticipated more U.S. monetary easing would support the global economy.

Americans likely took retail breather in October (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:51 AM PDT AP - After a last-minute back-to-school buying spree, Americans appeared to have taken a shopping pause in October, resulting in a mixed retail sales picture.

Freddie Mac says net loss $4.1 billion (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:51 AM PDT Reuters - Freddie Mac, the second-largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Wednesday said ongoing weakness in housing resulted in a $4.1 billion third-quarter net loss and another draw from the Treasury to maintain positive net worth.

Inflation in top economies edges up (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:48 AM PDT AFP - Inflation in leading industrialised economies edged up to 1.7 percent in the 12 months to September from 1.6 percent in August, driven by higher food and energy prices, the OECD said on Wednesday.

High court hears Arizona school case (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:31 AM PDT AP - The Supreme Court seems closely divided about an Arizona tax-break program that provides millions of dollars in scholarships for students at private religious schools.

Chrysler US sales soar, GM sees growth skid (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:13 AM PDT AFP - General Motors said on Wednesday auto sales in the United States rose 3.5 percent in October, sharply down from the previous month, while Chrysler's reported sales soared 37 percent.

Stock Picks: Baker Hughes, Glimcher Realty, WMS Industries (BusinessWeek) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek - Baker Hughes: Miller Tabak equity analyst Kevin Simpson raised a rating on shares of Baker Hughes to buy, from neutral, on Nov. 2, with a price target of $60.

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