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• Wall Street jumps on risk appetite after Fed stimulus (Reuters)
• Jobless claims rise while unit labor costs dip (Reuters)
• Fed takes bold, risky step to bolster weak economy (Reuters)
• Emerging market policymakers vow to combat Fed's QE2 (Reuters)
• October retail sales signal momentum for holidays (Reuters)
• A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)
• How states fared on jobless claims, at a glance (AP)
• Cablevision 3Q earnings rise 13 percent (AP)
• NATO holds talks on coping with limited finances (AP)
• Good and Bad News for Your 401(k) (The Motley Fool)
• WTO warns G20 of protectionism risk (AFP)
• Glance: Retail revenue comparisons for October (AP)
• JPMorgan to resume foreclosures this month (Reuters)
• Obama drops plan to limit global warming gases (AP)
• Obama open to discussing broad tax cut extension (Reuters)
• White House says confident of recouping all GM funds (Reuters)
• Behind the Rebound in Commercial REITs (BusinessWeek)

Wall Street jumps on risk appetite after Fed stimulus (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:51 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday as more monetary stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve aimed at helping the ailing economy fueled investor risk appetite.

Jobless claims rise while unit labor costs dip (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:14 AM PDT Reuters - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week while unit labor costs fell in the third quarter, underlining the persistent weakness in the jobs market.

Fed takes bold, risky step to bolster weak economy (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:28 PM PDT Reuters - The Federal Reserve launched a fresh effort to support a struggling U.S. economy on Wednesday, committing to buy $600 billion in government bonds despite concerns the program could do more harm than good.

Emerging market policymakers vow to combat Fed's QE2 (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:14 AM PDT Reuters - Policymakers from the world's new economic powerhouses in Latin America and Asia pledged on Thursday to come up with fresh measures to curb capital inflows after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would print billions of dollars to rescue its economy.

October retail sales signal momentum for holidays (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:49 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. retailers from discounter Target Corp to teen apparel chain Zumiez reported October same-store sales above Wall Street expectations, helped by unique merchandise and cheap prices.

A look at economic developments around the globe (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:14 AM PDT AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:

How states fared on jobless claims, at a glance (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:56 AM PDT AP - More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, after two straight weeks of declines.

Cablevision 3Q earnings rise 13 percent (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:11 AM PDT AP - Cablevision, the country's fifth-largest cable company on Thursday said its third-quarter profit rose 13 percent, helped by advertising and its AMC cable channel.

NATO holds talks on coping with limited finances (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:59 AM PDT AP - An official says experts from NATO and its member countries are meeting in Prague to discuss how the alliance can remain a relevant force despite dwindling financial resources.

Good and Bad News for Your 401(k) (The Motley Fool) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:42 AM PDT The Motley Fool - Let's start with the bad news: 401(k) contribution limits won't rise in 2011, for the second year in a row. Fortunately, the existing limit is nothing to sneeze at.

WTO warns G20 of protectionism risk (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:00 AM PDT AFP - The World Trade Organization warned the Group of 20 rich and emerging nations on Thursday that turbulence on currency markets is increasing the risk of protectionism, threatening the world economy.

Glance: Retail revenue comparisons for October (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PDT AP - Summary of revenue at stores open at least a year in October for major retail chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year.

JPMorgan to resume foreclosures this month (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:01 AM PDT Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co expects to start re-filing foreclosure documents in a couple of weeks, according to retail financial services Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf.

Obama drops plan to limit global warming gases (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:33 AM PDT AP - Environmental groups and industry seem headed for another battle over regulation of greenhouse gases, as President Barack Obama said he will look for ways to control global warming pollution other than Congress placing a ceiling on it.

Obama open to discussing broad tax cut extension (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:08 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama is open to the idea of discussing an extension of Bush-era tax cuts for all income levels, the White House said on Thursday.

White House says confident of recouping all GM funds (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:08 AM PDT Reuters - The White House said on Thursday it was confident the government would recoup all the funds it had invested in General Motors to help the car maker through its financial troubles.

Behind the Rebound in Commercial REITs (BusinessWeek) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek - The U.S. commercial real estate market has so far averted the catastrophe that many strategists were predicting last year. While the residential sector faces the threat of further home-price declines, analysts see commercial real estate values stabilizing. (In the residential sector, the cumulative 17.3 percent rise in sales of existing homes in August and September didn't even halve the cumulative 36.6 percent drop from May through July.)

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