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• Wall Street edges up on jobs report, banks (Reuters)
• Jump in hiring lifts spirits on economy (Reuters)
• BP gains, traders cite Exxon bid talk (Reuters)
• AIG loses more than $2 billion after asset sales (Reuters)
• Fed may let strong banks hike dividends (Reuters)
• How the new Congress could affect stocks in 2011 (AP)
• German minister lashes out at US economic policy (AFP)
• Post 3Q earnings soar but Kaplan woes loom (AP)
• US education chief upbeat despite election blow (AP)
• What Everyone Should Know About Financial Advisors (U.S. News & World Report)
• China rejects targets to ease trade imbalances (AFP)
• Wal-Mart unit involved in Japan insider trade probe (Reuters)
• BofA fights pressure to buy back mortgages: report (Reuters)
• PG&E: Calif. pipeline blast may cost utility $1B (AP)
• UN want higher taxes to fund climate warning fight (AFP)
• Detritus of old GM hits auction block ahead of IPO (Reuters)
• Admissions Q&A: Columbia University (BusinessWeek)

Wall Street edges up on jobs report, banks (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:32 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. job gains in October, with financials leading market gains on speculation they would increase dividend payments in the future.

Jump in hiring lifts spirits on economy (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:14 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. employment jumped by much more than expected last month as private companies hired workers at the fastest pace since April, a sign the sluggish economy is finally starting to tick up.

BP gains, traders cite Exxon bid talk (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:51 AM PDT Reuters - Shares in BP gained on Friday, with traders citing talk that Exxon Mobil was considering a bid for the oil company.

AIG loses more than $2 billion after asset sales (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:51 AM PDT Reuters - AIG posted slight gains in its main insurance businesses in the third quarter, but the bailed-out company lost more than $2 billion from asset sales linked to its restructuring.

Fed may let strong banks hike dividends (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - The Federal Reserve is expected to soon allow some healthy banks with strong capital levels to increase dividend payments, according to people familiar with the decision.

How the new Congress could affect stocks in 2011 (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:52 AM PDT AP - Next year will be a year unlike any other for the stock market.

German minister lashes out at US economic policy (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 05:47 AM PDT AFP - Germany's finance minister launched a fierce attack on US economic policy, saying the new round of "quantitative easing" violated international agreements and would create more problems.

Post 3Q earnings soar but Kaplan woes loom (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:14 AM PDT AP - The Washington Post Co. posted a sharp jump in its third-quarter net income Friday, but growing federal scrutiny of its cash cow, the Kaplan for-profit education business, continues to loom over the company.

US education chief upbeat despite election blow (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's education secretary is hopeful that this week's Republican election victories won't derail his ambitious school reforms, which he argues are crucial to keeping up in an ever-smarter global economy.

What Everyone Should Know About Financial Advisors (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - There is no shortage of advice on the Internet that attempts to help individuals select a financial advisor, but a lot of it is centered on weeding out the crooks. This is great information, and certainly relevant given the buffoonery uncovered over the past two years.

China rejects targets to ease trade imbalances (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:01 AM PDT AFP - A senior Chinese official on Friday rejected a proposal by US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to set targets to rein in global trade imbalances ahead of next week's Group of 20 summit.

Wal-Mart unit involved in Japan insider trade probe (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 11:27 PM PDT Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores , the world's biggest retailer, said it was cooperating with an investigation into possible insider trading related to its takeover of Japanese retail chain Seiyu Ltd.

BofA fights pressure to buy back mortgages: report (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:32 AM PDT Reuters - Bank of America Corp on Thursday fended off demands from a group of big investors, including the New York Federal Reserve Bank, to buy back troubled mortgages because they were made improperly, the New York Times reported.

PG&E: Calif. pipeline blast may cost utility $1B (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:39 AM PDT AP - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says the San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion could wind up costing the utility $1 billion.

UN want higher taxes to fund climate warning fight (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PDT AFP - A top UN panel on Friday called for increased taxes on carbon emissions and air and sea transport to raise 100 billion dollars a year to combat climate change.

Detritus of old GM hits auction block ahead of IPO (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:50 AM PDT Reuters - Among the abandoned robots and industrial equipment strewn about a cavernous truck assembly plant here, Tom Dilworth mused about what brought General Motors Co to its knees last year.

Admissions Q&A: Columbia University (BusinessWeek) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek - Applying to Columbia Business School (Columbia Full-Time MBA Profile) can be a daunting prospect, considering that only about 15 percent of applicants are accepted. Mary Miller, assistant dean of admissions, doesn't want that statistic to keep prospective students from applying, as decisions are made on an applicant-by-applicant basis.

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