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• Stronger dollar weighs on Wall Street (Reuters)
• Wall Street lobbying group targets Volcker rule details (Reuters)
• Chrysler narrows net loss, boosts 2010 outlook (Reuters)
• Obama returns fire after China slams Fed's move (Reuters)
• World Bank chief surprises with gold standard idea (Reuters)
• A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)
• China ratchets up pressure after Fed move (Reuters)
• New Jeep helps Chrysler narrow loss, lift outlook (AP)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle to lease 2 Boeing 787-8s (AP)
• Conversations With a Nigerian Scam Artist (The Motley Fool)
• Irish banks sink as EU eyes nation's survival plan (AP)
• NYC mayor promotes 'Small Business Saturday' (AP)
• The robosigning scandal: Foreclosing on recovery? (Time.com)
• Panel: Dollars did not trump safety in Gulf spill (AP)
• GOP lawmaker opposes compromise on tax cuts (AP)
• Hostage-taking ends at BMW France office (AP)
• The Shifting Sands of Saudi Real Estate (BusinessWeek)

Stronger dollar weighs on Wall Street (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:37 AM PST Reuters - The Dow and S&P 500 fell on Monday after hitting two-year highs last week as a stronger dollar weighed on the market although the tailwinds of monetary easing and signs of a stronger economy capped losses.

Wall Street lobbying group targets Volcker rule details (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:52 AM PST Reuters - Wall Street's lead lobbying group said on Monday it wants to help shape the "Volcker rule" on risky bank trading, among many other provisions, as the biggest financial reforms since the 1930s are implemented.

Chrysler narrows net loss, boosts 2010 outlook (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:09 AM PST Reuters - Chrysler Group LLC posted a narrower quarterly loss on Monday and said it was on track to be profitable in 2010 after financing costs, helped by a rebound in sales.

Obama returns fire after China slams Fed's move (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:59 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama defended the Federal Reserve's policy of printing dollars on Monday after China and Russia stepped up criticism ahead of this week's Group of 20 meeting.

World Bank chief surprises with gold standard idea (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:19 AM PST Reuters - Leading economies should consider adopting a modified global gold standard to guide currency rates, World Bank president Robert Zoellick said on Monday in a surprise proposal before a potentially acrimonious G20 summit.

A look at economic developments around the globe (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PDT AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:

China ratchets up pressure after Fed move (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:01 AM PST Reuters - China ratcheted up pressure on Washington over the U.S. Fed's latest moves to lift its economy by printing more money, with a vice finance minister saying resulting hot money inflows were a shock to global markets.

New Jeep helps Chrysler narrow loss, lift outlook (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:49 AM PST AP - Chrysler's new Jeep Grand Cherokee is a hit with drivers, bringing the automaker within sight of profitability and lifting its share of the U.S. market.

Norwegian Air Shuttle to lease 2 Boeing 787-8s (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:55 AM PST AP - Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA says it will lease two wide-bodied Boeing 787-8 aircraft from International Lease Finance Corp. for long-haul flights.

Conversations With a Nigerian Scam Artist (The Motley Fool) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:25 AM PST The Motley Fool - The following series of emails attempts to playfully document one of the world's most infamous cons: the Nigerian Email Scam, aka the 419 scam, aka the advance-fee fraud.

Irish banks sink as EU eyes nation's survival plan (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:13 AM PST AP - Shares in Ireland's banks fell to record lows Monday and borrowing costs were near euro-era highs as the government prepared to discuss its fiscal survival plans with top European Union officials.

NYC mayor promotes 'Small Business Saturday' (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:36 AM PST AP - There's Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault (sheh-NAHLT') want shoppers to take out their credit cards one more time for Small Business Saturday.

The robosigning scandal: Foreclosing on recovery? (Time.com) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 06:50 AM PST Time.com - The Robosigning Scandal: Foreclosing on Recovery?

Panel: Dollars did not trump safety in Gulf spill (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PST AP - A presidentially ordered investigation of the Gulf oil spill will lend support to BP's own conclusions about the disaster and challenge congressional claims that the oil company and others made decisions that sacrificed safety to cut costs.

GOP lawmaker opposes compromise on tax cuts (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:57 AM PST AP - Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, says he'll oppose any compromise that fails to make permanent Bush-era tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.

Hostage-taking ends at BMW France office (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:38 AM PST AP - Police say authorities have subdued and taken into custody an armed employee of BMW France who allegedly took hostages at the German automaker's offices in southwest Paris.

The Shifting Sands of Saudi Real Estate (BusinessWeek) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:08 AM PST BusinessWeek - After five fruitless years of seeking a mortgage in Riyadh, 28-year-old Abdulaziz Al-Salem has some advice for his peers: forget it. "Homeownership in this country is nothing short of a nightmare," says the father of one. "If you're not descended from a wealthy family nor have an extremely successful business, you probably should give the whole thing a pass."

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