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• Wall St inches down; gold index at life high (Reuters)
• Chevron enters Marcellus with $3.2 billion Atlas buy (Reuters)
• U.S. growth outlook broadly unchanged: Reuters poll (Reuters)
• GM Financial's quarterly profit doubles (Reuters)
• Goldman suspends foreclosures in some states: filing (Reuters)
• FTSE closes down after rally (AFP)
• Top US official expects G20 trade talks progress (AFP)
• HCA reports 3Q profit, $2B shareholder payment (AP)
• Gold hits new record as euro zone fears resurface (Reuters)
• Goldman fined $650,000 for disclosure lapse (AP)
• Goldman, Natixis close to settling UK court case (Reuters)
• Retailer M&S sales soar in first half (AFP)
• JPMorgan faces foreclosure fraud suits: filing (Reuters)
• Nigeria: Kidnapping raises stakes for militants (AP)
• Ambac sues U.S., says IRS may ruin bankruptcy (Reuters)
• General Motors sends Mr. Goodwrench to sidelines (AP)
• Stock Picks: Berkshire Hathaway, Cisco Systems, Fluor (BusinessWeek)

Wall St inches down; gold index at life high (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:27 AM PST Reuters - U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday, even as a gold index surged to all-time highs with investors again pouring money into the safe-haven commodity.

Chevron enters Marcellus with $3.2 billion Atlas buy (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:53 AM PST Reuters - Chevron Corp agreed to buy U.S. natural gas producer Atlas Energy for $3.2 billion, excluding debt, becoming the latest energy giant to break into the lucrative Marcellus shale field.

U.S. growth outlook broadly unchanged: Reuters poll (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:40 AM PST Reuters - The U.S. economy is expected to grow only modestly through next year, despite the Federal Reserve's pledge to buy another $600 billion of government bonds and better signs in the job market, a Reuters poll showed.

GM Financial's quarterly profit doubles (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:18 AM PST Reuters - Auto lender General Motors Financial Company reported a quarterly profit that nearly doubled from last year, helped by a 23 percent drop in expenses.

Goldman suspends foreclosures in some states: filing (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:40 AM PST Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's mortgage servicing unit has suspended evictions and foreclosures in some states, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

FTSE closes down after rally (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:48 AM PST AFP - The leading share index closed lower on Monday, after making strong gains last week on the back of US quantitative easing plans.

Top US official expects G20 trade talks progress (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:05 PM PST AFP - G20 leaders are likely to make progress on resolving the world's huge trade imbalances when they meet this week in Seoul, a top US economic adviser said Tuesday.

HCA reports 3Q profit, $2B shareholder payment (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:09 AM PST AP - Hospital chain HCA says its third-quarter net income surged 24 percent, and it plans to make a $2 billion payment to shareholders by the end of year.

Gold hits new record as euro zone fears resurface (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST Reuters - Gold hit record highs for a fourth day in a row on Tuesday, as fresh concern over the debt burdens of several euro zone member countries prompted safe-haven buying, while palladium rallied for a fifth day.

Goldman fined $650,000 for disclosure lapse (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:57 AM PST AP - Industry regulators have fined Goldman Sachs $650,000 for failing to disclose that two of its brokers, including the executive accused of leading the mortgage securities deal that brought civil fraud charges against the firm, were under investigation by the government.

Goldman, Natixis close to settling UK court case (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST Reuters - Wall Street heavyweight Goldman Sachs and French rival Natixis were close to settling a London court case on Tuesday over a bond deal that highlights a rising tide of financial legal spats.

Retailer M&S sales soar in first half (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:18 AM PST AFP - British shoppers spent readily on clothes and food in British high street chain Marks & Spencer in the first half despite imminent state budget cutbacks, the group signalled on Tuesday.

JPMorgan faces foreclosure fraud suits: filing (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:00 AM PST Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co faces two possible class action lawsuits, including fraud, related to its decision to halt foreclosures, the U.S. bank said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

Nigeria: Kidnapping raises stakes for militants (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:12 AM PST AP - The attack came under the cover of night, speedboats racing toward an oil platform off Nigeria's coast, with masked militants firing assault rifles and kidnapping frightened foreign workers.

Ambac sues U.S., says IRS may ruin bankruptcy (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PST Reuters - Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc has sued the United States to block seizure of $700 million of tax refunds that it said could destroy its ability to reorganize in bankruptcy court.

General Motors sends Mr. Goodwrench to sidelines (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:37 AM PST AP - General Motors is asking Mr. Goodwrench to pack up his toolbox.

Stock Picks: Berkshire Hathaway, Cisco Systems, Fluor (BusinessWeek) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:08 AM PST BusinessWeek - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: Standard & Poor's equity analyst Catherine Seifert maintained a hold rating and $88 price target on Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (), the holding company headed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on Nov. 8.

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