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• Wall St falls as dollar, euro zone debt weigh (Reuters)
• GM posts $2 billion quarter profit, IPO next (Reuters)
• "Too big to fail bank" plans may be softened (Reuters)
• Obama calls on G20 leaders to do their part (Reuters)
• Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows (Reuters)
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• GM reports $2B 3Q profit ahead of stock offering (AP)
• Ireland's crisis flares as investors dump bonds (AP)
• No let-up for Irish debt; pressure grows (Reuters)
• G20 in war of words on trade as summit nears (AFP)
• BJ's near hiring adviser for possible sale: report (Reuters)
• Oil attempts rebound as US energy reserves slide (AFP)
• Private panel urges shake-up in budget process (Reuters)
• AP Source: UBS employee leaked info on GM IPO (AP)

Wall St falls as dollar, euro zone debt weigh (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:21 AM PST Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, hit by a strengthening dollar and new worries about European sovereign debt.

GM posts $2 billion quarter profit, IPO next (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:07 AM PST Reuters - General Motors Co posted a $2 billion third-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by an accelerating turnaround in North America as it rushes to complete an initial public offering of stock set for next week.

"Too big to fail bank" plans may be softened (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:44 AM PST Reuters - Plans to impose extra safeguards on the world's top banks may be softened, a senior regulator signaled on Wednesday as world leaders gathered in Seoul to keep their regulatory reforms on track.

Obama calls on G20 leaders to do their part (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:38 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama sought to swing the G20 spotlight back onto global imbalances and take his own country's policies out of the glare as world leaders gathered in Seoul on Wednesday.

Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:29 AM PST Reuters - Initial claims for U.S. jobless benefits hit a four-month low last week, while the trade gap narrowed more than expected in September, hopeful signs for an economy that has been stuck in a slow-growth rut.

(AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:35 AM PST AP - Boeing delays more test flights of 787s to investigate Tuesday fire, emergency landing.

GM reports $2B 3Q profit ahead of stock offering (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST AP - Strong profits on new cars and trucks helped General Motors Co. earn $2 billion in the third quarter, enhancing the company's appeal as it nears next week's initial public stock offering.

Ireland's crisis flares as investors dump bonds (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:29 AM PST AP - Ireland's financial troubles loomed large Wednesday as investors — betting that the country soon could join Greece in seeking a bailout from the European Union — dumped Irish bonds and drove the interest rate on the country's borrowing to a new high.

No let-up for Irish debt; pressure grows (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 05:01 AM PST Reuters - Clearing house LCH.Clearnet hiked margin requirements for Irish debt on Wednesday and Ireland's central bank said it would take a closer look at banks' residential mortgage books as concern mounted about the country's finances.

G20 in war of words on trade as summit nears (AFP) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:52 AM PST AFP - Bad blood between the world's 20 biggest rich and emerging nations spilled over Wednesday on the eve of a summit devoted to rebalancing the lopsided global economy.

BJ's near hiring adviser for possible sale: report (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:23 AM PST Reuters - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc is close to hiring an adviser to explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale to a private equity firm, the New York Post said on Wednesday, citing a source close to the retailer.

Oil attempts rebound as US energy reserves slide (AFP) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST AFP - Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses after news that US energy stockpiles fell across the board last week, suggesting strengthening demand.

Private panel urges shake-up in budget process (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:07 AM PST Reuters - A private panel called for a shake-up of the U.S. government's budget process that would set clear targets for cutting red ink and impose spending cuts and even tax increases if targets were missed.

AP Source: UBS employee leaked info on GM IPO (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:51 AM PST AP - A person briefed on the matter says Swiss bank UBS is no longer working on General Motors' initial stock offering because a bank employee leaked information about the sale in an e-mail.

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