Monday, September 26, 2011

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Optimism about Europe drives Wall St higher (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks rose in a choppy session on Monday on optimism euro zone officials would slash Greece's debt and recapitalize European banks in an effort to tackle the region's credit problems.

New home sales in August fall to six-month low (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Reuters - New single-family home sales in the United States fell in August to a 6-month low in a sign the crippled housing market will not provide much support for the flagging economy anytime soon.

Euro zone damps talk of rapid debt crisis steps (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:06 AM PDT

Riot police stand guard in front of the parliament during a rally against the government's new austerity measures in Athens September 25, 2011. Greek riot police fired teargas at anti-austerity protesters pelting them with bottles outside parliament on Sunday in the first such unrest after a summer lull. The banner reads Reuters - Euro zone officials played down reports on Monday of emerging plans to halve Greece's debts and recapitalize European banks to cope with the fallout, stressing that no such scheme is yet on the table.

SEC mulls charges against S&P in CDO case (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:40 AM PDT

A woman walks past the entrance to offices of the McGraw-Hill Companies, in New York August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - U.S. regulators may charge Standard & Poor's with violating federal securities laws when it gave top ratings in 2007 to a repackaged mortgage bond that soon tanked.

UAW, Ford to begin high-level talks on labor deal (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:06 AM PDT

Reuters - The United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Co will begin "high-level financial discussions" on Monday in an effort to reach a new labor deal that workers expect to be richer than one with General Motors Co .

Summary Box: Dow ends brutal week on quiet note (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:33 PM PDT

AP - BAD WEEK: The Dow Jones industrial average lost 6.4 percent for the week, its biggest drop since the week that ended Oct. 10, 2008, when it fell 18 percent.

The upside of economic worries: Lower gas prices (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 30, 2011 file photo, a motorist pumps gasoline into his vehicle at an Exxon gas station, in Farmers Branch, Texas. For the first time in months, retail gasoline prices have fallen below $3 a gallon in places, including parts of Michigan, Missouri and Texas. And the relief is likely to spread thanks to a sharp decline in crude-oil prices. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)AP - Soaring gasoline prices are in the rearview mirror.

Russia's finance minister quits (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev waves as he leaves the podium after his speech during a United Russia party congress in Moscow on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed Vladimir Putin as presidential candidate for 2012, almost certainly guaranteeing Putin's return to office. Medvedev made the proposal Saturday in an address to a congress of United Russia, the pro-Kremlin party that dominates Russian politics. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Yekaterina Shtukina, Presidential Press Service)AP - The Kremlin says Russia's influential finance minister has resigned following a televised confrontation with President Dmitry Medvedev.

401k study: Help can improve performance by 3 pct. (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:28 AM PDT

AP - Sometimes it pays to get help. A new study of 401(k) accounts provides further evidence that workers who get help pocket higher returns than those handling their own investment choices.

Germany downplays hopes of fast new crisis course (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:43 AM PDT

Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, speaks during a news conference at the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. (AP Photo Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - German officials on Monday downplayed prospects of any quick and dramatic change of course in the eurozone debt crisis, days before a parliamentary vote on beefing up the continent's rescue fund.

Oil wavers on weak home sales, Europe debt woes (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:13 AM PDT

In this Sept. 7, 2006 file photo, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, left, stands beside then Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Sean Parnell, as they talk about their plan for a natural gas pipeline, during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. It's deja vu in Alaska, with governor Parnell addressing a high profile gathering of conservatives and making the case for energy independence and the need to tap the oil and gas stores in the state on a national stage. It's exactly what Sarah Palin did four years ago. (AP Photo/ Al Grillo, file)AP - Oil hovered near $80 a barrel after new home sales dropped to a six-month low, adding to concerns about demand in the slowing economy.

Eni, Total resume oil production in Libya (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:52 AM PDT

AP - Italian energy giant Eni said Monday it has resumed oil production in Libya after months of interruption for the civil war, tapping 15 wells and producing some 31,900 barrels of oil per day. French energy company Total said it restarted some production last week.

APNewsBreak: Texas refineries may get back $135M (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:33 AM PDT

Angelica Garcia holds out a basket of phoney money for parents to see as they drop their kids off at school, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, in Pasadena, Texas. Texas cities, counties and school districts may have to return more than $135 million, nearly half of it from public schools, to some of the nation's largest refineries should three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick Perry grant them a tax refund. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - Three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick Perry may grant some of the nation's largest refineries a tax refund of more than $135 million — money Texas' cash-strapped schools and other local governments have been counting on to help pay teachers and provide other public services.

Missouri Gas Prices Dip Below $3 Per Gallon (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 02:42 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports some gas stations in St. Louis are hovering below $3 per gallon for the first time in six months. Prices have fallen nearly 30 cents from a month ago. The average price per gas in Missouri is still around $3.05 yet it still is one of the cheapest states in the nation to purchase gas. The Wall Street Journal reports places in Michigan and Texas also have seen gas below $3 per gallon for gasoline.
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