Saturday, October 29, 2011

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Have you heard? Buy the dip (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 04:28 AM PDT

A trader walks past a phone hanging off the hook on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 27, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - With the S&P 500 about to end its best month in almost 40 years, many would be happy to cash in gains and start packing for the ski slopes.


Australia's Qantas grounds all flights over labor (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Australia's Qantas Airways grounded its entire fleet on Saturday over a bitter labor dispute in an unprecedented move, with the government asking a tribunal to stop the conflict which it worries is putting both the airline and the economy at risk.

Portugal wants U.S. help in euro crisis: source (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Portugal asked Mexico on Saturday to tell fellow G20 members next week that the United States should offer "financial help" to resolve the euro zone sovereign debt crisis, describing it as a "systemic and global" problem, a Portuguese government source said.

Europe bailout fund chief courts China (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:11 AM PDT

Reuters - The head of Europe's rescue fund sought to entice China on Saturday to invest in the facility by saying investors may be protected against a fifth of initial losses and that bonds could eventually be sold in yuan if Beijing desires.

IIF sees take-up of Greek debt discount above 90 percent (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:45 AM PDT

Reuters - At least nine out 10 banks are likely to accept a 50 percent discount on their Greek debt holdings, the managing director of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) was quoted as saying by a German newspaper.

FINRA ordered by SEC to improve documents policies (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:49 PM PDT

AP - The brokerage industry's self-policing organization has been ordered to improve its document procedures after allegedly providing altered records to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an inspection in 2008.

Cablevision misses Street estimates, shares tank (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Reuters - Cablevision Systems Corp's quarterly earnings widely missed Wall Street estimates as it faced a weak economy, high programing costs and increased competition from phone companies offering TV services.

Trichet says "crisis not over", hard work ahead: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:18 AM PDT

European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet waves as he leaves a euro zone leaders summit in Brussels October 27, 2011. REUTERS/Francois LenoirReuters - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in a newspaper interview the euro zone sovereign debt crisis was not yet over and that it was too early for the all-clear signal.


Germany finds 55 billion euro after accountancy error (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Germany is 55.5 billion euros ($78.7 billion) richer than it thought due to an accountancy error at the bad bank of nationalized mortgage lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE), the finance ministry said.

Nationalists emboldened by EU crisis, debt pact (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:10 AM PDT

FILE   This  Sunday Sept. 19, 2010 file photo shows Jimmie Akesson, chairman of the right-wing party Sweden Democrats, as he acknowledges cheers during a meeting with party workers in Stockholm, Sweden. This week's debt deal for Europe doubles down on the concept of European integration, and could provide further ammunition for the nationalist movements that have been gaining in popularity partly as a reaction to the idea of a single Europe. 'If there's anything positive in this it's that it sets the stage for a new debate on the EU that has been missing in the past 10 years,' said Jimmie Akesson said, the leader of the far-right and anti-EU Sweden Democrats. (AP photo/Scanpix Sweden/Fredrik Sandberg)  SWEDEN OUTAP - This week's debt deal for Europe doubles down on the concept of European integration, and could provide further ammunition for the nationalist movements that have been gaining in popularity partly as a reaction to the idea of a single Europe.


Target announces midnight opening for Black Friday (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:03 PM PDT

AP - As the run-up to holiday shopping intensifies, Target Corp. said Friday that its stores will open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day for the first time.

Analysis: Mortgage probe may open new path for housing relief (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Reuters - A controversial weapon could be deployed soon in the U.S. fight against the housing crisis as states and top banks near a deal in their dispute over mortgage abuses -- cutting the mortgage debt owed by homeowners.

For snow and lawn machines, gasoline remains king (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:54 PM PDT

A worker uses a snow-blower to clear the steps at The National Gallery of Art in Washington January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - In America's quest for cleaner fuel, at least one major U.S. industry is holding on to the sputter and grime of the internal combustion engine.


GOP rivals focus on flat taxes, smaller government (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters outside the State House  in Concord, N.H. They’ve rolled the dice. The top Republican presidential rivals are locked in a game of one-upmanship, each trying to outdo the other in offering the boldest economic plan for the party’s efforts to unseat President Barack Obama next November.   (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)AP - On jobs and taxes, the top Republican presidential rivals are locked in a fierce game of one-upmanship. They're all trying to outdo each other in offering the boldest economic plan for the campaign to unseat President Barack Obama next November.


Chrysler CEO says 2-class wage structure has to go (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 23, 2011 file photo, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne addresses the media at the opening of the Fiat of Lakeside dealership in Macomb Township, Mich. Marchionne said Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, that the carmaker's two-class wage system has to go, potentially setting the stage for a fight over wages when all three U.S. automakers and their largest union head back to negotiating tables in 2015. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - The head of Chrysler said Friday that the carmaker's two-class wage system has to go, potentially setting the stage for a fight over wages when all three U.S. automakers and their largest union head back to negotiating tables in 2015.


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