Saturday, November 19, 2011

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Bidders queue for MF Global LME stake: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 08:26 AM PST

Reuters - A raft of bidders including J.P. Morgan is lining up for failed brokerage MF Global's stake in the London Metals Exchange, two sources familiar with the situation said, providing some solace for creditors.

China says will "strengthen" yuan's trading flexibility (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:28 AM PST

Reuters - China will make the yuan more flexible in either direction and recent reforms to make the currency more market-oriented have begun to achieve some results, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday.

A rally could happen in week ahead but some big "ifs" (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 05:47 PM PST

Reuters - Wall Street is in for a volatile week as escalating problems in Europe's debt crisis continue to keep investors on their toes.

Analysis: Deficit deadlock may send new chill through markets (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 05:44 PM PST

Reuters - A brutal year for global investors may get even worse next week if Congress proves yet again it is too bitterly divided to deliver on its promise to reduce the gaping U.S. budget deficit.

Asia needs further steps amid euro zone crisis: Japan PM (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 06:26 AM PST

Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Asia needs to consider further steps to avoid a financial crisis as the euro zone's debt problems could spill into the region.

Rights group concerned over Occupy media arrests (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 02:51 PM PST

AP - A human rights office for the Americas on Thursday criticized the arrest and assault of journalists during Occupy Wall Street protests in New York and other U.S. cities in recent weeks.

Leading indicators rise 0.9 percent in October (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 07:33 AM PST

AP - A gauge of future economic activity rose at solid pace in October, offering hope that the economy may see stronger growth in coming months.

Greek party chief resists EU/IMF pressure on pledge (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 06:05 AM PST

Reuters - Greece's creditors failed on Saturday to persuade the leader of the main conservative party to drop his refusal to sign a pledge that he will back austerity measures under a bailout deal aimed at saving the country from financial ruin.

Congress unlikely to probe Gingrich's Freddie work (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 02:14 PM PST

Reuters - Congressional committees are in no rush to investigate what U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich did for up to $1.8 million in consulting fees from troubled mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

Analysis: IMF can no longer avoid bigger role in euro zone (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund is inserting itself more forcefully into Europe's efforts to resolve its debt crisis, hoping to stem a contagion that is spreading worldwide and threatening global growth.

Low-end stores opening earliest on Black Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:10 PM PST

Reuters - Thanksgiving Day is for eating turkey, watching football and, apparently, shopping at lower-end retailers.

Second act for Occupy Wall Street: Is it time to come in from the cold? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:29 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Police sweeps of Occupy Wall Street urban encampments have sent protesters across the country looking for new digs. In a growing number of cities, including New York, Detroit, Oakland, and Los Angeles, that means packing up the sleeping bags and moving indoors to set up ad hoc organizing spaces in places like school auditoriums, unused government buildings, churches, and foreclosed  properties.

Brazil: Up to 2,600 barrels of oil leaked (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:22 PM PST

A Greenpeace activist holds a sign that reads in Portuguese 'Chevron, your mess, our loss' as she protests an oil spill in an offshore field operated by Chevron Corp, outside Chevron's offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday Nov. 18, 2011. The Brazilian Federal Police on Thursday began investigating an oil spill in an offshore field operated by Chevron Corp., a leak that an environmental group alleges is far bigger than the company has stated. The leaking well is part of the Chevron-operated Frade project, located underwater off the northeastern coast of Rio de Janeiro state. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Nearly 110,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Atlantic Ocean because of a leak at an offshore Chevron drilling site, Brazil's environmental protection agency said Friday.

Romney declines to endorse supercommittee deal (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 04:50 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 in Manchester, N.H. Romney is campaigning in anticipation of the nation's earliest presidential primary, which is less than two months away. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday declined to back a deficit-cutting plan offered by some GOP lawmakers that includes increased tax revenue while comparing the supercommittee process created to help balance the federal budget to a deal with the devil.
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