Friday, December 30, 2011

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Wall Street dips at end of volatile year (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:18 AM PST

Traders await the start of the trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks edged lower on Friday, the last trading day of 2011, as investors waited for next year to begin making large bets.

Spain says deficit bigger than expected, hikes taxes (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:47 AM PST

Reuters - Spain's new government said on Friday that this year's budget deficit would be much larger than expected and announced a slew of surprise tax hikes and wage freezes that could drag the country back to the centre of the euro zone debt crisis.

Whirlpool accuses Samsung, LG of dumping washers (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:44 AM PST

Reuters - Whirlpool Corp on Friday accused two South Korean rivals, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and LG Electronics (066570.KS), of dumping washing machines in the United States by selling them "at substantially less than fair value."

Dynegy bankruptcy examiner to be appointed: judge (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:10 AM PST

Reuters - A judge ordered the appointment of an examiner for the bankruptcy of Dynegy Holdings LLC, after a bond trustee said an investigation was needed to determine whether bondholders were being treated fairly.

Petroplus shuts 3 oil refineries as cash runs out (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:27 AM PST

Reuters - PARIS/NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -

Stocks edge lower on the last trading day of 2011 (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:23 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2011 photo, traders Michael Zicchinolfi, left, and Michael Lawrence work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets around the world were closing out 2011 on a subdued note Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, with many of the world's major indexes posting big declines for the year in the wake of Europe's debt crisis, a faltering U.S. economy and signs that China's economy is no longer sizzling. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - The stock market is set to end a tumultuous year more or less where it started.

International Tourism Could Spark American Economy (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:41 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Is it time for the United States to ease up on visa restrictions? For the American workers' sake, I think so. International visitors are expected to spend more than $152 billion in the year 2012, according to the Los Angeles Times. This sounds like a lot, but foreign tourists could offer an even larger boost to the U.S. economy if the current bill before Congress to ease visa restrictions passes.

Spain revises up deficit and raises taxes (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:12 AM PST

AP - Spain's new government warned Friday that the country's budget deficit will be much higher than anticipated this year, as it unveiled a first batch of austerity measures that include surprise income and property tax hikes.

German minister: will stabilize eurozone in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 05:05 AM PST

AP - Germany's finance minister says he is confident that Europe's politicians will manage to stabilize the eurozone in 2012 and keep the continent's common currency together.

Oakland protesters who took over foreclosed home arrested (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 06:55 AM PST

Reuters - A dozen anti-Wall Street protesters who had taken over a foreclosed home in Oakland were arrested on Thursday, protest organizers said.

The offshore drilling life: cramped and dangerous (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:24 AM PST

This Oct. 27, 2011 photo shows the oil rig aboard the Perdido oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 200 miles south of Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Jon Fahey)AP - The 160 workers on Shell's Perdido oil platform have access to a free restaurant, gym and movie theater.

Harrisburg council approves budget, mayor ponders veto (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:37 PM PST

Reuters - Harrisburg's city council, at odds with the mayor over how to dig out of a financial hole, approved a budget on Thursday that contains a slight tax increase but cuts the mayor's allotted tax dollars.

Ford brand 2011 U.S. sales top 2 million (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST

Don Lemmons, and Andy Melby smoke a cigarette before their last shift at the Ford plant on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn. The Ford Motor Company plant in St. Paul is closing after 86 years. The last vehicle is expected to roll off the line today at the auto-making site. A group of area residents are planning to gather outside the plant to cheer the 800 remaining employees and mark the end of an era. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUTReuters - Ford Motor said its primary Ford brand vehicle sales topped 2 million in the United States this year, the first time since 2007 that any single automotive brand has reached that level.
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