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Hollywood ready for holiday season
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:53:01 -0500
Nov. 6 - With a mix of Oscar contenders, romantic comedies, and children's films, the holiday movie season could push the yearly box office sales to a record 10 billion dollars (USD).
Seasonal workers swell job ranks
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:13:01 -0500
Nov. 6 - Retailers and delivery giants have thousands of job openings for temporary workers during the holidays.
Jobs scarce, but stocks rise
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:23:01 -0500
Nov. 6 - Wall Street rallied 3 percent this week as a surge in the unmeployment rate to a 26-year high did little to dent economic recovery hopes.
Yanks win a hit for NYC economy
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:27 -0500
Nov. 6 - World Series champs the New York Yankees take New York by storm in a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan, bringing millions to the local economy.
Week Ahead: Obama heads to Asia
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:58:01 -0500
Nov. 6 - There will be little economic news in week ahead -- with the key event coming mid-week when President Barack Obama heads to Asia.
Temp hiring rise is bad news: Swann
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:24 -0500
Nov. 6 - Reuters columnist Chris Swann says the increase in temporary workers is bad news for the labor market because it means businesses are skeptical about the recovery and less likely to hire full-time workers.

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Five more banks fail - 120 for the year
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:43:45 -0500
Five banks failed late Friday, bringing the 2009 tally to 120.
Art auction lifts hope for industry rebound
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:06 -0500
A recent sale of Impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's auction house exceeded sales estimates and raised the hopes of industry insiders that a rebound is under way.
Berkshire Hathaway for $68? Sweet!
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:32:45 -0500
I don't know about you, but I don't have a spare $101,900 stuffed under my couch cushions to buy an "A" share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. I probably could scrounge together $3,395 for one "B" share, but I would rather not.
Teens suffer record unemployment
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:25 -0500
Americans of all ages are being hurt by the weak job market, but the nation's teens are in a particularly bad spot.
$8,000 homebuyers tax credit extended
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:50 -0500
President Obama signed an extension and expansion of the first-time homebuyers tax credit on Friday.
Consumer credit falls for 8th month
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:26 -0500
Consumer credit fell in September for the eighth straight month, the longest streak of declines since the Federal Reserve started keeping records in 1943.

Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world

EU's daft directive has been rightly dealt another blow
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:27:39 -0000
Let's face it nice chaps though they are our private equiteers and hedgies don't half go on about the European Union's Alternative Investment Fund Managers AIFM Directive.
EU report criticises its own 'vague and inadequate' hedge fund directive
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:03 -0000
European plans for regulations dealt a blow after report says proposals are 'vague sweeping and inadequate as a basis for justifying regulation'.
Bank of England says financiers are fuelling an economic 'doom loop'
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:22:18 -0000
The banking sector must be overhauled as profoundly as in the wake of the Great Depression or financiers will 'game the state' over and over again.

nzherald.co.nz - Business

Aussies top spenders
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +1200
Spending by international visitors in New Zealand increased 1.2 per cent to $6.1 billion in the year to September, Ministry of Tourism data shows."This increase is a good result given the 1.8 per cent decline in international...
Construction sector grows
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:00 +1200
SYDNEY: The Australian construction sector expanded at a modest pace in October, after a rise in building activity and employment levels.The Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index grew by...
Banks: your new best friend
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:00:20 +1200
You may have noticed the big Australian-owned banks trying to cuddle up to you lately. In one television commercial a big clumsy Westpac guy, prompted by wordless admonitions from a bunch of everyday Kiwis, eventually does the...

Wash Post Business

Nation's jobless rate tops 10 percent
Neil Irwin and Michael A. Fletcher Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
The jump in the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent, reported Friday, suggests that the job market could take longer than expected to recover and deepens the pressure on President Obama to come up with more immediate solutions.
Politics & The Nation
Post Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
1 killed, 5 wounded in Orlando shooting A2 Painting a street green hasn't stimulated one new job A3
Corrections
Post Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
-- Steven Pearlstein's column in the Nov. 6 Economy & Business pages incorrectly referred to "uncomfortably high employment." It should have read "uncomfortably high unemployment."

Forbes.com: Financial services industry News

Unwelcome Attention For 'Prop Shops'
Liz Moyer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:12:34 -0000
With banks foundering, proprietary trading firms have prospered. Now some are drawing the eyes of authorities.
At Center Of Insider Case: 'The Octopussy'
Liz Moyer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:14:28 -0000
Charges against 14 snared in insider-trading probe make for unusually entertaining reading.
New Charges Coming In Galleon Insider Trading Case
Liz Moyer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:33 -0000
The feds are widening their probe to include two trading firms and a law firm.

 

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