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Miners Lift European Asian Markets (24 November 04:38) |
| Cadbury climbs 1.7% in London as more suitors get on line. Tokyo was closed for a holiday. |
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Bulls Shop for Macys (24 November 04:21) |
| Options traders were bullish about Macy's ahead of the swell of shoppers on "Black Friday," and for Petrohawk Energy as crude-oil prices stayed strong. |
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Buyers Return to Treasury Market After Two-Year Sale (24 November 04:15) |
| Reassurance from the Federal Reserve that interest rates would be kept near zero for a while given the rise in the unemployment rate helped encourage buying. |
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Risk-Takers Pinch the Dollar (24 November 04:09) |
| The euro and other higher-yielding currencies held on to overnight gains Monday amid a broad rally in global stocks, oil and gold as comments from a Federal Reserve official hurt demand for ... |
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Existing-Home Sales Jump 101 (24 November 03:34) |
| Home resales jumped 10.1% in October, rising far more than expected as a fat tax credit offset fears about joblessness. |
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Consumer Spending Looks OK---for Now (24 November 02:50) |
| Stimulus is driving Americans' purchases, but labor woes will eventually take their toll. "There will be a reckoning at some point," one economist says. |
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Dow Breaks Losing Streak (24 November 02:47) |
| The Dow industrials gained 133 points to a 13-month high after rate-related comments from a Fed official and strong housing data. |
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Demand Concerns Clip Crude (24 November 02:23) |
| Crude-oil futures were flat, as persistent concerns over weak U.S. oil demand and high stock levels clipped an earlier rally to near $80 a barrel. |
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Euro Rises With Stocks Gold Oil (24 November 02:12) |
| The euro and other higher-yielding currencies held onto overnight gains Monday morning amid a broad rally in global stocks, oil and gold as comments from a Federal Reserve official hurt dema... |
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Zions to Swap $140 Million of Preferreds (24 November 01:37) |
| Shift to common shares won't raise Tier 1 levels. One analyst sees need for $500 million capital-raising. |
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Treasury to Sell $32 Billion (24 November 01:35) |
| The four-week bills, the same amount sold in last week's auction, will mature Dec. 24. |
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Existing-Home Sales Jump 101 (24 November 01:09) |
| Home resales leaped up 10.1% in October, rising far more than expected as a fat tax credit offset fears about joblessness. |
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Apollo Revives NYSE Listing Plan (24 November 12:26) |
| Apollo Global Management is reviving its plans to list shares publicly on the New York Stock Exchange by early 2010. |
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Risk Assets Are Back in Favor (24 November 12:25) |
| Investors poured back into riskier assets as they bet the U.S. will keep interest rates low for longer than anticipated. |
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Stocks Maintain Robust Gains (24 November 12:19) |
| Stocks held onto broad-based gains following an early leap driven by rate-related comments from a Fed official and strong housing data. |
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European Stocks Climb Gold Hits Another Record (24 November 12:15) |
| European stock markets surged and gold prices climbed to a record as investors turned once again to riskier assets. |
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European Stocks Climb Gold Hits Another Record (24 November 12:15) |
| European stock markets surged and gold prices climbed to a record as investors turned once again to riskier assets. |
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European Stocks Climb Gold Hits Another Record (24 November 12:15) |
| European stock markets surged and gold prices climbed to a record as investors turned once again to riskier assets. |
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Gold Jumps to Record High (24 November 12:04) |
| Gold surged to a fresh record high as investors sought insurance against a sliding dollar and the risk of inflationary bubbles in other assets. |
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Lloyds Raises $1403 Billion (24 November 12:02) |
| The U.K. bank said it had raised the maximum $14.03 billion of contingent core Tier 1 and core Tier 1 capital through its non-U.S. bond exchange offer, and said the U.S. exchange offer is al... |
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Lloyds Raises $1403 Billion (24 November 12:02) |
| The U.K. bank said it had raised the maximum $14.03 billion of contingent core Tier 1 and core Tier 1 capital through its non-U.S. bond exchange offer, and said the U.S. exchange offer is al... |
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Lloyds Raises $1403 Billion (24 November 12:02) |
| The U.K. bank said it had raised the maximum $14.03 billion of contingent core Tier 1 and core Tier 1 capital through its non-U.S. bond exchange offer, and said the U.S. exchange offer is al... |
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Existing-Home Sales Jump 101 (24 November 12:01) |
| Home resales leaped up 10.1% in October, rising far more than expected as a fat tax credit offset fears about joblessness. |
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Euro Rises With Stocks Gold Oil (23 November 11:22) |
| The euro and other higher-yielding currencies held onto overnight gains Monday morning amid a broad rally in global stocks, oil and gold as comments from a Federal Reserve official hurt dema... |
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Long-Term TIPS May Prove Attractive (23 November 11:17) |
| Heightened inflation expectations are driving investors into Treasury inflation-protected securities, and Brian Weinstein sees value in long-term TIPS. |
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Treasurys Prices Lower Ahead of Record Two-Year Sale (23 November 10:43) |
| The coming sale of $44 billion two-year notes is expected to be well bid, in light of the recent powerful demand for the most liquid, short-term government securities. |
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Hedge-Fund Giants Get the Gold Bug (23 November 10:38) |
| The once-eschewed asset is drawing the smart money as inflation fears rise. "I can't remember in 20 years so many respected investors focused on a single strategy," says one observer. |
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Euro Rises With Stocks Gold Oil (23 November 10:38) |
| The euro and other higher-yielding currencies held onto overnight gains Monday morning amid a broad rally in global stocks, oil and gold as comments from a Federal Reserve official hurt dema... |
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Existing-Home Sales Jump 101 (23 November 10:33) |
| Home resales leaped up 10.1% in October, rising far more than expected as a fat tax credit offset fears about joblessness. |
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Data Push Dow to 09 Peak (23 November 10:21) |
| Stocks continued to push higher after data showed home resales jumped far more than expected in October. The Dow hit new intraday highs for 2009. |
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Lloyds Raises $1403 Billion (23 November 09:41) |
| The U.K. bank said it had raised the maximum $14.03 billion of contingent core Tier 1 and core Tier 1 capital through its non-U.S. bond exchange offer, and said the U.S. exchange offer is al... |
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Stocks Jump as Dollar Crumples (23 November 08:53) |
| The Dow gained more than 100 points and other stock indexes leapt as commodities prices soared amid dollar weakness. |
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Existing-Home Sales Jump 101 (23 November 08:51) |
| Home resales leaped up 10.1% in October, rising far more than expected as a fat tax credit offset fears about joblessness. |
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Asian Stocks Hang Seng Up 14 (23 November 08:29) |
| Most major Asian markets ended higher Monday as metals stocks were bolstered after gold prices rallied to hit a fresh record high. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. |
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Asian Stocks Hang Seng Up 14 (23 November 08:29) |
| Most major Asian markets ended higher Monday as metals stocks were bolstered after gold prices rallied to hit a fresh record high. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. |
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Asian Stocks Hang Seng Up 14 (23 November 08:29) |
| Most major Asian markets ended higher Monday as metals stocks were bolstered after gold prices rallied to hit a fresh record high. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. |
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Asian Stocks Hang Seng Up 14 (23 November 08:29) |
| Most major Asian markets ended higher Monday as metals stocks were bolstered after gold prices rallied to hit a fresh record high. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. |
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Asian Stocks Hang Seng Up 14 (23 November 08:29) |
| Most major Asian markets ended higher Monday as metals stocks were bolstered after gold prices rallied to hit a fresh record high. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. |
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Crude Gains Ground (23 November 08:19) |
| Crude-oil prices rose 2.5%, supported by a weaker dollar and by concerns over increased global tensions with Iran. |
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Institutional Investors Reject Quant Strategies (23 November 07:50) |
| European institutional investors have turned their backs on quantitative strategies since the financial crisis, and most of the largest investors in the region favor a more qualitative appro... |
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Euro Rises With Stocks Gold Oil (23 November 07:32) |
| The euro and other higher-yielding currencies held onto overnight gains Monday morning amid a broad rally in global stocks, oil and gold as comments from a Federal Reserve official hurt dema... |
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Lloyds Raises $1403 Billion (23 November 07:25) |
| The U.K. bank said it had raised the maximum $14.03 billion of contingent core Tier 1 and core Tier 1 capital through its non-U.S. bond exchange offer, and said the U.S. exchange offer is al... |
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Gold Rally Lifts European Stocks (23 November 06:58) |
| European stocks traded higher, as rising gold prices boosted shares of mining firms and fresh economic data fueled optimism about the economic recovery |
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Iran Cuts Dollar from Currency Basket (23 November 06:48) |
| The head of Iran's Central Bank said the country has gained $5 billion by excluding the U.S. dollar from its currency basket and replacing it with the euro. |
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Asian Stocks Hang Seng Up 14 (23 November 04:33) |
| Most major Asian markets ended higher Monday as metals stocks were bolstered after gold prices rallied to hit a fresh record high. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. |
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Lloyds Raises $1403 Billion (23 November 04:12) |
| The U.K. bank said it had raised the maximum $14.03 billion of contingent core Tier 1 and core Tier 1 capital through its non-U.S. bond exchange offer, and said the U.S. exchange offer is al... |
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Van Eck Plans Egypt Kuwait ETFs (23 November 03:57) |
| Analysts say fund firm is meeting investor demand for regional exposure and noncorrelated returns. |
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Van Eck Plans Egypt Kuwait ETFs (23 November 03:57) |
| Analysts say fund firm is meeting investor demand for regional exposure and noncorrelated returns. |
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Central-Bank Comments Boost Euro (23 November 03:36) |
| Hints at further effective policy easing from the U.S. Fed but modest gradual tightening from the European Central Bank sent the euro higher against the dollar. |
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Commodities Rally Lifts European Stocks (23 November 02:54) |
| Stock markets rallied as dollar weakness boosted gold and commodity prices, lifting mining, energy and raw-material stocks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 basic resource index jumped 3.4%. |
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