Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3388 business Business - Investing en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:30 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3388 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_markets_global nm/20091126/us_markets_global Reuters business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259205903991-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oFQJaJIQ2DkGPC1Y4MEYMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy is provoking growing complaints from some economists who argue it is doing little to spark lending activity and may be fueling new asset bubbles.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259205903991-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oFQJaJIQ2DkGPC1Y4MEYMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy is provoking growing complaints from some economists who argue it is doing little to spark lending activity and may be fueling new asset bubbles.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/co_credit_suisse_colorado ap/20091126/co_credit_suisse_colorado AP business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:22:58 GMT AP - In a Nov. 24 story about Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC buying back auction rate securities from investors, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, reported erroneously how much the company was buying back. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091126/bs_ibd_ibd/20091125world ibd/20091126/20091125world Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:07:24 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wed. he'll suspend construction of West Bank settlements for 10 months in an effort to restart peace talks, but Palestinians rejected the freeze because it didn't include E. Jerusalem. Netanyahu said the decision was made to "encourage resumption of peace talks with our Palestinian neighbors." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091126/bs_ibd_ibd/20091125top10 ibd/20091126/20091125top10 Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:04:16 GMT Investor's Business Daily - 1 New filings for unemployment benefits sank 35,000 last week to their lowest since Sept. '08, when the economy and Wall St. began to deteriorate rapidly. Claims are likely still a little too high to signal a return to job growth. Meantime, Oct. consumer spending rose 0.7%, rebounding from a post-Clunkers slump in Sept. Personal income rose 0.2% for a 2nd straight month. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091126/bs_ibd_ibd/20091125feature ibd/20091126/20091125feature Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:01:47 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits fell to a 14-month low last week, the Labor Department said Wednesday, a sign that layoffs are easing as the economy slowly heals. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091125/bs_ibd_ibd/20091125nation ibd/20091125/20091125nation Investor's Business Daily business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:53:05 GMT Investor's Business Daily - A spokesman for Lou Dobbs told AP that the ex-CNN host is seriously considering running for the U.S. Senate in N.J. in 2012 as a steppingstone to a possible White House bid. A Senate contest would match Dobbs, a vocal critic of illegal immigration, against Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat championing immigrant rights and the only Hispanic member of the Senate. Dobbs, once CNN's chief economics anchor, left the network this month after a dispute with management. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091125/bs_ibd_ibd/20091125econbrief ibd/20091125/20091125econbrief Investor's Business Daily business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:52:40 GMT Investor's Business Daily - A measure of future U.S. economic growth rose to 128.8 in the week ended Nov. 20 from 127.2 the prior week, the Economic Cycle Research Institute said. The group's annualized growth rate dropped to a 10-week low of 24.1% vs. 25% the week before. While ECRI's annualized growth has fallen off record highs hit in early Oct., the numbers are still "strong and consistent with a steady economic recovery," said Lakshman Achuthan, managing director at ECRI. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091125/bs_ibd_ibd/20091125corner ibd/20091125/20091125corner Investor's Business Daily business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:01 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The quarrel between fundamentals-oriented investors and chart readers is one of those fights that shouldn't exist. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/dollar ap/20091125/dollar AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:57:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/dollar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.b854c5946656457e9d9b2d3347ef7c70.dollar_nybz137.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=_KwJDYRblw.WJojJT_Q0IA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 10, 2006 file photo, a one euro coin is posed on top an U.S. one dollar bill in Frankfurt, central Germany. The dollar slid to a 15-month low against the euro Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, as investors fled the safe haven currency on upbeat U.S. economic reports. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The safe-haven dollar slid to a 15-month low against the euro, was within striking distance of 14-year lows versus the yen and dipped below parity against the Swiss franc Wednesday as markets absorbed the Federal Reserve's indication that interest rates will remain at super-low levels for a while and it was not overly concerned by the U.S. currency's decline.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/dollar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.b854c5946656457e9d9b2d3347ef7c70.dollar_nybz137.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=_KwJDYRblw.WJojJT_Q0IA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 10, 2006 file photo, a one euro coin is posed on top an U.S. one dollar bill in Frankfurt, central Germany. The dollar slid to a 15-month low against the euro Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, as investors fled the safe haven currency on upbeat U.S. economic reports. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_credit_suisse_colorado ap/20091125/us_credit_suisse_colorado AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:39:05 GMT AP - Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC has agreed to buy back $79 million of auction rate securities from Colorado investors who struggled to sell them after the market for them froze. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks nm/20091125/us_markets_stocks Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:36:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3777605970.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=e8hVOeRxpQgoQ.zEagcsog--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stocks rose in light trading volume on Wednesday, supported by data that pointed to stabilization in the labor and housing markets, areas that have fed concerns about a "double dip" recession.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3777605970.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=e8hVOeRxpQgoQ.zEagcsog--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street ap/20091125/us_wall_street AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:17:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.9a02291e5ba24bcc8c21982d43a0119b.wall_street_nyrd225.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=vpyoP0qis84w_7DzITZf1g--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="In this Nov. 23, 2009 photo, Specialist Christopher Culhane works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are narrowly mixed Wednesday, Nov. 25, as reports showing a smaller rise in new claims for jobless benefits and strong consumer spending were offset by an unexpected decline in durable goods orders.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - A drop in unemployment claims and a rise in home sales pulled the stock market higher in light trading ahead of Thanksgiving.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.9a02291e5ba24bcc8c21982d43a0119b.wall_street_nyrd225.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=vpyoP0qis84w_7DzITZf1g--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Nov. 23, 2009 photo, Specialist Christopher Culhane works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are narrowly mixed Wednesday, Nov. 25, as reports showing a smaller rise in new claims for jobless benefits and strong consumer spending were offset by an unexpected decline in durable goods orders.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices ap/20091125/oil_prices AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:05:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.28ffc8f88afd496dbba981e35e0b5102.oil_prices_nybz114.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.GNb6wqkqv.W5.5VJCeZCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo, an oil pump is seen at dusk in Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell below $76 a barrel Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, with new data showing a slow U.S. economic recovery and consumer confidence that remains lukewarm at best. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oil prices rose above $76 a barrel Wednesday as the dollar weakened and investors awaited data on the U.S. economy and crude inventories.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.28ffc8f88afd496dbba981e35e0b5102.oil_prices_nybz114.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.GNb6wqkqv.W5.5VJCeZCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo, an oil pump is seen at dusk in Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell below $76 a barrel Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, with new data showing a slow U.S. economic recovery and consumer confidence that remains lukewarm at best. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/bs_afp/stockseurope afp/20091125/stockseurope AFP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:57:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259150109283-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DSb9GObZTBOSckgtavPYJg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A trader smiles as he makes a phone call in front of a share prices board at the stock exchange in Frankfurt in October. European equities rose following gains in Asia and as investors in London shrugged off data showing Britain stuck in a record recession.(AFP/DDP/Thomas Lohnes)" border="0" /></a>AFP - European equities rose on Wednesday following gains in Asia and as investors in London shrugged off data showing Britain stuck in a record recession.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259150109283-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DSb9GObZTBOSckgtavPYJg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A trader smiles as he makes a phone call in front of a share prices board at the stock exchange in Frankfurt in October. European equities rose following gains in Asia and as investors in London shrugged off data showing Britain stuck in a record recession.(AFP/DDP/Thomas Lohnes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_petters_trial ap/20091125/us_petters_trial AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:27:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_petters_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.a70609067e2244859d113195f67d2c3a.petters_trial_ny117.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=3JgBoMZ5OOCoN3XT7C5sLw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="FILE - This undated photo provided by the Sherburne County, Minn., Jail via KSTP-TV shows Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. (AP Photo/Sherburne County Jail via KSTP-TV, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A jury deliberating the case of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion has gone home for the Thanksgiving holiday without reaching a verdict.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_petters_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.a70609067e2244859d113195f67d2c3a.petters_trial_ny117.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=3JgBoMZ5OOCoN3XT7C5sLw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="FILE - This undated photo provided by the Sherburne County, Minn., Jail via KSTP-TV shows Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. (AP Photo/Sherburne County Jail via KSTP-TV, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/in_fbi_raid_obsidian ap/20091125/in_fbi_raid_obsidian AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:01:28 GMT AP - Federal agents searched the Indiana and Ohio offices of two companies owned by an Indianapolis businessman Tuesday, serving warrants a month after a newspaper questioned whether the Ohio firm is capable of repaying some $168 million owed to investors. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091125/bs_ibd_ibd/20091124feature ibd/20091125/20091124feature Investor's Business Daily business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:04:13 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The Federal Reserve upgraded its view of the U.S. economy on Tuesday, saying this year's contraction won't be as steep as previously thought and that growth next year may be better than expected. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091124/bs_ibd_ibd/20091124world ibd/20091124/20091124world Investor's Business Daily business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:58:25 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Two southern provinces were placed under emergency rule by Pres. Gloria Arroyo as security forces unearthed more bodies, pushing the death toll to 46 in some of the deadliest election violence in the nation's history. Authorities found 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave, adding to the 24 bullet-riddled bodies recovered near the scene of Mon.'s massacre in Maguindanao province. As many as 5 people remained unaccounted for. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091124/bs_ibd_ibd/20091124nation ibd/20091124/20091124nation Investor's Business Daily business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:58:11 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Three carriers were fined $175,000 by the Transportation Dept. for stranding 47 passengers aboard a plane on an airport tarmac in Rochester, Minn., in Aug. The plane was diverted from Minneapolis to Rochester in bad weather, but it landed after the airport terminal was closed for the night. Continental Airlines and its partner ExpressJet, which operated the flight, were each fined $50,000, and Mesaba Airlines, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines , was fined $75,000 for not allowing passengers to disembark. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/investing/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091124/bs_ibd_ibd/20091124econbrief ibd/20091124/20091124econbrief Investor's Business Daily business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:57:54 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The central bank has asked banks that underwent "stress tests" to submit plans to repay money received from the $700 bil TARP program, Reuters quoted a source as saying. Many banks want to repay the money because TARP came with restrictions on pay. The source said 9 of the 10 banks left in the program may soon be allowed to repay TARP money if they meet capital requirements.