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Top Stories
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2009/11/20 - 07:43PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.
2009/11/20 - 07:29PM EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment.
2009/11/20 - 07:29PM EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States underscores the delicate balance scientists and health policy experts face in trying to convince a wary American public that less healthcare, in some cases, may be good for them.
2009/11/20 - 07:13PM EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who is little known outside his own country, as the bloc's first president on Thursday to lead efforts to make it more influential on the world stage.
2009/11/20 - 06:14PM EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said Friday.
2009/11/20 - 06:01PM EST
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting.
2009/11/20 - 05:47PM EST
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on global issues such as climate change and trade.
2009/11/20 - 05:47PM EST
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives on Monday in Washington on the first state visit of the Obama administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural ties between the two giant democracies.
2009/11/20 - 05:36PM EST
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or triple the number of doses available -- by using an immune booster called an adjuvant.
2009/11/20 - 05:36PM EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Making drastic changes to U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines will take much stronger evidence than that offered by a federal advisory panel this week, U.S. doctors said Friday.
All Stories
(news stories from the last 24 hours)
Market News
2009/11/20 - 07:55PM EST
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DIMOCK, Pennsylvania, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Residents of asmall rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's natural-gas drilling hascontaminated their water wells with toxic chemicals, causedsickness and reduced their property values.
2009/11/20 - 07:54PM EST
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committeewill hold a confirmation hearing on Federal Reserve ChairmanBen Bernanke's nomination to a second term as chief of the U.S.central bank Dec. 3, the panel said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 07:51PM EST
* EADS CEO tells Le Parisien sees job cuts done by end-2010
2009/11/20 - 07:49PM EST
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AREQUIPA, Peru, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Southern Copper said on Friday its Tia Maria copper project wouldlikely start production by the end of 2011, roughly six monthslater than previously predicted.
2009/11/20 - 07:41PM EST
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* Disagreement holds up Comcast-GE NBCU joint venture (Recasts, adds financial details, adds LONDON to dateline pvsNEW YORK/PARIS)
2009/11/20 - 07:40PM EST
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* Shares rise 18 pct (Adds conference call details, analyst comment, updates sharemovement)
2009/11/20 - 07:40PM EST
Nov 20 (Reuters) - CDP Financial Inc on Friday sold $5billion of senior notes in the 144a private placement market,said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 07:34PM EST
CHICAGO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - An incorrect quote on theChicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index wascorrected to the proper level, the exchange said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 07:33PM EST
CIT
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Sellers of protection on CITGroup Inc's bonds will need to pay buyers 31.88percent of the insurance they sold, after an auction was heldon Friday to set a value for the company's credit defaultswaps.
2009/11/20 - 07:30PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-MarieMessier told a U.S. jury he "never, never, never" committedfraud as he took the stand on Friday in a civil trial pittinginternational shareholders against the French conglomerate andformer top executives.
Business News
2009/11/20 - 07:41PM EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he "never, never, never" committed fraud as he took the stand on Friday in a civil trial pitting international shareholders against the French conglomerate and former top executives.
2009/11/20 - 07:08PM EST
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext , LCH.Clearnet, BATS Global Markets and other firms partnered with banks have urged two U.S. legislators to drop a proposed "rigid" cap on dealer ownership of clearinghouses, according to a letter sent this week.
2009/11/20 - 06:06PM EST
New York (Reuters) - Sales of existing U.S. homes likely rose for second consecutive month in October, reaching their highest level since July 2007, according to a Reuters poll, as buyers scrambled to take advantage of greater affordability and a first-time home buyer tax credit.
2009/11/20 - 05:59PM EST
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc , the No. 2 U.S. homebuilder, reported a much larger-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday, sending its shares down 13.5 percent even though it also said orders increased.
2009/11/20 - 05:18PM EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in telecoms and utilities have returned to the top of European equity investors' menu, signaling that a shift away from outperforming financials and automakers may be afoot as the economic recovery matures.
2009/11/20 - 05:18PM EST
LONDON (Reuters) - European equities have a lot more ammunition to fire in 2010 even after an eight-month bull run to new highs, as improving economic data and impressive earnings in the third quarter tempt investors to grab risky assets.
2009/11/20 - 05:14PM EST
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PHILADELPHIA/LONDON (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc suitors Ferrero and Hershey Co have weighed breaking the UK confectioner up into separate businesses as part of a friendly, all-cash bid, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 04:29PM EST
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BANGALORE (Reuters) - J.M. Smucker Co , best known for its peanut butter and jelly, posted higher-than-expected quarterly results, driven by strong margins at its Folgers coffee business, and raised its full-year profit view, sending its shares to a new 52-week high.
2009/11/20 - 09:03PM EST
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vivendi SA and General Electric have agreed that Vivendi will be paid close to one-third of the value of its NBC Universal stake, although a value for the stake itself is still being negotiated, a person familiar with the matter said.
2009/11/20 - 04:10PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of mass layoffs reported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting job losses were close to bottoming.
Economic News
2009/11/20 - 05:52PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A weekly measure of futureU.S. economic growth fell to a nine-week low along with itsyearly growth rate, but the slouch in figures that recentlyreached record highs does not signal a rocky recovery, aresearch group said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 04:04PM EST
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The number of mass layoffsreported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, agovernment report showed on Friday, suggesting job losses wereclose to bottoming.
2009/11/20 - 03:30PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A weekly measure of futureU.S. economic growth fell to a nine-week low along with itsyearly growth rate, but the dip in the index that recentlyreached a record high does not signal a rocky recovery, aresearch group said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 06:00AM EST
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2009/11/20 - 06:00AM EST
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2009/11/20 - 06:00AM EST
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2009/11/19 - 11:10PM EST
Two Weeks Ended November 18 daily avgs-mlns (H.3)Free Reserves..............937,945 vs.rvsd...950,134Other Borrowings...........108,235 vs........109,119Seasonal Loans...75 vs.............67Total Borrowings...........217,690 vs........248,364Term Auction Credit........109,456 vs........139,245Excess Reserves..........1,046,180 vs......1,059,253Required Reserves...........62,697 vs.........62,410Total Reserves...........1,108,877 vs......1,121,663Non-Borrowed Reserves......891,1
2009/11/19 - 08:47PM EST
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2009/11/19 - 08:38PM EST
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The number of unemployedU.S. workers seeking emergency relief under federal programsrose at the end of October, the government said on Thursday,clouding the picture of the weak jobs market.
2009/11/19 - 07:42PM EST
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Growth in Argentina'seconomy was seen as flat in September despite a nascent reboundin areas such as cars, steel and construction, a Reuters pollshowed on Thursday.
Banking News
2008/12/18 - 08:01PM EST
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss Re said insured losses soared to$50 billion for the industry in 2008, making it the secondcostliest year ever.
2008/12/18 - 08:01PM EST
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings sharesfell over 5 percent on Thursday to extend a 6-day retreat to 16percent as concern mounted it could raise capital or cut itsdividend to keep its balance sheet advantage.
2008/12/18 - 08:01PM EST
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc Chief Executive Edward Liddy has asked for more timebefore meeting with U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, who has beencritical of the insurer and management in recent weeks.
2008/12/18 - 08:01PM EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spanish banking group Santander won permission from EU competition authorities onThursday to acquire assets including deposits and branches ofBritish mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley .
2008/12/18 - 08:01PM EST
* Technical performance should see further improvements
2008/12/18 - 08:00PM EST
* Private equity Hellman & Friedman pays off loan withstake
2008/12/18 - 08:00PM EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursdayapproved Belgium's emergency 3.5 billion euro ($5 billion)recapitalisation of KBC , aimed at helping the bankingand insurance group through the financial crisis.
2008/12/18 - 08:00PM EST
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rules aimed at preventing creditcard holders from being hit by unfair and deceptive practicessuch as surprise fees and interest-rate hikes were approved onThursday by a U.S. banking regulator.
2008/12/18 - 08:00PM EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $2.4billion of Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and FederalHome Loan Banks debt in permanent coupon purchases on Thursdayin an ongoing effort to lower mortgage rates.
2008/12/18 - 08:00PM EST
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has boosted itslending after receiving government money and has set up acommittee of senior executives to make sure it is using thosefunds properly, according to an internal memo obtained byReuters.
Funds News
2009/11/20 - 07:29PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Option traders are bettingthat gold will hit $1,200 an ounce or higher by early nextyear, and strong options interest could in turn lift underlyingprices further into the uncharted territory.
2009/11/20 - 07:23PM EST
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* Proposal would shift industry fee burden to big banks
2009/11/20 - 07:22PM EST
BAC
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Bank of America Merrill Lynchsaid it hired Chris Flanagan to head its U.S. mortgage andstructured finance research group.
2009/11/20 - 07:19PM EST
Nov 20 (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp onFriday sold $1.25 billion of senior unsecured notes in threeparts, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 07:09PM EST
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* Moody's, S&P reject allegations; Fitch has no comment
2009/11/20 - 06:57PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp on Friday sold $1.25 billion of notes in a three-partsale, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 06:14PM EST
* Company in bankruptcy protection, has pension shortfall
2009/11/20 - 06:00PM EST
C BAC
* Idea met with resistance among some investors (Adds byline, background, recasts)
2009/11/20 - 05:59PM EST
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* Indexes down: Dow 0.5 pct, S&P 0.6 pct, Nasdaq 0.8 pct
2009/11/20 - 05:19PM EST
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* Wall Street dips, investors assess economic prospects
Private Equity
2009/11/20 - 06:53PM EST
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BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A former French foreignminister is expected to take charge of financial services in theEuropean Union, diplomats said, a move that would unsettlebankers worried he may take a hard line with the industry.
2009/11/20 - 05:41PM EST
LONDON/MADRID, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Carlyle, CVC and fundslinked to Morgan Stanley and Macquarie are readying binding bidsfor Gas Natural's Madrid gas-distribution assets ahead of a Nov.30 deadline, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 04:31PM EST
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(Corrects Nov. 19 story to show that five year maturity isTALF loan limit, not commercial loan limit)
2009/11/20 - 04:23PM EST
- Phew, the Gartmore "will it, won't it" game is over! Fundfirm goes ahead with IPO.
2009/11/20 - 03:58PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Private equity-backedArchipelago Learning Inc's shares rose in their firsttrading session following the company's initial publicoffering, which priced in line with expectations on Thursday.
2009/11/20 - 03:38PM EST
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NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Talks on the sale ofVivendi SA's NBC Universal stake to General ElectricCo hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as howmuch, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 02:14PM EST
MUMBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Galleon, which iswinding down its funds after its founder was accused of headingan insider trading ring, has sold its holding in India'sEdelweiss Capital , stock exchange data showed.
2009/11/20 - 01:48PM EST
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Privately-owned German chemicaldistributor Brenntag is amending its 2.5 billion-euro ($3.72billion) leveraged loan to allow an initial public share offer,banking sources said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 01:33PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Terra Industries Inc's shareholders will vote Friday on a slate of new boardmembers, and the outcome of rival CF Industries Holdings Inc's proposed buyout could hang in the balance.
2009/11/20 - 01:18PM EST
* Administrators still in talks to sell around 500 shops
Bonds News
2009/11/20 - 07:55PM EST
COG
DIMOCK, Pennsylvania, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Residents of asmall rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's natural-gas drilling hascontaminated their water wells with toxic chemicals, causedsickness and reduced their property values.
2009/11/20 - 07:40PM EST
Nov 20 (Reuters) - CDP Financial Inc on Friday sold $5billion of senior notes in the 144a private placement market,said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 07:33PM EST
CIT
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Sellers of protection on CITGroup Inc's bonds will need to pay buyers 31.88percent of the insurance they sold, after an auction was heldon Friday to set a value for the company's credit defaultswaps.
2009/11/20 - 07:26PM EST
RBS
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland willsell $7 billion of debt in a two-part sale with the guaranteeof the UK government, IFR reported.
2009/11/20 - 07:23PM EST
WFC BAC
* Proposal would shift industry fee burden to big banks
2009/11/20 - 07:22PM EST
BAC
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Bank of America Merrill Lynchsaid it hired Chris Flanagan to head its U.S. mortgage andstructured finance research group.
2009/11/20 - 07:19PM EST
Nov 20 (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp onFriday sold $1.25 billion of senior unsecured notes in threeparts, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 07:13PM EST
* Auction brings in players who want legal filing -BNPP
2009/11/20 - 07:10PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - CDP Financial Inc on Fridaysold $5.0 billion of debt in three-parts, said IFR, a ThomsonReuters service.
2009/11/20 - 07:09PM EST
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* Moody's, S&P reject allegations; Fitch has no comment
New Issues News
2009/11/20 - 04:22PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Global Defense Technology &Systems Inc shares hovered near their initial publicoffering price on Friday in their first session on Nasdaq afterthe company's IPO priced below expectations.
2009/11/20 - 07:41PM EST
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* Disagreement holds up Comcast-GE NBCU joint venture (Recasts, adds financial details, adds LONDON to dateline pvsNEW YORK/PARIS)
2009/11/20 - 03:58PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Private equity-backedArchipelago Learning Inc's shares rose in their firsttrading session following the company's initial publicoffering, which priced in line with expectations on Thursday.
2009/11/20 - 03:10PM EST
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* Shares start on NYSE at $14.50, 3.4 pct below IPO price
2009/11/20 - 03:10PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese discounthotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 03:03AM EST
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* Rio Tinto's Cloud Peak, Global Defense price below range
2009/11/20 - 12:50AM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. coal miner Cloud PeakEnergy Inc , a unit of Rio Tinto Plc, priced shares inits initial public offering below expectations on concerns theflotation was designed to help its parent's balance sheetrather than fund its own growth.
2009/11/19 - 11:53PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Chinese hotel chain 7 DaysGroup Holdings Ltd priced American depositary sharesfor $11 each in its initial public offering on Thursday, at thetop of the expected price range.
2009/11/19 - 11:26PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Private equity backedArchipelago Learning Inc priced shares in its initialpublic offering for $16.50 apiece, within the expected range.
2009/11/19 - 09:01PM EST
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* Second IPO to be shelved in past 4 weeks (Adds company comment, byline)
Forex News
2009/11/20 - 07:33PM EST
CIT
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Sellers of protection on CITGroup Inc's bonds will need to pay buyers 31.88percent of the insurance they sold, after an auction was heldon Friday to set a value for the company's credit defaultswaps.
2009/11/20 - 07:23PM EST
* Unclear if sides can reach deal to lift 39-day strike (Repeats to fix two story links in body of story. Recasts,adds Spence union leader comments and details)
2009/11/20 - 07:13PM EST
* Auction brings in players who want legal filing -BNPP
2009/11/20 - 06:58PM EST
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WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flumay be hitting a peak in the United States, health officialsand Quest Diagnostics said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 06:33PM EST
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MADRID, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Spain's industry minister onFriday said after meeting with a top General Motors [GM.UL]executive that no more jobs would be cut at a GM Opel plant nearZaragoza than previously agreed with former prospective buyerMagna .
2009/11/20 - 06:31PM EST
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov 20 (Reuters) - With the clockticking toward a Dec. 31 deadline, Boeing Co executiveson Friday said the company is on schedule for the first testflight of its long-delayed and highly anticipated 787Dreamliner.
2009/11/20 - 06:09PM EST
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LONDON/PHILADELPHIA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Akeel Sachak, globalhead of the consumer team at Rothschild, may get a seat at thetable for this year's sweetest deal after all.
2009/11/20 - 06:00PM EST
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* Idea met with resistance among some investors (Adds byline, background, recasts)
2009/11/20 - 05:59PM EST
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* Indexes down: Dow 0.5 pct, S&P 0.6 pct, Nasdaq 0.8 pct
2009/11/20 - 05:48PM EST
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index endedin negative territory for a fourth consecutive session on Fridayas weakness in commodity stocks and banks outweighed gains fromdefensive pharmaceuticals.
ETF News
2009/11/20 - 07:29PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Option traders are bettingthat gold will hit $1,200 an ounce or higher by early nextyear, and strong options interest could in turn lift underlyingprices further into the uncharted territory.
2009/11/20 - 07:23PM EST
WFC BAC
* Proposal would shift industry fee burden to big banks
2009/11/20 - 07:22PM EST
BAC
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Bank of America Merrill Lynchsaid it hired Chris Flanagan to head its U.S. mortgage andstructured finance research group.
2009/11/20 - 07:19PM EST
Nov 20 (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp onFriday sold $1.25 billion of senior unsecured notes in threeparts, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 07:09PM EST
MCO MHP
* Moody's, S&P reject allegations; Fitch has no comment
2009/11/20 - 06:57PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp on Friday sold $1.25 billion of notes in a three-partsale, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 06:14PM EST
* Company in bankruptcy protection, has pension shortfall
2009/11/20 - 06:00PM EST
C BAC
* Idea met with resistance among some investors (Adds byline, background, recasts)
2009/11/20 - 05:59PM EST
HES GS GE DHI
* Indexes down: Dow 0.5 pct, S&P 0.6 pct, Nasdaq 0.8 pct
2009/11/20 - 05:19PM EST
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* Wall Street dips, investors assess economic prospects
Financial Services and Real Estate
2009/11/20 - 07:26PM EST
RBS
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland willsell $7 billion of debt in a two-part sale with the guaranteeof the UK government, IFR reported.
2009/11/20 - 07:23PM EST
WFC BAC
* Proposal would shift industry fee burden to big banks
2009/11/20 - 07:10PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - CDP Financial Inc on Fridaysold $5.0 billion of debt in three-parts, said IFR, a ThomsonReuters service.
2009/11/20 - 06:31PM EST
DUBLIN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The European Commission hasapproved Ireland's revised guarantee scheme for bank liabilitiesof upto five years in duration, Irish Finance Minister BrianLenihan said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 05:59PM EST
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* Indexes down: Dow 0.5 pct, S&P 0.6 pct, Nasdaq 0.8 pct
2009/11/20 - 05:48PM EST
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index endedin negative territory for a fourth consecutive session on Fridayas weakness in commodity stocks and banks outweighed gains fromdefensive pharmaceuticals.
2009/11/20 - 05:37PM EST
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MEXICO CITY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Leading Mexican homebuilder Homex said on Friday that itsshareholders had approved a plan to raise about $100 million ina global stock offering and that it could use the funds toexpand.
2009/11/20 - 05:18PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley hashanded off its Crescent real estate subsidiary to BarclaysCapital [BARCBC.UL], the companies said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 05:36PM EST
HXM
MEXICO CITY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's leading homebuilder Homex said on Friday that itsshareholders had approved a plan to raise around $100 millionin a global stock offering. (Reporting by Noel Randewich; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
2009/11/20 - 04:37PM EST
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* Indexes down: Dow 0.6 pct, S&P 0.7 pct, Nasdaq 0.9 pct
Consumer Goods And Retail News
2009/11/20 - 07:40PM EST
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* Shares rise 18 pct (Adds conference call details, analyst comment, updates sharemovement)
2009/11/20 - 07:13PM EST
* Auction brings in players who want legal filing -BNPP
2009/11/20 - 06:55PM EST
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Vampire romance movie "TheTwilight Saga: New Moon" raked in $26.3 million at NorthAmerican box offices in midnight showings, breaking the recordset by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," studioofficials said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 06:33PM EST
MGA.TO
MADRID, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Spain's industry minister onFriday said after meeting with a top General Motors [GM.UL]executive that no more jobs would be cut at a GM Opel plant nearZaragoza than previously agreed with former prospective buyerMagna .
2009/11/20 - 06:33PM EST
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CAMACARI, Brazil Nov 20 (Reuters) - Brazil will havecreated 1.3 million payroll jobs by the end of 2009, PresidentLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday, as Latin America'slargest economy recovered from a brief recession.
2009/11/20 - 06:32PM EST
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* CEO cites stronger market growth, accelerated openings
2009/11/20 - 06:05PM EST
FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The supervisory board ofindebted automotive holding Porsche SE signed off ona contract to merge with its majority-owned, cash-richsubsidiary Volkswagen by 2011, Porsche said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 05:43PM EST
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WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Indian Prime MinisterManmohan Singh arrives on Monday in Washington on the firststate visit of the Obama administration -- a tribute, bothsides say, to the close natural ties between the two giantdemocracies.
2009/11/20 - 05:27PM EST
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Athletic wear retailer FootLocker Inc's chief financial executive said on Friday heexpected sales at stores open at least a year to fall in thefinal three months of its fiscal year, which includes theholiday season, but did not provide a specific outlook.
2009/11/20 - 05:13PM EST
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* Ferrero, Hershey still evaluating all options - source (Recasts first paragraph with new sourcing; adds detailsthroughout, bylines)
Energy News
2009/11/20 - 07:55PM EST
COG
DIMOCK, Pennsylvania, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Residents of asmall rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's natural-gas drilling hascontaminated their water wells with toxic chemicals, causedsickness and reduced their property values.
2009/11/20 - 07:01PM EST
(Recasts first paragraph; adds accumulated data and context)
2009/11/20 - 06:44PM EST
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Nov 20 (Reuters) - Leading U.S. refiner Valero EnergyCorporation announced on Friday plans to permanentlyshut its 210,000-barrel-per-day Delaware City, Delaware,refinery because of weak economic conditions.
2009/11/20 - 06:26PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drillingfor natural gas in the United States fell for a second straightweek, dropping two to 726 this week, according to a report onFriday by oil services firm Baker Hughes in Houston.
2009/11/20 - 06:11PM EST
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - European gasoline prices edged upslightly towards the $700 mark on Friday, supported by refinercut backs.
2009/11/20 - 06:10PM EST
MEXICO CITY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Mexico produced 2.602million barrels per day of crude oil in October, a decline of5.6 percent from a year earlier, state oil company Pemex saidon Friday.
2009/11/20 - 05:50PM EST
MEXICO CITY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Mexico produced an average2.607 million barrels per day of crude oil over the first 10months of 2009, down 7.1 percent from the same period lastyear, state oil company Pemex said on Friday.
2009/11/20 - 05:43PM EST
CLD
Nov 20 (Reuters) - Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC andCloud Peak Energy Finance Corp, units of Cloud Peak Energy Inc, on Friday jointly sold $600 million of senior notes intwo parts in the 144a private placement market, said IFR, aThomson Reuters service.
2009/11/20 - 05:07PM EST
HSE.TO
* 70 pct of the plant was scheduled to be down (Recasts with company disputing the report)
2009/11/20 - 04:43PM EST
HSE.TO
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc said on Friday it was puzzled why an Ohio regulatorreported its 160,000 barrel a day Lima refinery was restartingafter maintenance, calling it "premature."
