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Economy News AP - Newly laid-off workers signed up for unemployment benefits at a faster pace last week, yet companies still seem wary of pruning too much as economic activity slows. More Info...  

AP - Newly laid-off workers signed up for unemployment benefits at a faster pace last week, yet companies still seem wary of pruning too much as economic activity slows. More Info...  

Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment slipped in November, data showed on Wednesday, sparking concern over the outlook for the country's retail sector during the holiday gift-giving season. More Info...  

Reuters - The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained at levels still pointing to a healthy labor market. More Info...  

AP - Japan's economy has marked its longest economic expansion since World War II, according to a government report Wednesday. More Info...  

Economy News AP - The White House on Tuesday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and next, reflecting the drag from the housing slump. More Info...  

AP - The White House on Tuesday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and next, reflecting the drag from the housing slump. More Info...  

Reuters - Almost a third of Americans plan to spend less on the holidays this year, mainly because they need to use their money for daily expenses, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

AP - The French economy ground to a halt in the third quarter as exports slowed, the national statistics agency confirmed Tuesday. More Info...  

Reuters - The worst of the United States' housing market slowdown is over, economists forecast by nearly 2-to-1 in a Wall Street Journal online economic survey, the paper reported on its Web site on Tuesday.

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AP - The feeble U.S. housing market showed more frailty when third-quarter home sales plummeted in 38 states, hitting Nevada, Arizona, Florida and California particularly hard, government data showed on Monday.

AP - The feeble U.S. housing market showed more frailty when third-quarter home sales plummeted in 38 states, hitting Nevada, Arizona, Florida and California particularly hard, government data showed on Monday.

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday that rules to head off corporate scandals like those in the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law must be applied with care to avoid damaging U.S. competitive ability.

AP - The Bush administration will review the regulations governing the operation of America's financial markets to make sure that they don't harm this country's ability to compete in the global economy, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday. More Info...  

FT.com - The Japanese stock market fell sharply on Monday, hit by concerns about the US economy and fears about forthcoming banking results. More Info...  

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Reuters - Financial leaders from top developed and emerging economies expressed confidence in growth prospects on Saturday, but tensions emerged over foreign exchange rates and nagging trade imbalances.

Reuters - Financial leaders from top developed and emerging economies expressed confidence in growth prospects on Saturday, but tensions emerged over foreign exchange rates and nagging trade imbalances.

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AP - Housing construction plunged in October as builders slashed activity to the lowest level in more than six years.

AP - Housing construction plunged in October as builders slashed activity to the lowest level in more than six years.

Reuters - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Friday that it would be no surprise if euro holdings grew, but did not see this knocking the dollar from its perch as the world's reserve currency. More Info...