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AP - 1 hour , 32 minutes ago
Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
 
  • Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q
    AP - 5 hours , 19 minutes ago
    Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
  • Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care
    AP - 4 hours , 57 minutes ago
    A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."
  • Feds find association between drywall, corrosion
    AP - 1 hour , 11 minutes ago
    The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
  • Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers
    AP - 1 hour , 11 minutes ago
    A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.
  • World markets rally as gold strikes new high
    AP - 1 hour , 22 minutes ago
    World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the global economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high.
  • Hundreds protest trash incinerator plans in China
    AP - 1 hour , 26 minutes ago
    Hundreds of residents worried about property values and health risks protested Monday against the planned construction of a trash incinerator in the southern boomtown of Guangzhou.
  • Dollar decline continues as stocks jump
    AP - 1 hour , 29 minutes ago
    The safe-haven dollar began the week lower as a Federal Reserve official urged the continuation of stimulus programs and as home sales in October greatly exceeded market expectations, revving up traders' taste for higher-yielding assets.
  • TCF Financial names Peter Bell to board
    AP - 1 hour , 31 minutes ago
    Regional bank holding company TCF Financial Corp. announced Monday that it named one of its former executives, Peter Bell, to its board of directors.
  • Campbell Soup earnings rise as expenses fall
    AP - 3 hours , 25 minutes ago
    Campbell Soup Co., the world's largest soup maker, said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent as lower costs and more efficient supply chain offset the impact of a decline in soup sales.
  • GM wants gov'ts to help pay $4.9 bn restructuring
    AP - 1 hour , 44 minutes ago
    General Motors Co. on Monday asked European governments to help pay most of the euro3.3 billion ($4.9 billion) it needs to restructure its struggling European operations.
  • Gas prices fall to begin busy travel week
    AP - 1 hour , 52 minutes ago
    Retail gasoline prices headed downward to begin one of the country's busiest travel weeks, with more than 33 million people expected to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday.
  • US details assets seized from Fla. lawyer
    AP - 1 hour , 54 minutes ago
    A sports car worth nearly $2 million, an 87-foot yacht and a guitar collection worth as much as $20,000 were among the assets seized from a South Florida lawyer suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme, according to a court filing Monday.
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