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A Chinese flag flies outside the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd  jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)Reuters - U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:58 GMT
Reuters - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:02 GMT
AP - Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:32 GMT

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during The Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's renomination to a second term on December 3, putting the central bank chief under scrutiny at a time when the Fed is facing intense criticism in Congress.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:59 GMT
AP - Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent — a mark last seen in the 1970s and a tenth of a percentage point higher than September's adjusted rate, state officials said Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:39 GMT
AP - First-time claims for jobless benefits in Louisiana fell last week after a spike attributed to a temporary layoff in the transportation equipment industry.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:24 GMT
AP - Just two years after hitting a record low, the unemployment rate in Alabama climbed to 10.9 percent in October, the highest it has been in more than 25 years, state officials announced Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:31 GMT
AP - The safe-haven dollar further strengthened Friday and Treasury yields hovered around their lows for the year as worries about the economy in 2010 diminished traders' appetites for risky bets.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:28:57 GMT
Reuters - U.S. motorists drove more miles for the fourth month in a row, which could indicate that both the economy and demand for gasoline are starting to recover, analysts said.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:35 GMT
AP - A shrinking labor force and about 1,000 new jobs have helped put Colorado's latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at 6.9 percent, a slight decrease from the previous month, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:32 GMT
AP - Indiana's unemployment rate was almost unchanged from September to October, but officials said it's too early to tell whether the stability marks a long-awaited awaited rebound in employment.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:55 GMT

Job seekers visit an employment center in San Francisco, California November 20, 2009.  California's unemployment rate for October hit 12.5 percent, as the pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith  (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)AP - In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:04 GMT
AP - Nevada's unemployment rate dipped in October, but economists cautioned Friday that while the figures are encouraging, they're more a reflection of a shrinking job market than job creation.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:06 GMT
AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month, the panel's chairman said Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:20 GMT

Ships and containers are seen at the Port Newark Container Terminal near New York City in Newark, New Jersey in this picture taken July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a Reuters survey predicted.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:46:05 GMT
AP - Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:20 GMT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, a hamster from Zhu Zhu Pets, by Cepia, is one of sixteen toys selected for the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List in New York. In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:10 GMT

FILE - In this May 12, 2009 file photo, a gas nozzle is seen filling Joseph Bergh's 22-foot fishing boat at a Valero gas station in Sacramento, Calif. Valero Energy Corp. said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, that it would permanently close its Delaware oil refinery immediately and layoff 550 workers.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)AP - Refineries from New Mexico to New Jersey are under severe economic pressure because of falling demand for fuel, with a number of facilities shutting down in recent months.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:37 GMT
AP - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island has fallen for the first time in nearly three years, dropping slightly to 12.9 percent in October.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:45 GMT
AP - Kansas' unemployment rate declined to 6.4 percent in October, though a state labor analyst cautioned Friday that the job market remains weak.
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