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. More »
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Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q
AP - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
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Late payments on credit cards drop in 3rd quarter
AP - 1 hour 4 minutes agoNEW YORK - For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.
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Abu Dhabi's NMDC wins $408 mln canal contract
Reuters - 1 hour 13 minutes agoDUBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's National Marine Dredging Company <NMDC.AD> (NMDC) has won a 1.5 billion dirham ($408.4 million) contract to build a canal in the UAE's capital, the official WAM news agency reported late on Sunday.
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Gold at record; resource plays boost stocks
Reuters - 1 hour 18 minutes agoBy Lincoln Feast
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RPT-NEWSMAKER-Tayer to embody Dubai's new-found caution
Reuters - 1 hour 25 minutes ago(Repeats without changes to text)
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Ciena to pay $769 million for some Nortel assets: source
Reuters - 1 hour 26 minutes agoBy Anupreeta Das
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BRIEF-Nokia Siemens says lost auction for Nortel assets
Reuters - 1 hour 30 minutes agoHELSINKI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks [NSN.UL] said on Monday:
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AUTOSHOW-Toyota sees China sales growth slowing in 2010
Reuters - 1 hour 55 minutes agoGUANGZHOU, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor <7203.T> said it expects its China sales growth to slow next year, after strong gains in 2009 fueled by government incentives aimed at boosting the national auto sector during the downturn.
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Wilbur Ross to invest in Longyuan HK IPO -prelim prospectus
Reuters - 2 hours 2 minutes agoHONG KONG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire investor Wilbur Ross plans to buy shares of China Longyuan Power Group, Asia's largest wind power generator, which aims to raise up to $2.2 billion from its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a preliminary prospectus.
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TREASURIES-U.S. Treasuries rise on economic recovery worries
Reuters - 2 hours 5 minutes agoHONG KONG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries edged higher on Monday as investors looked to low-risk assets amid worries about weak economic growth, but trade was subdued with Japan closed for a holiday.
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RPT-Dubai seeks more conservative image with reshuffle
Reuters - 2 hours 7 minutes ago(Repeats without changes to text)
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AUTOSHOW-China's SAIC doubles own-brand 09 sales target
Reuters - 2 hours 13 minutes agoGUANGZHOU, Nov 23 (Reuters) - SAIC Motor Corp <600104.SS>, China's biggest carmaker, expects to sell about 90,000 of its own-brand vehicles this year, nearly double its original target, a company executive said on Monday.
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Reliance Ind rises over 1 pct after Lyondell offer
Reuters - 2 hours 15 minutes agoMUMBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Shares in energy major Reliance Industries <RELI.BO> rose more than 1 percent early on Monday after the company said over the weekend it made a cash offer to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt petrochemicals company LyondellBasell Industries [ACCEIN.UL] [ID:nN21473364]
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Pratibha Industries JV gets 3.1 bln rupees order
Reuters - 2 hours 30 minutes agoMUMBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Pratibha Industries Ltd <PRTI.BO> said on Monday its joint venture with Gammon India Ltd <GAMM.BO> won an order worth 3.1 billion rupees from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
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ASIA LOCAL BONDS- Philippine bonds rally as deficit worries fade
Reuters - 2 hours 50 minutes agoBy Rosemarie Francisco and Saikat Chatterjee
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Microsoft, News Corp weigh web pact -source
Reuters - Monday, November 23* Talks involve paying News Corp to exit Google -source
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No date yet to restart Century zinc pipeline -Minmetals
Reuters - Monday, November 23SYDNEY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Mining group Minmetals needs to conduct a battery of tests along its damaged Australian pipeline before setting a date to restart zinc concentrate shipments from its Century mine, the firm said on Monday.
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RPT-Shell in talks to by 10 pct of Essar Oil-report
Reuters - Monday, November 23(Repeats story issued on Saturday)
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Allahabad Bank plans 5 bln rupees bond offering
Reuters - Monday, November 23MUMBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - State-run lender Allahabad Bank <ALBK.BO> said over the weekend it plans to sell upper Tier II bonds worth 5 billion rupees shortly.
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TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - Nov 23
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