November 2008

Wall St. looks to extend rally; consumers in focus (AP)

Specialists work  on the floor  of the New  York Stock Exchange  in New York  on November 25,  2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)AP - Wall Street will look to build on the strongest weekly performance for stocks since 1932 on Monday, with investors focused on how recession-minded shoppers fared at the malls and a raft of government data that could give a clearer picture of the economy.


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Saudi index soars after king's comments on economy (AP)

AP - The Saudi stock market has soared 9.51 percent after the king described the economy as stable in the face of the global market meltdown.

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Saudi index soars after king's comments on economy (AP)

AP - The Saudi stock market has soared 9.51 percent after the king described the economy as stable in the face of the global market meltdown.

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Oil rises on short-covering; down 20 pct in November (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia's  oil minister Ali  Al-Naimi speaks to  reporters as he  arrives in Cairo,  November 28, 2008.  (Amr Dalsh/Reuters)Reuters - Oil rose in late Friday trade on short-covering ahead of OPEC's meeting this weekend after slowing demand sent prices down nearly 20 percent in November.


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Economic crisis deepens in Europe, Asia (AFP)

Kuwaiti traders  follow the market's  movement at the  Stock Exchange in  Kuwait City. The  global financial crisis  took a fresh  toll on economies  from Asia to  Europe on Friday,  with Japan and  India suffering setbacks  and Sweden the  latest European nation  to fall into  recession.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)AFP - The global financial crisis took a fresh toll on economies from Asia to Europe on Friday, with Japan and India suffering setbacks and Sweden the latest European nation to fall into recession.


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Stocks face dour jobs and retail data (Reuters)

Specialists work  on the floor  of the New  York Stock Exchange  in New York  on November 25,  2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Wall Street may struggle to build on its best week in almost 30 years next week, as investors grapple with a raft of economic data, including the November jobs report, that will likely provide more evidence of a deep economic downturn.


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TSX closes higher for 6th straight session (Reuters)

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index rallied to its sixth straight gain on Friday as financials surged higher on hopes that U.S. stimulus efforts unveiled this week would help boost the economy.

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