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Markets Slide on Thursday

U.S. markets were down Thursday, despite leading indicators rising slightly in October.


Initial Jobless Claims Hold at 505,000

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits were unchanged in the week ending Nov. 14, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.


CalPERS Chief Weighs Public Reprimands

CalPERS' president, promising to clean up an influence-peddling scandal at the big pension fund, raised the prospect Wednesday of publicly reprimanding board members and employees who violate ethical standards.


No Afghan Decision Before Thanksgiving

U.S. President Barack Obama won't announce his decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan before Thanksgiving, senior aides said Thursday.


Health Plan Price Tag is $849 Billion Over 10 Years

The price tag would be $849 billion over 10 years, covered by a number of new taxes and cuts in Medicare costs, Reid said during a presentation on Capitol Hill. Would reduce predicted budget deficits by $127 billion by 2019.


Wall Street Retreats on Software Earnings, Weak Housing Starts

Wall Street fell moderately on Wednesday as technology shares weighed on the market and housing starts dropped sharply.


Gitmo Closure Deadline to be Missed

U.S. President Barack Obama says his administration will miss its self imposed deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, terrorism detainee camp.


U.S. Health Plans Have History of Cost Overruns

As President Obama and Congress craft the largest national health insurance program since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, they insist that the final product will add "not one dime" to the federal deficit. But cost projections are notoriously unreliable, and history is filled with examples of federal programs -- especially in health care -- that cost far more than originally predicted.


Maersk Alabama Fends Off 2nd Pirate Attack

Security personnel aboard the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama repelled an attack of suspected pirates off the Somali coast Wednesday, U.S. Navy officials said.


Wall St. Has Recovered Much Faster Than the Economy

With U.S. markets falling Tuesday, mixed news from retailers provided enough of an uplift to put an early-morning hangover back to rights. Markets turned up at least enough to turn in a positive day. What a difference a year makes.


Biden Asks Recovery.gov to Fix Errors

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has asked a government Web site to correct statistics indicating stimulus funds have gone to non-existent congressional districts.


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