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"I was struck right off the bat by the dazzling good looks of my avatar." Stocks struggled to pick a direction today, as the Street digested a double dose of economic reports. Full Article at SchaeffersResearch.com
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Hampton Roads posted its lowest jobless rate of 2009 in October, catapulting the region to second-best of the country's top 49 metro areas behind only Washington, D.C. , the Virginia Employment Commission said Wednesday. Full Article at Hampton Roads Daily Press
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(By Salman - iStockAnalyst Writer)US stocks finished mixed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve said economy "improved modestly" in late October and November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 18.90 points or 0.18% to finish at 10,452.68. Full Article at iStockAnalyst
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Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 4 p.m. in New York. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Most U.S. stocks rose for a third day after the Federal Reserve said the economy is improving and gains in metal prices lifted raw-material producers, overshadowing declines in energy companies and banks. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Most U.S. stocks rose for a third day after the Federal Reserve said the economy is improving and gold’s rally to a record lifted metal producers, overshadowing declines in energy companies and banks. Alcoa Inc. , Home Depot Inc. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Alcoa Inc. , the largest U.S. aluminum maker, and BHP Billiton Ltd. , the world’s biggest mining company, said the expanded Alumar refinery will begin operating in the first quarter of 2010, a director said. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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The German industrial group Siemens said that six more former directors would pay damages in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Full Article at The Age
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In examining basic materials on Nov. 17, we noted the broad diversity of the sector and focused on the subgroup of chemical manufacturing. Today we will focus on another subcategory, iron and steel. Full Article at ETF Investor
