Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of existing U.S. homes probably increased in October to the highest level in more than two years, spurred in part by a tax credit that lured first-time buyers, economists said before a report today. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies mostly rose, led by the Philippine peso, on speculation a global economic recovery will help shore up regional trade and investment, bolstering demand for local assets. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for first time in three days, gold climbed to a record and the Australian dollar led gains in the region’s currencies on signs the economic recovery is gathering pace. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose from a one-week low on speculation demand will increase as the global economy recovers from its worst recession since World War II. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s economy contracted the least in a year last quarter as a nascent global recovery and government spending began to pull the nation out of its first recession in a decade. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Oracle Corp.’s planned $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. may be blocked by European Union regulators because of concerns Oracle might be able to eliminate Sun’s MySQL database product as a competitor, according to... Full Article at Bloomberg.com

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Bank of America Corp. may extend its search for a new chief executive as the company's directors are finding it difficult to meet a Thanksgiving deadline, according to media reports. Full Article at MarketWatch

Oracle Corp’s planned $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc may be blocked by European Union regulators because of concerns Oracle might be able to eliminate Sun’s MySQL database product as a competitor, according to an EU document. Full Article at Business Standard

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America <BAC.N> may extend its search for a new chief executive into next year if its board is unable to pick a candidate in the next four days, according to a report on the Bloomberg News website. Full Article at ABC News

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Nestlé may join the bidding for Cadbury PLC, challenging Kraft Foods as well as a potential offer from Hershey Co. , Bloomberg News reported Sunday. Full Article at MarketWatch

Williams-Sonoma lifted its full-year forecast to a profit of 43 to 52 cents per share, up from prior guidance of 19 to 31 cents. Full Article at Boston Globe

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Oracle Corp.’s planned $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. may be blocked by European Union regulators because of concerns Oracle might be able to eliminate Sun’s MySQL database product as a competitor, according to... Full Article at Bloomberg.com

NEW YORK: News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Full Article at Times of India

Harley reaches accord to keep plant open, cut jobs By ALEX ORTOLANI Bloomberg News Morry Gash FILE - This Jan. 18, 2006 picture shows a sign outside the corporate offices of Harley Davidson in Milwaukee. Full Article at KansasCity.com

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Full Article at ABC News

12.5 percent: California has suffered the most job losses of any state, almost 690,000, according to a report. Full Article at Southern CA Press-Enterprise

Natural-gas futures will probably fall as mild weather cuts demand for the heating and power-plant fuel, delaying the start of annual storage withdrawals, a Bloomberg News survey indicates. Full Article at Denver Post

From Bloomberg News Trustees of the $6.8 billion pension fund for Missouri public employees, which lost almost $2 billion in 2008, voted to consider lawsuits seeking damages if they suffer future investment losses. Full Article at KansasCity.com

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet jolted the markets Friday with the announcement that the ECB will gradually withdraw the emergency cash injections it has added to the financial system, in order to prevent an acceleration in... Full Article at Blogging Stocks