Investors will likely focus on consumer credit and jobs in the holiday-shortened week ahead.

Japan's finance minister said Saturday that the country's government would take action to stem the yen's rise when needed, according to a published report.

Taxpayers are likely to lose out on the initial public offering of General Motors Co. stock, according to a report published Saturday.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Casey's General Stores Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., and Flow International Corp. U.S stock markets are closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday.

President Barack Obama used Saturday's Labor Day-themed weekly address to stress the focus of his policies toward strengthening the U.S. middle class.

The Obama administration on Tuesday will launch its latest efforts to rescue the failing housing market, according to a media report Saturday.

HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.

HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.

The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.

BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.

Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.

HALIFAX, Canada (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl made landfall in Canada on Saturday and fizzled after a series of scares along the U.S. East Coast, flooding roads, felling trees and cutting power to tens of thousands in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.

NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.

PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has approved a $690 million payment to French retailer Casino and other owners of a supermarket chain nationalized earlier this year, state media said on Saturday.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades.

Florida has set up foreclosures-only courts to reduce a huge backlog, but borrowers? lawyers are critical of the process.

Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels ? and that?s not even counting all the new fees that airlines have introduced lately.

Craigslist, the classifieds Web site, has blocked access to its ?adult services? section and replaced the link with a black label with the word ?censored.?

J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures ? bacteria, algae or even plants ? to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels.

The actor Edward Norton and his partners started Crowdrise, with a mix of edginess and good-humored competition, to bolster online giving.

To better understand the world in which they will live, students need foundations in economics, statistics, finance and psychology.

Programs offers communities advance notice on foreclosures



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Despite some hiring, nation's unemployment rate seems frozen at more than 9 percent



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A decision by a Fox affiliate in California's capital to broadcast what is believed to be the first paid ad for a medical marijuana dispensary has caused hardly a stir, according to the station general manager and the advertiser.



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While the pace of foreclosures has receded in the general housing market, it continues to rise in well-to-do pockets of the country, especially Southern California. In growing numbers, minor and major celebrities as well as ex-athletes are seeing their million-dollar homes revert to lender ownership, foreclosure analysts said



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The Los Angeles Dodgers is at the center of a nasty divorce case between Frank and Jamie McCourt, each claiming ownership of the team.



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Networking giant looks to advance its position in the burgeoning smart-grid market with the acquisition of Arch Rock, a firm specializing in wireless sensors that connect devices to a mesh network.

Software giant puts Yahoo advertisers on notice that the transition to its adCenter technology is underway, with hopes to complete the integration by October.

RIM's encryption battle, measuring the business impact of IT, storage forecast and more.

Amid a wider rollout of new security and third-party app authentication enhancements, one feature has some Twitter users worried.

Dell drops out after HP offers a whopping $2.4 billion for the enterprise and cloud storage technology player.

Gartner's latest forecast predicts continued strong growth for PC makers in the next two quarters -- just not as robust as they enjoyed in the first half of 2010.

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Icahn Lowers Takeover Bid For Lions Gate

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Take a peek at companies that are beating the odds, despite a slowdown in their industries.

Take a moment during your end-of-summer holiday to remember the people who built America and to recognize the strengths of our ever-evolving workforce today.

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A hot new smartphone can be Incredible, Vibrant, Epic or just "eh," but no matter how it stacks up, it's a safe bet that it will start selling at $199.

Afghans continued pulling money from Kabul Bank?their country's largest bank?Saturday, despite assurances from top officials that the lender was financially secure. 

BP has placed a new blowout preventer at the top of the well that unleashed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and it is moving forward with a procedure to bring about its final demise.

South Korea's KT Corp. will start selling Apple's iPhone 4 in the country on Sept. 10.

The Russian state will nominate Rosneft's first deputy President Eduard Khudaynatov to head the company, a spokesman for Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said.

A key interest rate on short-term loans between banks is at its lowest level in five months, but the decline may be more a sign of bank caution than an all-clear for the financial markets.

Canadian miner Goldcorp said it had reached a deal to buy Andean Resources in a deal that values the gold company at around $3.42 billion.

The theory of "temperate pragmatism," in vogue with some futurists, says we will no longer pursue luxury without portfolio. Hard times have chastened us, including those with money, or those left with less of it after Wall Street scams and bank failures, the theory says.


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There are a lot of things Congress doesn't know right now. What to do about jobs, for instance. Who'll be running the House come January. How to balance the budget. But there is one thing that both parties increasingly seem to agree on: You should work longer.



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Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Casey's General Stores Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., and Flow International Corp. U.S stock markets are closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Casey's General Stores Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., and Flow International Corp.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday?s session are Campbell Soup Co., Take-Two interactive Software Inc. and H&R Block Inc.

A roundup of companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday?s session.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday?s session are H.J. Heinz Co., Collective Brands Inc. and Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday?s session are Dollar General, Hewlett-Packard and Winn-Dixie.

HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.

HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.

The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.

BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.

Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring was a positive surprise, relieving concerns about a stalling economic recovery.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment at small U.S. businesses was subdued in August, although fewer companies cut jobs than in the previous month, a survey showed on Thursday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The percentage of U.S. home sellers who cut their asking price fell in August, the first time in five months, with price reductions holding steady from the month before, real estate website Zillow.com said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A monthly gauge of U.S. online labor demand dropped 1 percent in August, but rose 12 percent from a year ago, an online recruiting firm said on Thursday.

The Afghan government was scrambling to bolster the country?s largest bank on Saturday after lines of depositors mobbed it for a third day.

Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels ? and that?s not even counting all the new fees that airlines have introduced lately.

Craigslist, the classifieds Web site, has blocked access to its ?adult services? section and replaced the link with a black label with the word ?censored.?

J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures ? bacteria, algae or even plants ? to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels.

After a new blowout preventer was latched to the wellhead, BP prepared to conduct tests that should allow the company to finish plugging the well.

Several kinds of insurance can come into play and it behooves travelers to seek information on driving rules and road conditions in the countries they plan to visit.

Microsoft has been hyping the recent gains in market share Internet Explorer has enjoyed in recapturing some of its eroding market share, but the latest figures suggest that it could be slipping again.

The new Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 is designed to head off potential security threats.

Microblogging phenom Twitter hasn't achieved all that it hoped in the mobile arena, but Evan Williams, the company's CEO, describes how that might be changing.

Virtualization vendors promise enterprises substantial IT cost savings, but a new survey has found that adoption continues to lag when it comes to business-critical applications.

After falling behind Acer in global sales, Dell's now back in the number two slot behind Hewlett Packard

Building on the portfolio it acquired from GeoTel more than a decade ago, Cisco is planning to layer in social media technologies as it revamps its call center products.

Home Depot is testing a warm-and-fuzzy approach to selling hammers, lighting and garage doors that targets female shoppers.

Pandemic, BioWare to change ownership, join 'Madden' team.

Disney plans to sell a line of products called Disney Garden.

Online encyclopedia to move cross-country in January to hub of tech world.

Retailers' sales rose 0.6 percent last month and gasoline stations turned in their biggest jump in sales since May.

The business software maker confirmed today it offered BEA Systems $17 per share, a 25 percent premium over Thursday's closing price of $13.62.

Stocks closed near session highs Friday, with the Dow erasing its losses for the year, as investors welcomed a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.

After ending August in a slump, oil prices surged into September, rallying more than 3% Wednesday as the economic outlook brightened.

Investors eased away from safe-haven Treasurys Wednesday, sending prices lower and yields higher after strong manufacturing data out of both the U.S. and China spurred optimism about the global economy.

As better-than-expected economic data boosted investor morale this week, the greenback lost some of its luster, falling against a basket of currencies.

Shares of luxury retailer Saks surged Tuesday after a British newspaper said the company could soon get a buyout offer of $1.7 billion.

So much for merger mania getting investors excited.

Afghans continued pulling money from Kabul Bank?their country's largest bank?Saturday, despite assurances from top officials that the lender was financially secure. 

BP has placed a new blowout preventer at the top of the well that unleashed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and it is moving forward with a procedure to bring about its final demise.

South Korea's KT Corp. will start selling Apple's iPhone 4 in the country on Sept. 10.

The Russian state will nominate Rosneft's first deputy President Eduard Khudaynatov to head the company, a spokesman for Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said.

A key interest rate on short-term loans between banks is at its lowest level in five months, but the decline may be more a sign of bank caution than an all-clear for the financial markets.

Canadian miner Goldcorp said it had reached a deal to buy Andean Resources in a deal that values the gold company at around $3.42 billion.

Peter Mullin, owner of one of the world's largest private collections of classic French automobiles, points to a 1935 Hispano-Suiza J12 Cabriolet sitting among 60 other cars in his museum in Southern California.

MIAMI -- Officials decided to shut down much of Miami International Airport after a database showed a scientist with a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law enforcement official said Friday.

Washington Post cars columnist Warren Brown will discuss the auto industry. Plus, he'll give purchase advice to readers.

Keith Jones, a project manager for Baltimore-based P. Flanigan & Sons, watched Thursday as his construction crew at one end of the parking lot apron at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport worked on a new underground system that collects de-icing fluid from planes.

In one of the first detailed insider accounts by a member of President Obama's team, a chief architect of the federal bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler has penned a 300-plus page description of the policy improvisation performed by the administration as the economy swooned at the outset of...

DETROIT -- General Motors plans to start trading shares again on Nov. 18, timing that allows the company one more quarter of earnings to build its case to investors, a firm that researches initial public offerings said Thursday.

Programs offers communities advance notice on foreclosures



United States - Real estate - Foreclosure - Federal Reserve System - Education

Despite some hiring, nation's unemployment rate seems frozen at more than 9 percent



Unemployment - Work - United States - Labor Movement - Labor force

A decision by a Fox affiliate in California's capital to broadcast what is believed to be the first paid ad for a medical marijuana dispensary has caused hardly a stir, according to the station general manager and the advertiser.



Medical cannabis - California - Health - Drugs - Illegal

While the pace of foreclosures has receded in the general housing market, it continues to rise in well-to-do pockets of the country, especially Southern California. In growing numbers, minor and major celebrities as well as ex-athletes are seeing their million-dollar homes revert to lender ownership, foreclosure analysts said



Foreclosure - Southern California - United States - Real estate - Business

The Los Angeles Dodgers is at the center of a nasty divorce case between Frank and Jamie McCourt, each claiming ownership of the team.



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