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Hollywood ready for holiday season

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:53:01 -0500

Nov. 6 - With a mix of Oscar contenders, romantic comedies, and children's films, the holiday movie season could push the yearly box office sales to a record 10 billion dollars (USD).

Seasonal workers swell job ranks

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:13:01 -0500

Nov. 6 - Retailers and delivery giants have thousands of job openings for temporary workers during the holidays.

Jobs scarce, but stocks rise

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:23:01 -0500

Nov. 6 - Wall Street rallied 3 percent this week as a surge in the unmeployment rate to a 26-year high did little to dent economic recovery hopes.

Yanks win a hit for NYC economy

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:27 -0500

Nov. 6 - World Series champs the New York Yankees take New York by storm in a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan, bringing millions to the local economy.

Week Ahead: Obama heads to Asia

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:58:01 -0500

Nov. 6 - There will be little economic news in week ahead -- with the key event coming mid-week when President Barack Obama heads to Asia.

Temp hiring rise is bad news: Swann

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:24 -0500

Nov. 6 - Reuters columnist Chris Swann says the increase in temporary workers is bad news for the labor market because it means businesses are skeptical about the recovery and less likely to hire full-time workers.

US jobless rate tops 10%

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:01 -0500

Nov. 6 - The U.S. unemployment rate surged to a more than 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and economists fear the rate will climb even further.

BA losses

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:58:12 -0500

Nov. 6 - Climate treaty unlikely this year concludes Barcelona environment talks as British Finance Minister warns against lifting special economic measures as recovery still fragile.

SAC Capital linked to Galleon case

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:49:12 -0500

Nov. 5 - More arrests and guilty pleas in the Galleon insider trading case means bad news for Galleon's founder, Raj Rajaratnam, according to Reuters columnist Matt Goldstein.