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Construction workers continue work on a new subdivision of homes in San Marcos, California

10 Trends in U.S. Housing in 2011 and What to Look for in 2012

As the end of 2011 approaches, the housing market is another year removed from the subprime mortgage meltdown. But the legacy of the crash remains, as homeowners, lenders, regulators and brokers alike continue to deal with falling home prices, a glut of unprocessed foreclosures and an uncertain economy.
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Watchdog faults Ernst & Young on audits

A 2010 inspection by the U.S. audit industry watchdog faulted accounting giant Ernst & Young for a range of audit issues, including not getting enough supporting evidence and problems with testing the fair value of financial instruments.
John Paulson, founder of New York-based hedge fund Paulson & Co., speaks at the Reuters Hedge Funds..

Paulson funds down again in December: source

There will be no holiday cheer for hedge fund manager John Paulson this month, as his dismal performance in 2011 is capped off by another miserable performance so far in December.
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Wall Street job, bonus cuts to hurt growth: report

As Wall Street traders cheered positive jobs data on Thursday, they seemed to ignore layoffs and bonus cuts on their own trading floors that will hurt growth in the broader U.S. jobs market in the coming months, TrimTabs Chief Executive Charles Biderman said.
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Gold Retreats as Fund Managers Book 2011 Gains

Gold struggled Friday as fund managers booked profits on the yellow metal's gains this year, offsetting the lift it normally would have gotten from rising crude oil prices and stocks.
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Wall Street gains for third day

Stocks rose in another thinly traded session on Thursday, putting the S&P on track for its third straight advance after data pointed to ongoing improvement in the labor market and reinforced expectations for a rally into the end of the year.
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U.S. - A Paradigm Shift Away from Energy Independence

A paradigm shift regarding U.S. energy policy on oil has to occur. No, it won’t occur given the current make-up of the U.S. Congress, but eventually, for energy independence reasons, a paradigm shift is mandatory.
U.S. singer Adam Lambert poses on arrival on the red carpet at the MTV Europe Music Awards show in Belfast

Adam Lambert says lesson learned after arrest

Former American Idol finalist Adam Lambert brushed off his arrest in Finland on Thursday, blaming his bad behavior on travel, booze and irrational confusion and adding lesson learned on Twitter.
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Zhang, Bale blossom together on Flowers of War

In 100 years of Chinese film, The Flowers of War is the first major title to feature a western movie star. It earned a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign language film, and is China's entry for Oscars.
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California ERs serving blacks likelier to close

Hospitals in California that served a greater proportion of black patients were more likely to shutter their emergency departments in the past decade than hospitals with fewer black patients, according to a new study.

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