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European equities to fare well in 2011: Bloomberg survey

European equities will beat 2010 gains by the end of next year, as companies get some help from better earnings and record-low interest rates that will overcome the sovereign debt crisis, Bloomberg said, citing a survey of 13 strategists.
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Why U.S. stocks can go up in 2011

The health of the American economy and the level of accommodation in monetary policy are the two most important factors that influence U.S. stock price movements. In 2011, it seems U.S. equities may get support both.
Shoppers rush through the doors of Macy's at 5a.m. ET in search of Black Friday bargains in New York, November 27, 2009.

Black Friday is now part of the culture

Beginning well before midnight on Thursday, in malls throughout the nation, the lifeblood of the American economy – the consumers – will start queuing up outside the locked entrances of various retail stores, forming longer and longer lines, clutching ads and lists and coupons, sipping coffee and hot chocolate, rubbing their hands and stomping their feet for warmth, exciting each other with anticipatory chatter, and waiting, waiting for the clock to strike the appointed hour, the clerk to open ...
A GM sign is seen outside the Medved General Motors car dealership in Arvada, Colorado

GM shares soar after landmark IPO

Shares of automaker General Motors opened at $35 in its first trading day on the NYSE after recovering from a government funded bailout. The opening price was an increase of 2 percent from its IPO price of $33.
General Motors Vice Chairman Tom Stephens speaks in Baltimore, Maryland

GM's IPO could be the world's largest

General Motors Co is inching closer towards returning to the U.S. market in one of the biggest IPOs in the U.S. history and could even become the world's largest.
Federal Reserve vice chairwoman Janet Yellen

Fed likely to buy all $600 bln for QE2, open to QE3

The Federal Reserve is likely to spend the entire $600 billion allocated for the second round of quantitative easing (QE2) and is open to a third round (QE3) if the economy performs worse than expected.
Paulson testifies before a US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the regulation of hedge funds, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Paulson reduces exposure to financial holdings

Paulson & Co., the hedge fund managed by John Paulson, reduced its positions in key financial holdings Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) in the third quarter
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GM sets pricing on $5 billion credit facility

General Motors Co will pay a spread of 400 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, if it draws on its $5 billion revolving credit facility in the first three months
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Goldman CEO, others get millions from options

Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Friday said several top company officials, including Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, exercised stock options this week and obtained millions of dollars of profits by selling the resulting shares, regulatory filings show.
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GM ties up $5 billion bank deal, IPO filing Friday: sources

General Motors Co has secured a $5 billion credit facility, two people briefed on the bank deal said on Wednesday, marking the return of the top U.S. automaker to the capital markets a year after it emerged from a landmark bankruptcy.

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