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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high amid renewed dollar weakness.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation\'s economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Oil prices rose above $78 a barrel Monday as Iran\'s war games, aimed at protecting its nuclear plants, deepened tensions in the oil-rich region.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Tyson Foods Inc., the world\'s largest meat producer, said Monday a hefty impairment charge in its beef business left it with a loss for the fourth quarter but said its sales rose and its chicken business was profitable for the second straight quarter.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Home resales for October are projected to rise to the highest level in more than two years as first-time buyers, anticipating that a tax credit would soon expire, rushed to beat the clock.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('PARIS (AP) — Seventeen executives at Airbus parent company EADS went on trial Monday for allegedly making millions in profits on the back of their company\'s troubles with the delayed A380 superjumbo project.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures are pointing to a higher opening Monday as the dollar weakened and investors try to snap a three-day losing streak.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — British oil exploration company Heritage Oil PLC said Monday it has agreed to sell its stakes in two Ugandan fields to Italy\'s Eni SpA for up to $1.5 billion.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching — instead of mall-hopping — on Black Friday, an event it has traditionally ignored.
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