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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — In a hopeful sign for the economy, the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell below 500,000 last week for the first time since January.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climbed Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday tightened the conflict of interest restrictions governing the boards of directors of its 12 regional banks.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Bankruptcy filings in federal courts jumped by more than one-third this year, as businesses and individuals struggled to regain their footing in a weakened economy.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DETROIT (AP) — A person briefed on General Motors Co.\'s plans says the automaker has not talked to any other potential buyers for the Swedish Saab brand.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar slid to a 15-month low against the euro Wednesday as investors fled the safe haven currency on upbeat U.S. economic reports, while markets absorbed the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s indication that interest rates will remain at super-low levels for a while yet and that it was not overly concerned by the U.S. currency\'s decline.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats, another blow to the reputation of the world\'s largest automaker.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Deere and Co. lost $223 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting big charges and a 28 percent slump in sales as demand for tractors, combines and construction equipment sagged amid the global economic downturn.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Strong overseas sales and cost-cutting kept a decline in Tiffany & Co.\'s third-quarter profit to a bare minimum, causing the luxury jeweler to raise its full-year profit outlook heading into the crucial holiday season.
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