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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — A weaker dollar and better-than-expected data on the housing market sent investors moving back into stocks Monday after a three-day losing streak.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in 2½ years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyson Foods Inc. 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('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('CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Campbell Soup Co., the world\'s largest soup maker, said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent as lower costs and more efficient supply chain offset the impact of a decline in soup sales.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers continue to take control of their debt as the delinquency rate on credit cards heads toward 1 percent.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — Shares in British chocolate maker Cadbury PLC hit their highest level in at least five years Monday on reports that another rival, Switzerland\'s Nestle SA, may make a takeover bid.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BRUSSELS (AP) — General Motors Co. on Monday asked European governments to help pay most of the euro3.3 billion ($4.9 billion) it needs to restructure its struggling European operations.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Retail gasoline prices headed downward to begin one of the country\'s busiest travel weeks, with more than 33 million people expected to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
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