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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales of existing homes in October their biggest surge in a decade, raising hopes for a turnaround in the housing market and pleasing Wall Street.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes are expected to post a modest increase in October, reinforcing data this week that showed the real estate market is regaining its footing after a dramatic collapse.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose modestly Wednesday in a session damped by evidence that recovery in the world\'s biggest economy is likely to be slow and bumpy. European shares were higher.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('\SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices rose above $76 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors mulled whether signs of a sluggish U.S. economy and weak crude demand justify a further sell-off this week.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHICAGO (AP) — The Miles family is changing it up this year in the annual American race to make it to the table for Thanksgiving dinner. Instead of booking plane tickets, they opted to take the 1,100-mile trip by train.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The third anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Colombia free trade pact came and went this month with the Obama administration still negotiating the fine print, Congress showing little interest and business groups frustrated by the lack of action on trade deals.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — A brighter economic forecast from the Federal Reserve helped the stock market pare losses that followed uninspiring reports on consumer sentiment and housing.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve doesn\'t expect the recovery will be strong enough to quickly drive down the jobless rate, and acknowledged its efforts to keep the rebound going could feed a new speculative bubble.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The apparent end of the recession and stabilizing financial markets have not cured the banking industry, as souring and past-due loans have reached the highest levels in 26 years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DETROIT (AP) — A deal for General Motors Co. to sell Saab to a specialty carmaker has collapsed, leaving the storied Swedish brand born from jets in 1947 close to extinction.
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