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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the global economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it\'s costing tens of millions of dollars to repair shaky steering columns in its best-selling small car and other models.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of most homebuilders moved higher Monday after a big jump in house resales last month.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The federal government said Monday that it has found a \"strong association\" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — The safe-haven dollar began the week lower as a Federal Reserve official urged the continuation of stimulus programs and as home sales in October greatly exceeded market expectations, revving up traders\' taste for higher-yielding assets.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Hundreds of residents worried about property values and health risks protested Monday against the planned construction of a trash incinerator in the southern boomtown of Guangzhou.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — A weaker dollar and better-than-expected data on the housing market are sending investors back into stocks after a three-day losing streak.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WAYZATA, Minn. (AP) — Regional bank holding company TCF Financial Corp. announced Monday that it named one of its former executives, Peter Bell, to its board of directors.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing 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('BRUSSELS (AP) — General Motors Co. on Monday asked European governments to help pay most of the €3.3 billion ($4.9 billion) it needs to restructure its struggling European operations.
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