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Weak U.S. jobs data weighs on dollar; stocks steadySINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar fell and Asian stocks steadied near three-week lows on Monday after weaker-than-
expected U.S. jobs data heightened investor caution ahead of the third-quarter corporate results season.
Reuters Monday, October 05, 2009BofA to select emergency CEO this week: report(Reuters) -
bank of america Corp plans to select an emergency chief executive officer this week if legal issues force Ken Lewis to leave before year-end, the
wall street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the situation.
Reuters Monday, October 05, 2009More Americans growing food on small 'hobby farms'Most evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages and a dozen other vegetables still thriving in early fall. The 62-year-old, who... Sponsored Topics: Vegetable - Sweet potato - Home - Fruit and Vegetable - Cooking
SF Gate Monday, October 05, 2009Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go beggingIn a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.
SignOnSanDiego.com Monday, October 05, 2009Socialists trounce conservatives in Greek electionGreece's Socialist leader George Papandreou trounced the governing conservatives in a landslide election victory after a campaign focused on dramatically different visions of how to dig the country out of its worst economic crisis in years. Papandreou, a 57-... Sponsored Topics: George Papandreou - Greece - Socialists - Society and Culture - Politics
SF Gate Monday, October 05, 2009Fresh fears over financial brain drain to LondonFEARS that the Scottish financial
services sector will be weakened as decision-making roles migrate to London are underlined today in a new report, which warns of further unc
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009Ithaca set to embark on expansion into Venture's vacant nicheITHACA, the North Sea oil company, is considering bidding for a rival, as it seeks to slot into a gap in the market left by Venture Production.
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009Lloyds: 'No decisions taken on pay deals'LLOYDS Banking Group said it had taken no decisions over executive pay after
reports over the weekend claimed that the lender was drawing up a multi-million-pound incentive
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009Ship traffic Oct. 5, 2009Ship traffic Due to arrive today SHIPFROMPORTAPL AtlantaSan PedroOAK Ludwigshafen SeattleOAK AriesLong BeachOAK CMA CGM HugoLos AngelesOAK Hyundai ShanghaiLos AngelesOAK Celebrity MillenniumAstoria, Ore.SFO Rotterdam BridgeLong BeachOAK Cosco FelixstoweLong... Sponsored Topics: Serious Fraud Office - Business - MG Rover Group - Peter Mandelson - Recreation
SF Gate Monday, October 05, 2009Credibility of U.S. bank rescue program hurt by government's inaccurate claims: reportSpecial Inspector General says then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was wrong to contend all nine institutions receiving first round of TARP support were sound
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