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US jobs figures expected to be strong The Guardian Fed chief Ben Bernanke sounded a more upbeat note on the US economy today even as employment figures continued to point to a difficult road to recovery. Bernanke told a Senate committee that there was more evidence that a "self-sustaining recovery" in ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

US STOCKS-Wall St falls on bank worries, jobs report Reuters By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - US stocks lost ground on Friday as financials were hit by a court ruling that voided two home foreclosures and as data showed disappointing jobs growth last month. After trading flat earlier, stocks extended ... See all stories on this topic »

Bernanke voices greater confidence in recovery | Reuters A quick-fix on the day's news published with Reuters videos and award-winning news photography and delivered at your choice of one of four times during the day. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Will We All Be Friends on Facebook One Day? Fox Business By Dunstan Prial Five years ago, your first stop on the Internet was usually a search engine, almost always Google. Now your first stop on the Internet is usually a social network site, almost always Facebook. That important shift in the consumer ... See all stories on this topic »

Ford Announces Fuel Economy Figures for 2011 F-150 EcoBoost V-6 PickupTrucks.com Ford's all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 for the 2011 F-150 has been officially rated by the EPA at 16/22 mpg city/highway. Those numbers give the twin-turbo six-cylinder yet another boost in credibility as Ford positions the engine as a suitable ... See all stories on this topic »

Euro Falls Sharply As Euro-zone Debt Woes Displace US Jobs Data Wall Street Journal By Javier E. David Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The euro sank to its lowest level in four months against the dollar and yen Friday, as concerns over the euro zone's economy displaced lackluster US employment growth. ... See all stories on this topic »

KB Home Raises Roof With Results, Jumps Merrily Higher Forbes Even with a 33% sales drop, builder beats the Street on the bottom line sending shares to seven-month highs. Higher margins and lower inventory charges contributed to a coup for KB Home, which reported forecast-beating profits for its fourth quarter ... See all stories on this topic »

Movers roundup: Dendreon, Xoma Bloomberg By AP — Shares of Dendreon Corp. jumped after the biotechnology company said it plans to ask for European approval of the prostate cancer drug Provenge. — Shares of Xoma Ltd. plunged, after the biotechnology company announced mixed results from an ... See all stories on this topic »

Canada Oil Fire Brings Relief To Brimming Cushing, Okla., Tanks Wall Street Journal By Dan Strumpf Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A US oil storage hub vital to setting prices globally is no longer drowning in Canadian crude after a fire halted production at an Alberta plant. But the reprieve, which has helped keep Nymex ... See all stories on this topic »

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