News Links 12-05-11

The day's most important news links follow, covering U.S. & world news, and economic, investment & corporate topics of interest. The day's stories highlight the desperate measures of the U.S. Postal Service, the European Union, Vladimir Putin and Iran. Please find the hottest news links here below.

News Links

• Keeping the Postal Service Afloat


• Merkel, Sarkozy Agree Treaty Should be Rewritten


• Fed May Fund Euro Zone through IMF


• Monti Takes Austerity Plan to Italian Lawmakers


• No Sign Iran Shot Down Drone


• Biden Jokes About Bringing Funds with to Bail Out Greece


• Gingrich Riding High in Iowa


• Putin Barely Clings to Power in Parliament


• Cloud Stocks Soar on SAP (NYSE: SAP) Bid for SuccessFactors (Nasdaq: SFSF)


• Commercial Metals (NYSE: CMC) Rejects Icahn Bid


• Toyota (NYSE: TM) to Export US Made Camry’s


• Gold Lower as Tensions Ease


• European Banks Rise on Italian Budget (NYSE: DB)


• Activists Invade Nuclear Plant Site in France


• Child Suspended for Calling Teacher Cute


• Oil Rises on Iran


• Cyber Week Holiday Spending hit All-Time High


• EU Second Guesses Iran Oil Ban


• Dollar General (NYSE: DG) Lifts Guidance and Plans Repurchases


• MetLife (NYSE: MET) Sees Higher Profit


• eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Gets an Upgrade


• Factory Orders Slipped in October


• Service Sector Falls Short in November


• Obama Taking 17 Day Holiday


• CFTC Limiting Use of Brokerage Client Funds


• Entergy (NYSE: ETR) to Spinoff Electric Transmission Unit


• Iran has Missing US Drone


• 2 Reports Hint US Economy Slowing


• Kepler Finds Earth-Like Planets


• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

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Most Important News of the Day 12-02-11

The most important news of the day highlights the end of a week of rally on the U.S. stock market. The monthly Employment Situation Report for November, published today, showed dramatic unemployment rate improvement. However, the driver of that numerical change is suspect, as a large number of Americans dropped out of the labor force. You'll find that story and all the day's most important news here below.

The Day's Most Important News

• White House: Economy Needs to Create Jobs


• Unemployment Rate Improved to 8.6%


• Spain Rating Warning Sets Yields Soaring, Dollar Surging


• Cain Meets with Wife Today


• Corzine Subpoenaed Over MF Global Disaster (OTC: MFGLQ.PK)


• Merkel Says Solution Could Take Years


• Euro Turns Lower


• Oil Posting Weekly Gain on Iran Woes


• Putin’s Russia


• Gold Price up to Near $1750


• Zynga Seeks a Billion Through IPO


• Big Lots Cautions on Christmas (NYSE: BIG)


• US Automakers Post Strong November Production (NYSE: F)


• Iran Warns US, EU not to Back UK


• Islamists Win Egypt


• GM Offers to Buy Back Volts (NYSE: GM)


• H&R Block Down on Loss (NYSE: HRB)


• Western Digital Surges on Forecast (NYSE: WDC)


• The Winds of Santa Ana


• al-Qaeda Claims to Have American Hostage


• Scientists Take First Step Towards Teleportation


• German Bank Chief Sticks to Hard Line


• Fed Hawks Say Central Banks Can’t Solve Fiscal Woes


• Making a Case Against China’s Unfair Solar Trade


• US Railroads Avert Union Strike (NYSE: CSX)


• Fiat Boss Says Euro Crisis Cuts too Deep (OTC: FIATY.PK)


• House GOP Meets on Payroll Taxes


• Monster Employment Index Rises 10% (NYSE: MWW)


• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

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Smoking Red Hot News 12-01-11

We cover the most important news stories of the day here at the blog, call it what you may. These are hand selected stories, chosen by an editor with an eye for the most interesting and market moving news of the day. Enjoy your smoking red hot news!

Smoking Red Hot News

• Massachusetts Sues Big Banks over Faulty Foreclosures


• EU Examines Iran Energy Sanctions, China Urges Calm


• Muslim Brotherhood Likely Winner of Egyptian Election


• Merry Christmas – Hundreds of Thousands Missing as Bank Courier Doors Open on Highway


• Thieves Busted into Church and Stole Toys for Needy Children


• Merkel Seeks to Limit ECB and German Exposure


• ECB Hints at Action if EU Alters Pact


• Strong November Auto Sales for GM (NYSE: GM), Chrysler, Nissan (OTC: NSANY.PK)


• Feds Raid Manhattan Strip Clubs, Uncover Russian Mafia Scheme


• Strong November Sales for Macy’s (NYSE: M), Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) and Costco (Nasdaq: COST)


• Retailers Outperformed in November (NYSE: WMT)


• Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Pops on Alibaba (OTC: ALBCF.PK) Bid Rumor


• Jobless Claims Creep Higher


• ISM Manufacturing Index Improves


• Construction Spending Increased in October


• Consumer Confidence Little Changed


• Gold Prices Pull Back After Monster Rally


• IMF to Meet Monday on Greek Funding


• Dollar Trims Losses to Euro


• Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) Signs Deal with Sprint (NYSE: S)


• AT&T (NYSE: T) Blasts FCC Call on T-Mobile Merger (OTC: DTEGY.PK)


• Oil Drops Short of $100


• Natural Gas Report


• Stocks Waver After Big Rally


• Republicans Lay Out Payroll Tax Cut Plan


• 97 MPH Winds Torment California


• Dog Shoots his Master


• Giant Great White Shark Filmed Off NC Coast


• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

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