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NEW YORK – Stocks fell slightly in early trading Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy is still struggling to become "self-sustaining" without government help.

Bernanke, in a taped interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday, argued that Congress shouldn't cut spending or boost taxes given how fragile the economy remains. He also said it could take four or five more years for unemployment, now at 9.8 percent, to fall to a historically normal 5 percent or 6 percent.

That's taking some juice out of the market's recent rally.

In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 30.29, or 0.3 percent, to 11,351.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 3.68, or 0.3 percent, to 1,221.03. The Nasdaq composite index fell 6.35, or 0.3 percent, to 2,585.11.

Last week, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 2.6 percent, its best weekly gain since hitting a 2010 high on Nov. 5. The Dow is up 8.9 percent for the year.

But Bernanke's comments did little to calm investors' fears about the economy, which motivated traders to sell stocks.

"There's going to be continued unease about the recovery," said Oliver Pursche, president of Gary Goldberg Financial Services, an investment management firm.

Treasury prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 2.96 percent from 3.00 percent Friday. Changing yields affect interest rates on a variety of business and consumer loans, including mortgages.

In U.S. corporate news, shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. rose $2.48, or 18.7 percent, to $15.76 after activist investor William Ackman and other shareholders of Borders Group Inc. said they were prepared to finance a $16 per share takeover bid for Barnes & Noble. Shares of Borders rose 19 cents, or 17.6 percent, to $1.27.

Sprint Nextel Corp. rose 20 cents, or 5.2 percent, to $4.13 after the company said it would start phasing out the Nextel part of its network in 2013. That decision follows near-constant subscriber losses since Sprint bought Nextel in 2005.

Kellogg Co.'s shares rose 2 cents to $49.52 after the cereal maker said CEO David Mackay will retire on Jan. 1 and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer John A. Bryant.

No new economic data is set to be released Monday, so investors will likely remain focused on the weak employment numbers from Friday, Pursche said.

The Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate climbed to a seven-month high of 9.8 percent in November. Employers added just 39,000 jobs, far below what economists forecast.

Jobs are essential to a recovery, and economists worry that persistently high unemployment could dampen consumer spending, a key driver of economic growth.

Investors will get additional insights on consumer spending Tuesday, when the government releases data on consumer borrowing. A preliminary report on consumer sentiment from Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan is expected on Friday.

Traders will also be focused on the European debt crisis. Finance ministers from the 16-nation euro zone gathered on Monday to discuss ways to stabilize their currency union and avoid more expensive bailouts.

Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.5 percent, while Germany's DAX rose 0.1 percent. France's CAC40 was unchanged.

Asian indexes closed mostly lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.1 percent, but China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.5 percent.

The dollar rose 0.6 percent against an index of six other heavily traded currencies.

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TOKYO – Asian markets were mixed in late morning trade Monday amid caution over tensions on the Korean peninsula and the debt crisis in Europe.

The Nikkei 225 stock average rose 0.30 percent to 10,069.38 at the end of morning trade, buoyed largely by a stronger dollar.

Electronics, auto and other exporter issues led morning gains, as a higher dollar benefits exporters as it increases the value of their repatriated profits.

The dollar rose to 84.09 yen from 82.55 yen late Friday. The euro stood at $1.3217 from $1.3726.

Worries about an escalation between the Koreas weighed heavily on rest of Asian stocks, while investors were also concerned about debt problems in Ireland.

Taiwan's Taiex rose 0.46 percent to 8,349.99, while South Korea's Kospi fell 0.31 percent to 1,895.44, and Australia's S&P/ASX200 index dropped 0.65 percent, to 4,568.40. Shares in Shanghai, the Philippines and New Zealand also fell.

European Union nations agreed Sunday to give euro67.5 billion ($89.4 billion) in bailout loans to Ireland to help it weather the cost of its massive banking crisis, and sketched out new rules for future emergencies in an effort to restore faith in the euro currency.

Joint military exercises involving a nuclear-powered U.S. supercarrier and a South Korean destroyer continued Monday, nearly a week after a deadly attack on a South Korean island sent tensions soaring in the region.

In New York on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 95.28, or 0.9 percent, to 11,092.

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NEW YORK – Stocks fell sharply in early trading Monday as concerns about the European debt crisis took the edge off a strong weekend of holiday sales.

The euro fell to a two-month low and investors flocked to the safety of the dollar and U.S. Treasurys after the European Union signed an agreement Sunday to provide nearly $90 billion in rescue loans for Ireland.

The move is designed to shore up Ireland's cash-strapped banks, but it does little to relieve investors' concerns about other European countries, including Portugal and Spain.

"The good news is they're making progress with Ireland," said Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist for RidgeWorth Investments. "The concern is that there is more work left to do for the EU going forward."

As a result, traders largely ignored the upbeat news on holiday retail sales in the U.S. The National Retail Federation, a trade group, estimated that 212 million shoppers visited stores and websites during the first weekend of the holiday season, up from 195 million last year.

Online spending also rose more than 14 percent from Thanksgiving Day through Saturday, according to IBM's Coremetrics. A fuller picture on spending will come Thursday when retailers report their November revenue.

Investors have been hoping that consumers, who have generally been spending cautiously since the recession, would feel more comfortable about shopping during the holidays. Many economists believe that consumers will have to spend more freely for the economy to put together a stronger recovery. However it's too soon to tell if sales will remain strong through Christmas.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 114.74 points, or 1 percent, to 10,977.26 in late morning trading. Twenty-seven of the 30 stocks in the average fell. It was the first time since last Tuesday that the Dow surrendered the 11,000 level in intraday trading.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 9.75, or 1 percent, to 1,179.65. Nine of the 10 industries in the S&P 500 fell. Financial stocks eked out a minor gain, rising 0.1 percent.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index dropped 26.03, or 1 percent, to 2,509.11

European stocks also traded sharply lower. In London, the FTSE 100 index was down 1.6 percent. Germany's DAX fell 1.8 percent. The CAC-40 index in France fell 1.8 percent.

Oil prices rose $1.03 to $84.78 a barrel. Gold for February delivery rose $1.60, or 0.1 percent, to $1,365.80 an ounce.

The dollar rose 0.8 percent against an index of six other currencies.

Bond prices rose as investors shifted money out of riskier assets like stocks and commodities and into defensive investments. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 2.86 percent Monday from 2.87 percent Friday.

Investors were also cautious as they awaited the week's economic reports, including the government's monthly employment report due out on Friday. Also due this week are the Conference Board's survey of consumer confidence on Tuesday, and the Institute for Supply Management's assessments of the manufacturing and services industries.

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Join allege "long" Andrea Molton, cabin crew member has been suspended by BA to launch a collection of Christmas for colleagues in suspension and looted.

In a letter to Tony McCarthy, Director of the BA relationships with employees, Tony Woodley, the Secretary General of the spouse of unit, said action disciplinary "beggar belief... at this time sensitive industrial relations.He added: "this suspension is bullying and vindictive attitude among some managers of BA I said several times represents a major obstacle to any regulations of our conflict actuel.Je am urging you to intervene to lift the suspension of Andrea immediately, otherwise the consequences will be rest entirely with the direction."

BA has been locked into conflict with his crew cabin of 14 months and two weeks previously unite scrapped plans to hold a ballot on the final offer of the Union compagnie.Le says it seeks urgent talks with the company on how to resolve disagreements, which began in the reduction of costs and worsened when BA suspended to a certain number of workers and withdraw benefits travel staff on strike.In his last offers BA offered to restore the benefits of travel over time.

In response to the letter of the unit, a BA spokesman said: "a cabin crew member has been suspended after an allegation of intimidation and harcèlement.Processus disciplinary company is in place for several years and it has been agreed with all unions, including Unite.Comme a company responsible for us would not disclose details of individual cases."

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NEW YORK – Stock prices fell Monday as investors worried that Ireland's application for financial assistance from its neighbors may not be the last bailout needed in Europe.

After falling into a financial crisis brought on by mounting losses at three of its nationalized banks, Ireland formally requested help from its neighbors Sunday. The rescue package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund will likely total $100 billion.

The request initially pushed stocks higher in Europe. But the Euro Stoxx 50, an index of blue chip companies in countries that use the euro, fell 0.7 percent in afternoon trading there.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down almost 50 points in early trading.

This is the second time that the European Union has come to the rescue of one of its 16 members that use the euro. In May, the EU and the IMF committed $140 billion to Greece to prevent the country from defaulting on its debt. Euro zone members have been willing to prop up each other's finances in hopes of avoiding a financial crisis that could cause the value of the euro to plummet.

Ireland's request for assistance does not put an end to the questions facing the euro zone. Fellow members Spain, Portugal and Italy are also saddled with heavy debt burdens and investors fear that they may also need a financial lifeline, putting additional pressures on the budgets of EU members. The euro fell 0.6 percent against the dollar.

"It's been difficult for the European Union to get ahead and stay ahead of the market's concerns, despite the large sums they are clearly willing to dedicate," said Robert Tipp, the chief investment strategist for Prudential Fixed Income. Ireland's announcement that it would seek assistance contributed to stock losses because it was not detailed enough to restore investor confidence, he said.

China's benchmark Shanghai composite index fell 0.2 percent. The dollar gained 0.1 percent against a basket of six currencies.

Stocks in the United States fell in early trading. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49.30, or 0.4 percent, to 11,154.25. The broader S&P 500 fell 4.64, or 0.4 percent, to 1,195.09. The technology-focused Nasdaq composite index fell 3.09, or 0.1 percent, to 2,515.03.

Investors will sort through a full plate of economic data this week but trading will be shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.

Reports set to be released Tuesday and Wednesday include October home sales, an update of consumer sentiment, and revisions to earlier estimates of the third-quarter gross domestic product.

Some economists expect that the latest reading on U.S. economic growth for the third quarter will be slightly higher that the previously estimated 2.0 percent increase.

A survey of business economists released Monday revealed that many think that the U.S. economy will continue to grow slowly in the face of high unemployment. The National Association of Business Economists survey found that respondents expect the U.S. economy will grow 2.7 percent this year. Previously, the group expected growth of 2.6 percent.

The group expects the economy to grow 2.6 percent in 2011. Growth at that pace will be unlikely to put a large dent in the unemployment rate, which currently stands at 9.6 percent.

Tyson Foods Inc. announced that it beat analyst estimates and earned $213 million, or 57 cents per share, during the last quarter. The meat producer lost $457 million, or $1.23 per share, a year ago. Shares of the company were up 3.7 percent to $16.22.

Movie rental company Netflix Inc. said that it will transition to focusing on streaming television shows and films online, a departure from its model built around sending DVDs to customers in the mail. It announced that it is raising the price of its DVD subscription plans and will soon launch a cheaper streaming-only plan in the U.S. Its shares rose $12.95, or 7.4 percent, to $185.79. The company's shares have more than tripled this year.

Health insurer Humana Inc. announced that it plans to purchase privately-held health care company Concentra Inc. The $790 million cash deal has yet to pass regulatory approval. Shares of Humana gained $1.77, or 3.1 percent, to $57.79.

Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. will release its third quarter earnings report after the market closes. It will be Hewlett-Packard's first earnings report since former chief executive Mark Hurd resigned in August amid allegations of sexual harassment. He was replaced by chief financial officer Leo Apotheker.

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NEW YORK – Stock futures fell Tuesday following new worries about rising inflation in Asia and the possibility Ireland might need a bailout.

Asian markets fell overnight after South Korea's central bank raised interest rates to curb growing inflation. There has been speculation in recent days that China will have to take similar steps soon.

Investors will receive a report on inflation in the U.S. at the wholesale level later Tuesday. It is expected to show that the producer price index rose 0.8 percent in October, double September's growth. However, excluding volatile food and energy costs, costs are likely to rise 0.1 percent, matching September's increase.

Increasing interest rates would not only act to slow inflation, but also to slow rampant growth in Asia. The moves stand in stark contrast to the U.S., which has been trying to drive interest rates even lower to spark growth, which has been sluggish.

Asian economies have been expanding rapidly while the U.S. and much of Europe have been slow to recover from a global recession. The strength in Asia has helped many companies post big profits. So any potential for a slowdown in Asia without further expansion elsewhere could cut into earnings, which hurts stocks.

While Asian countries are dealing with strong growth, European finance ministers are meeting Tuesday. They are expected to discuss a potential bailout for Ireland, which is the latest country to struggle with mounting government debt. Similar problems in Greece earlier this year hurt stocks worldwide as its government received aid to help cover debt problems.

Major European indexes fell Tuesday and the dollar again strengthened against the euro. The dollar is hovering near its highest level against the euro since late September.

Ahead of the opening bell, Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 76, or 0.7 percent, to 11,097. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 7.80, or 0.7 percent, to 1,188.00, while Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 20.50, or 1 percent, to 2,107.50.

Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.5 percent, Germany's DAX index dropped 0.8 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 1.6 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.3 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.4 percent.

In corporate news, Home Depot said expense controls helped its earnings jump 21 percent. Sales growth remains slow though as consumers avoid major purchases with the economy still weak and unemployment high.

General Motors is expected to raise the price range for its common stock to $32 to $33 when it launches an initial public offering Thursday. Strong demand for the shares has led the automaker to raise the IPO price from a range of $26 to $29.

The higher price would help the government recoup more of the taxpayer-finance bailout that General Motors received.

Meanwhile, Treasury yields retreated from a three-month high as investors moved into the safety of bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 2.92 percent from 2.95 percent late Monday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday on continued concerns over a possible interest rate hike in China and sovereign debt woes in Europe.

* Chinese shares sank 4 percent to a one-month low as investors worried about a government clampdown on inflation, pressuring commodity prices. Crude oil lost more than 1.5 percent, gold was off 0.9 percent, while the U.S. dollar (.DXY) rose modestly.

* Shares in Europe fell 1.4 percent ahead of a meeting of euro zone finance ministers, who will try to find a way to end Ireland's debt crisis but Dublin resisted pressure to seek a bailout.

* Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N), a Dow component, posted higher quarterly profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast, but U.S. same-store sales declined. The stock closed Monday at $53.95.

* Home Depot Inc (HD.N), another Dow piece, reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped expectations. The stock closed at $31.39 on Monday.

* Also due to report are Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF.N) and TJX Cos Inc (TJX.N). The results will give insight into how retailers are faring ahead of the upcoming holiday shopping season.

* S&P 500 futures fell 6.6 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures sank 73 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 19.25 points.

* Economic data due later Tuesday include the producer price index for October, industrial production for October and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) survey for November.

* Core producer prices were seen up 2.1 percent, compared with 1.6 percent last month, while industrial output was forecast to rise 0.3 percent versus a fall of 0.2 percent last month, and the NAHB survey was seen at 17, compared with 16 last month.

* U.S. tax authorities withdrew a summons against UBS AG (UBS.N)(UBSN.VX) aimed at getting data on the bank's U.S. clients, the Swiss government said, ending a dispute that had threatened to bring the bank down. U.S.-listed UBS shares closed Monday at $17.10.

* A day after Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) announced a huge acquisition proposal, Raymond James upgraded the stock to "outperform" from "market perform." The Dow component closed at $81.82 on Monday.

* U.S. stocks slipped Monday as concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may scale back efforts to stimulate the economy muted optimism over takeover activity.

(Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks slipped on Monday as concerns the Federal Reserve may scale back its efforts to stimulate the economy muted optimism over two big takeover bids.

The S&P 500 held above its 20-day moving average, now near 1,196 and marking a potential support level, though the index closed slightly lower.

The energy and materials sectors, which are sensitive to commodity prices and weaken when the dollar rises, led the way down as the Treasury bond market selloff picked up steam in the afternoon. The S&P materials sector (.GSPM) lost 0.9 percent.

"There's been concern that the quantitative easing is going to be scaled back. There is certainly the skepticism and uncertainty over QE 2 out there," said John Canally, an investment strategist and economist at LPL Financial in Boston.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) edged up 9.39 points, or 0.08 percent, at 11,201.97. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) was off 1.46 points, or 0.12 percent, to 1,197.75. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) slipped 4.39 points, or 0.17 percent, to 2,513.82.

Mergers and acquisitions kept the market afloat for most of the day after Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) agreed to buy mining equipment maker Bucyrus International Inc (BUCY.O) for $7.6 billion and data storage equipment maker EMC Corp (EMC.N) inked a deal to buy smaller rival Isilon Systems Inc (ISLN.O) for $2.25 billion.

Bucyrus surged 29 percent to $89.80, while Caterpillar rose 1 percent to $81.82 and helped the Dow close slightly higher.

Isilon was among the most active stocks on Nasdaq, jumping 28.5 percent to $33.77, while EMC slipped 1.2 percent to $21.45.

Analysts said they expect M&A deals down the line will see buyers focusing on gaining access to international markets, a potential driver of growth for companies as the U.S. economy recovers slowly.

If the S&P 500 holds above its 20-day moving average it could find itself in a tight range as it faces strong resistance around the 1,228 level. The Bollinger bands chart indicates the near-term target at 1,230, in the area of the 61.8 percent retracement of the slide from the 2007 historic highs to the 12-year lows of March 2009.

"That 1,220, 1,230 (level) is an important level and I don't think it's going to be easy to get through. We're going to need some sort of surprise good news to get us through there on a sustained basis," said Scott Wren, senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors in St. Louis.

Among gainers in the mining sector, Terex Corp (TEX.N) climbed 2.9 percent to $25.13 and Joy Global Inc (JOYG.O) shot up 7.5 percent at $77.77.

In economic news, retail sales posted their largest gain in seven months in October, lifted by purchases of motor vehicles and building materials. Separately, a gauge of manufacturing in New York state fell in November to its lowest level since April 2009.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) shares fell 4.1 percent to $158.90 on concerns that the decision by a number of rivals, including Wal-Mart (WMT.N), to offer free shipping could challenge the online retailer's results.

Charts show Amazon's stock is technically weak in the short term, with the daily moving average convergence-divergence at a 'sell' since late October, except for a one-day blip last week. Momentum turned negative on Friday when it also accumulated a two-day drop of 4.4 percent.

And after Amazon's close on Friday below its 20-day moving average -- a first for the share since October 11 -- the Bollinger bands chart shows a near-term target of $158.65, more than 4 percent below Friday's close.

About 6.71 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, well below last year's estimated daily average of 9.65 billion.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by 1,577 to 1,386, while on the Nasdaq, advancers beat decliners by 1,420 to 1,195.

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Additional reporting by Rodrigo Campos and Angela Moon)

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NEW YORK – Shares of mining companies dropped Friday with the broader market as the price of oil and precious metals fell on growing concerns that rapid growth in China will slow.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 100 points in early afternoon trading, led by sharp losses in energy and materials stocks.

Investors are worried that China might have to raise interest rates to fight inflation, which brought worries of waning demand for a wide range of commodities. A slowdown in China could ripple across the world because that country's strength has helped offset sluggish growth elsewhere, like in the U.S. Many companies have credited international sales as a major revenue driver.

China's appetite for crude and other imports is also vital to other countries. China is the largest energy consumer in the world, and any economic slowdown there could stall its consumption.

Benchmark oil for December delivery dropped more than 3 percent in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold fell 2.6 percent and was back below $1,400 an ounce. Copper dropped 2.8 percent, while silver slid 5 percent.

Shares of metal miners like Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. dropped about 4 percent in afternoon trading. Coal companies were also down. Peabody Energy Corp., one of the world's largest, dropped 3.8 percent.

Aluminum makers also lost ground. Alcoa shares dropped about 2 percent in late afternoon.

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Proposed NewsCorp bid was last week referred to OFCOM.

Sources said that ITV this week of preparation of the replies to the European Commission and OFCOM on proposed offer to buy the 61pc BSkyB NewsCorp, lacks déjà.Une presentation will be in Brussels at the end of this week, OFCOM next week, in which the broadcaster say apparently had a few concerns.

The commercial broadcaster has up to now is remained silent on his point of view of the bid and has not signed the recent handsets
Letter to Vince Cable, the Secretary of the company of a group of owners of media including the BBC, Channel 4 and Telegraph Media Group, asking him to block plans for fear that the agreement represents a threat to competition and media pluralism.

Proposed offer was last week referred to OFCOM and the media regulator will have until 31 December to decide whether to recommend that a reference to the Competition Commission.

"Taking into account the time limited for the initial survey and report on the effect on the consideration of public interest media Ofcom, we are also interested in views of third parties on the potential remedies or mitigation in matters of public interest," OFCOM said last week.

OFCOM has added in its plurality of the media test it examine how individuals control have on the media.

The regulator has said that it would examine the changes in the media landscape and watch "how the future market developments may affect consumer media consumption" when because of the magnitude of the agreement of. 5bn $12, the European Commission has been obliged to launch an investigation for competition reasons.

It is not known whether ITV will make its public presentations.

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WASHINGTON — President Ben Bernanke Worries are exaggerated that the Fed will help plan the economy could free inflationary expectations, said.

Bernanke's comments are hours after the US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it buy government bonds $ 600 billion in an attempt to courageous to make cheaper loans boost spending and reinvigorate the economy.

History: Fed takes step bold, risked to strengthen the economy

Critical, including the US Federal Reserve officials fear that the money is injected into the economy could ignite inflation or bubbles bond prices or to produits.Bernanke said these fears of inflation are "overstated."A larger program of 1.7 billion dollars to the financial crisis did not lead to higher inflation, there souligné.lorsque economy is on firm footing, Bernanke has expressed confidence that the Fed can easily absorb all this money without detriment to the economy.

Bernanke revealed his thoughts in an opinion article published Thursday in the Washington Post.

The Fed needs measures because unemployment is too high and that inflation is too low, signs of a still-troubled economy, Bernanke said.

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"We could hardly be satisfied," said the Director of the reserve.

The unemployment rate stood at 9.6%.It was at least 9.5 percent for 14 months, the longest segment since the great depression.

The "soft" in the economy - factories running below capacity and restrict hiring companies - has kept inflation historically low.

In the 12 months ending in September, prices for consumption increased by only 1.1%.Bernanke said the Fed would like to see more nearly 2% inflation to show that the economy is a strong recovery.

Wednesday Fed action also aims to stifle any deflationary force in the bud.

"In the extreme cases, very low inflation can turn into deflation (decrease of prices and wages), contributing to long periods of economic stagnation," Bernanke said.

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Deflation is a generalized prices, wages and the values of homes and the stocks.Elle can cause people to postpone purchases because they feel that they can later purchase priced inférieurs.Baisse income also makes it more difficult to pay faillite.Une times consider saisies.Faire dettes.Augmentent, deflation is difficult for policymakers to rompre.Déflation contributed to "The Japan lost decade" of the 1990s, and the country is still against it.

"With high unemployment and low inflation, economic support is necessary," Bernanke said.

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The figures of domestic product raw economy grew at a rate of 2pc in the neighbourhood of the latest showed place 1. 7pc during previous as consumer spending appreciated its gain more pronounced since 2006. A survey of manufacturing in October also showed an increase of surprise, climbing read 60.6 60.4 in September.

However, the relief was temperate end Friday after Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level in a year.

"There is nothing to change the overall picture that the growth rate is too slow to achieve significant progress in the reduction of vast quantities of soft economy," said Ryan Wang, an economist at HSBC.

The figures are among the last released before Tuesday, mid-term elections when Americans should register their disappointment about the State of the economy through delivery of the House of representatives back to Republican control.The next day, Wall Street predicted that the Fed embarking in a second series of easing (QE) - quantitative or money - printing to boost faltering recovery of the largest economy world.

However, the elections and the policy of the Federal Reserve hold considerable risks for the economy still labouring under high unemployment and a stagnante.Observateurs housing market policies more await election to deliver legislative deadlock, which would harm the efforts to shape a second stimulus package so that propose a long-term plan to reduce the deficit.Although most QE Federal Reserve American has broad support among economists, questions about its effectiveness and risk grew louder in recent weeks.

Christopher Pissarides, the UK, who won the Nobel Prize in economics this month, Economist told Bloomberg Friday as EQ "can not achieve much." ""It y a high risk that there may be a "lost decade".?

Friday, the Department of commerce GDP figures are likely to discourage the Chairman of the Fed Ben Bernanke adding 1.7 billion dose (1.1 trillion of ￡) of QE delivered during the month after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008.The report shows that index - a measure of inflation, supervised by the Central Bank - personal consumption spending has increased at its lowest rate since the last three months of 2008.Plus earlier this month above, Mr. Bernanke warned the risk of the economy, tilt in deflation were too high.

Thus the more concern how effective QE will be to meet its current 9 6pc rate, unemployment remains a doubt considerable on Wall Street about forming policy goes prendre.Les economists at Barclays, for example, expect the fed to buy up to $ $ per month in the u.s. Government in an effort to drive long-term interest rates and stimulate spending obligations.

Well that the tepid recovery remains central to the White House concern a belief that the fiscal deficit poses the biggest obstacle for the economy is growing, especially in the combination of Wall Street bail républicains.Une and higher unemployment benefits has seen more than double this année.Nouriel Roubini, is credited with predicting the financial crisis, 1.29 trillion dollar budget deficit Friday described as a "fiscal train wreck coming" deficit .

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NEW YORK – Stocks turned lower Thursday as investors have dug around a raft of income tax returns that paints a mixed picture of the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell to 27 points at the end of morning market commerciaux.Le has increased steadily in the moments of the opening of exchanges for a surprise drop first unemployment benefits claims.

There is encouraging news in Eastman Kodak Co., Motorola Inc. and ExxonMobil Corp. .but reports solid results in these companies were offset by disappointments co.M 3, actions Avon Products Inc. and Colgate-Palmolive Co. Apple Inc. has also after the company warned that its profit margin could restrict the next year.

Mixed earnings in the last few days undermined energy from a recovery on the stock market, which has been on an increase of almost unbroken since early September.

Pharmaceutical companies Bayer AG, Sanofi-aventis SA and automaker Hyundai Motor Co. blow gains worldwide with optimist, sending results overseas stocks higher before the u.s. markets.

A surprise decline in unemployment insurance claims provided most encouragement .revendications economy fell to their lowest level in three months, strengthen hopes that businesses could begin to ramping up hiring bient?t.Première times claims decreased by 21,000 to is last week, then that economists expected to increase. Claims were approximately 450,000 in much of the year, which is regarded as a signal that employers do are not fired many people come but not hiring many either.

Dow Jones index fell 27.17 or 0.2 percent, to 11,099.11 in late morning trade.He was 53 points earlier in the day.

Standard & Poor 500 index fell 1.74, or 0.2 percent, to 1,180.71, while the Nasdaq composite index dropped 8.96 or 0.4%, 2,494.30.

Not even a drop of the dollar could support the market support.Stocks and commodities were very sensitive to movement of the dollar last semaines.Une the dollar makes active risky to price in the currency, such as gold, oil and domestic stocks more attractive for investors.

Back above $1.38 to the dollar, the euro has increased jeudi.Or increased 10.20 and $ 1,332.80 an ounce.

Bond price rose.Le note reference 10 years of the Treasury, which moves opposite its price, yield fell to 2.67% 2.72% late Wednesday.

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UK biggest banks such as Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland will be hit harder by the question of double taxation as they are likely to pay the fee for the UK Government on their global budgets as well as similar taxes in countries such as the France, the Germany and the United States.

Angela Knight, Executive Director of the British Bankers Association said that double taxation is a "great" concern for the industry with the agreement international on how to deal with the problem seems to be reached soon.

Legislation is currently, the BBA warns that its members will be "imposed several times by multiple instances on the same activities."

A source to a large bank UK said that their group was seeking to any tax liability, he could be left, while the international banks and British subsidiaries are also included concerned by the potential costs.

The fee will be introduced on January 1 and should be approximately ￡ 2 5bn a year.

The Government has yet to confirm what will be the effective tax rate for collection with this and other details to be announced in a consultation on the draft of the latest legislation.

The project is to provide certain concessions for the banking sector, the most important is the change in the way in which the tax is applied.

Originally, the plan was to load the levy on the passive all banks balance sheet total of more than ￡ trends, but the project change this to an allowance of ￡ trends, whereby the tax only apply to the excess.

This remove the effect of the cliff that institution with ￡ 19. liabilities 9bn pay nothing and a ￡ 20 billion would be subject to a levy on all its commitments.

"It is a very important change and we are pleased that the Government responded to the concerns of the industry on the issue, said Knight."

Germany, France and the Spain are among the countries of Europe seeks to introduce their own bank picks and settle the question of double taxation to ensure that banks are not loaded several times on the same elements of liabilities will be a focus for the different national authorities.

In the meantime, the Treasury Board is supposed to examine plans for a refund made institutions.

Meeting of the month next the G20 could provide an opportunity to resolve the problem, although significant progress thought unlikely, according to the Bank source.

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Automakers have seen a considerable increase in the number of requests to their learning plans. Photo: Getty Images

Yesterday, the Chancellor George Osborne promised "double" the number of courses for over 19 UK workforce skills and help to generate growth.

Affairs Department said that by 2014/15, the coalition spend up to 250 m ￡ creating an additional 75,000 for adults in the workplace, learning to provide an additional place 75,000 per year from 2014 15.Les latest figures show that in 2008 - 2009 there 84,700 learning starts 19-24 years age group.

However, enterprise groups are concerned that despite the "Welcome" investment in learning plans for the creation of long-term jobs have yet to materialize.

Jane Bennett, head of campaigns at the Forum of private business, said: "these measures [learning] alone will not suffice to allow small businesses to create jobs substantially replace 490 000 jobs will be lost in the public sector."

The Confederation of recruitment & said employment "axe expenditure is falls heavily on jobs" unless drastic measures are described to stimulate job creation, while the Foundation work called on the Government to "accelerate" the growth of employment.

The Government also confirmed that it would be an axe train from ￡ billion budget gain in its entirety, as revealed by The Daily Telegraph in July.

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Questor says HOLD

Firstly, a delay in receiving equipment digging has developed its year-round production targets is risque.En, many analysts in the city are waiting now that target throughout the year the group is not satisfied.

Friday, the company said that he was "seeking" achieve its objective 636,500-670 000 ounces of gold before goal was already reduced to August of 760 000 – 670 000. Course, delays of equipment are by the course in the development of any mine - and are bound to be hiccups on the road – but it is disappointing after the target was cut in August.

Petropavlovsk produces approximately 140 000 ounces of gold in the third quarter, bringing the total production in the first nine months of 305 000 ounces.It is clear that the lower end of its goal of 670 000 during three months meeting will be a défi.Néanmoins company producer third remains the Russia gold.

Second disappointment of the company refers to the list of Hong Kong of his unit of iron ore, which used to appear as Aircom United Kingdom.Hong Kong listed company will be called IRC.

Last week, IRC was reducing the size of its initial offer of Hong Kong (IPO) of half-$249 m (￡ 156 m) .the demand for shares was not as strong only the company had hoped.

"Hong Kong Retail offer was sursouscrit.La total demand of investors exceeds the minimum requirements of IRC for actions that will be issued by it, but did not meet higher expectations of the company" Petropavlovsk said Friday.

It is planned company now raise 240 m $ and its actions on 20pc below the lower end of the expected range of prix.La society was expected to increase more than 500 m $, but raised amount should always be in advance the

220 m $ Group paid for Aricom when he brought it in the group in February this year.

This means the list, which was scheduled for October 14 will be slightly retardée.Il is now scheduled on 19 October.

Questor was surprised by the lack of institutional - demand because the iron ore company seems to have a solid future.It should be a low-cost producer and is located in the vicinity of the mills beyond China's border with the Russie.Cependant, institutions may have been developed by the fact that IRC is not yet profitable and there has been a raft of competition for money in the end IP offices.

Of course, the problems of production and the delay in the IPOs of the unity of iron ore are décevants.Cependant, the Quaestor still sees a long-term value in actions.Comme said JP Morgan in a note to clients last week: "even if we factor in a complete failure to achieve its growth objectives, multiple of Petropavlovsk would still convincing."

19 Analysts covering actions and monitored by Bloomberg, 12 were buy rating on the shares six hold and one sell .the ' goal average price is ￡ 14.95 a share.

Shares are trading on earnings from December 2010 multiple 13.7, falling to 9.8 just the year prochaine.Il is a substantial reduction from other producers of metal précieux.Les actions have sharply since a month after having been tipped title as a purchase up to ￡ juin.Cependant file, once production begins on foot, the market should be more confident with its prospects and recent falls should be reversed.

Actions were Bonhomme firstly as a purchase on 21 July of the year last p 626.2 and 60pc to a market of 27pc era.

Questor is optimistic about prospects in the long term for the group, but until the production situation becomes more clear actions are now a dock.

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