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Updated 12/4/2003; 1:40:18 PM

Friday, November 14, 2003

Greenspan: Economy Bound by Uncertainty (AP). AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that monetary policy-makers face the inescapable fact that they must make decisions in a world of uncertainty. [Yahoo! News - Business]
12:19:33 PM    comment []

Consumer Sentiment Shows Surprise Jump (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. consumers displayed a sudden and unexpected burst of confidence in November, market sources said on Friday, responding in a survey to an improving employment situation and recent gains in the stock market. [Yahoo! News - Business]
12:19:21 PM    comment []

Spanish, Portuguese Seek to Ease Poverty (AP). AP - Twenty-one leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal gathered to discuss an aid plan for Bolivia as well as ways to alleviate economic and political turmoil in their region. [Yahoo! News - World]
12:19:06 PM    comment []

Employers Denounce Move on Pensions. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Reuters) - Employers on Thursday denounced a decision by Congressional negotiators to bar the Bush administration from finishing rules that would allow companies to convert pensions to "cash balance" plans. [New York Times: Business]
12:18:58 PM    comment []

Trade Gap Widens, Exceeding Forecast. The trade deficit widened to more than $41 billion in September, the Commerce Department reported, as imports rose to a monthly high. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Business]
12:18:47 PM    comment []

Growth Is Back for French, Germans and Dutch. Three major European countries returned to economic growth in the summer, underscoring the momentum of the global recovery and Europe's lagging role in it. By Mark Landler. [New York Times: Business]
11:11:13 AM    comment []

U.S. Trade Law Gives Africa Hope and Hard Jobs. Trade legislation has led to dramatic job creation in countries that have long been at the margins of the global trading system. By Marc Lacey. [New York Times: Business]
11:10:27 AM    comment []


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