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| Housing Starts Unexpectedly Fall U.S. home construction fell 10.6% in October, an unexpected drop that erased months of gains. U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3%, indicating a slow economic recovery is keeping inflation contained. online.wsj.com |
Obama open to every good idea to stop job losses WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum on Thursday by saying he's "open to every demonstrably good idea" to reverse the worst job losses in decades. But Obama said the government's resources are limited and that growth ultimately must come from the private sector.... hosted.ap.org |
China Moves to Slow Property Market China has introduced new land sale rules for developers -- including the first nationwide minimum down payment on land purchases from the government -- aimed at cooling the property market. online.wsj.com |
Veto Jeopardizes Iceland Aid Iceland's president vetoed a bill to reimburse the U.K. and the Netherlands for bailing out depositors of a failed Icelandic bank, throwing into question the international plan to rescue the country and casting doubts on its EU bid. online.wsj.com |
World Bank Upbeat on Outlook The world economy is recovering more briskly than anticipated from the deepest recession since World War II, the World Bank said, but it warned there is a risk of a double-dip slowdown. online.wsj.com |