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• Economy means scaled-back Thanksgiving for many

• Unemployment drops in three-quarters of US states

• Economy could suffer if tax cut, jobless aid end

• FDIC: Bank earnings hit highest level in 4 years

• Fed announces 3rd round of bank stress tests

• Fed considers more clarity on interest rate policy

• Cash-strapped cities, schools say: 'Your Ad Here'

• Travelport claims court win over American Airlines

• Retail groups file suit over debit card fee rules

• Merck will pay $950M to settle Vioxx investigation

• Tribune Co. agrees to pay former CEO up to $725K

• J&J legal chief to retire in March

• Eurozone recession signals mounting

• US, Russia and UK back Israel at Mideast meeting

• Italians want to cut debt but without sacrifices

• Lithuania issues warrant for Russian banker

• Australian police probe News Corp. allegations

• Dubai's island builder to build artificial reefs

• Oil falls below $97 amid weak US economic growth

• Shell and Turkey sign oil, gas search deal

• Potential buyers show little interest in Solyndra

• Stocks slide as government lowers growth estimate

• HP, Campbell Soup, Zale are big market movers

• Netflix hits 20-month low as debt worries mount

• Deere 4Q profit up 46 percent on strong sales

• October home sales rose 1.4 percent but still weak

• Ex-AIG CEO's company suing government over bailout

• What next? Lawmakers look to undo the backup plan

• Bush tax cut debate dooms deal to cut deficit

• S&P says no cut planned in US credit rating

• MF Global trustee says $1.2B or more missing

• Ex-Madoff trader pleads guilty in plea deal in NYC

• AT&T discloses 'organized' hacking attempt

• Chrysler names new Fiat head for US

• GM to make Equinox in TN, add 2nd vehicle for 2015

• Netflix seeks to raise at least $400 million

• Mattel CEO to retire next month

• Lackluster results show challenge for HP's Whitman

• Hormel Foods 4Q net income falls, revenue rises

• Tyson Foods 4Q profit falls on higher costs

• GM continues Europe leadership shakeup

• Chinese left guessing over high-speed rail crash

• AP Interview: Shiseido exec aims to elevate women

• UK to cut financial ties with Iranian banks

• Colombian president, UK PM pledge to boost ties

• Venezuela businesses brace for more price controls

• Oil near $98 ahead of US crude supply data

• US envoy: China promises clean energy access

• The supercommittee sell-off: Dow loses almost 250

• Pharmasset, RIM, Regeneron are big market movers

• Rates at Treasury bill auction edge up slightly

• Tokyo stock exchange makes offer for Osaka bourse

• Tour company Thomas Cook warns on profits

• USDA targets stores in food stamp trafficking

• Economists see modest growth next year

• Report: J&J's Doxil shortage could continue

• McDonald's, Target drop egg supplier

• No pillows in coach, but it's sundae time up front

• Big payouts from startups excite Silicon Valley

• Prices, potential lead to interest in Alaska gold

• UN: Concentrations of greenhouse gases hit record

• Chase rolls out card with chip technology

• Alleghany buying Transatlantic in $3.4B deal

• Gilead Sciences to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion

• Global economic woes hit Singapore, Japan exports

• Japan's exports fall for 1st time in 3 months

• Singapore predicts sharp economic slowdown in 2012

• Amid economic reforms, Cuba goes after corruption

• New center-right Spain leader: master of ambiguity

• Guyana awards large mining, airport deals

• Oil below $98 after pessimistic China comment

• Survey: US gas prices down 5 cents in past 2 weeks

• Cyprus president to visit offshore gas rig

• Del. chemical site eyed for renewable energy

• IPOs are lifting investor spirits, but not stocks

• Egypt stock market drops on political unrest

• UPS raises ground and air rates 4.9 percent

• Walgreen CEO's pay rises 36 percent to $10.9 million

• Amgen in Epogen supply deal with DaVita

• Yum! Brands names new director, authorizes buyback

• Leading indicators rise 0.9 percent in October

• Treasury raises $12.2 million from warrant sales

• Banks closed in Iowa, La.; 90 failures in 2011

• FDA approves Regeneron's eye injection Eylea

• Federal board rules for Delta in union election

• Lockheed gets $7.4B Air Force deal to upgrade F-22

• Aerial view of tsunami zone: cleaner but barren

• Polish PM vows to tackle public debt in 2nd term

• Cyprus FinMin: More austerity or EU bailout sure

• Indonesia's Lion Air rises from obscurity

• Oil price ends the week below $98 a barrel

• Brazil: Up to 2,600 barrels of oil leaked

• Bankrupt energy firm Beacon Power to sell assets

• Combined Vt. utility to be 'Green Mountain Power'

• Stocks end little changed as Europe worries ease

• Gap, Foot Locker, HP are big market movers

• Deutsche Boerse, NYSE tackle merger objections

• Intermolecular shares fall in 1st day of trading

• Mattress Firm shares soar in 1st day of trading

• Serendipity Stitches and Gehlbach Law are this week's downtown focus

• Holidays can bring legal problems for businesses

• Thanksgiving travel expected to jump 4 percent

• Is economy best birth control? US births dip again

• Rate on 30-year mortgage ticks up to 4 percent

• As fewer buy homes, apartment construction surges

• A GOP debt plan would hit some popular tax breaks

• Congress OKs bill averting government shutdown

• Deep spending cuts pose a new threat to US economy

• GM chief says public is past anger over bailout

• Fine and charge in Puerto Rico price-fixing case

• Food importer to pay $400K in discrimination case

• Heinz 2nd-quarter profit falls

• SKorea orders US private fund to sell local bank

• Hungary seeks talks to secure help from IMF

• ABN Q3 profits fall on bad Greek corporate loans

• Oil below $99 as traders eye weak Europe economy

• US natural gas supplies grew last week

• Chu: Solyndra loan based on merits, not politics

• Stocks sink; Spain becomes latest worry in Europe

• Sears, Youku.com, NetApp are big market movers

• Brown-Forman boosts dividend

• Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt increase

• Workers push back against earlier holiday openings

• Millionaires on Capitol Hill: Please tax me more!

• Survey: More expecting to retire in their 80s

• Citigroup may cut 3,000 or more jobs to cut costs

• General Motors to cut Chevrolet Cruze production

• Chrysler banking on Jeep to lead sales in Europe

• US factory output rose strongly in October

• J&J steadily removing toxins from baby products

• Report: Company didn't act before deadly fires

• Airline trade group sues over loan guarantees

• Higher costs cut into JM Smucker 2Q profit

• Sears 3Q loss widens on softness in Canada

• IMF European director Borges resigns

• For 1st time, nations mull Greek exit from euro

• Benetton yanks pope-imam kiss ad after protest

• Phillip Tutt named Europe business editor for AP

• After 6 months of protests, no Chilean reforms

• UK government selling Northern Rock

• Oil above $103 after 37 percent rally in 6 weeks

• US crude supplies shrink by 1.1 million barrels

• ConocoPhillips to sell interests in 2 pipelines

• Stocks sink after Fitch warns on US bank exposure

• Abercrombie, Autodesk, Tyco are big market movers

• Regulator urges tighter rules for futures industry

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