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10/16 FL: Housing upturn on horizon? Palm Beach Post / Linda Rawls The real options-backdating culprits CNN / Justin Fox Fed speakers signal rate pause could continue Reuters via Washington Post / Ros Krasny Good News, Bad News video Forbes / Albert Bozzo US Treasuries steady in Asia, await inflation data Reuters Housing slowdown creating 'ghost towns' Marketwatch / Alistair Barr CO: Commuters on go earlier, longer and, more often, solo Denver Post Will Shanley and Andy Vuong Best Of The Best Securities Analysts Forbes Key Facts and Figures from the BMA’s ‘Primary Distribution Survey’ Bond Market Association A year into new bankruptcy law, debate rages over effects Dallas Morning News / Pamela Yip Going, Going, Gold Daily Reckoning / Mogambo Guru Retailers expected to reduce their hiring for the holidays Indianapolis Star via Detroit Free Press / Madhusmita Bora Stocks Make It Three In A Row Investors Business Daily ./ Vincent Mao Wall Street Braces For Tech Earnings Tempest NY Post / Sam Gustin EU: US prophets of Europe’s doom are half wrong FT / Gideon Rachman NY: Long Island commuters finding alternatives Newsday / Tom Incantalupo U.S. mortgage rates unchanged on Monday – BestInfo Reuters IL: Mortgage law socks home sales Chicago Sun Times / Mary Wisniewski Prospects for the U.S. Economy Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Janet L. Yellen Data, Data and Yet More Data Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis / William Poole Bank Regulation and Supervision: Balancing Benefits and Costs Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke FedViews Federal Reserve Bank of San. Francisco / John C Williams Fed's Yellen sees two-sided risks to US growth Reuters / Ros Krasny Fed's Poole says must keep inflation in check Reuters / Alister Bull Treasuries edge higher after recent selloff Reuters / Burton Frierson Dow nearly makes 12,000 CNN / Steve Hargreaves Limited impact from US earnings growth $ FT / John Authers CalPERS considers investing in China, Russia Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan US FDIC sees industrial bank decision by end-Jan Reuters Home Depot falls after downgrade Reuters Monday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Stocks see directionless trade AP via Boston Herald Treasuries squeak higher, seek direction from Fed Reuters Why gas prices dropped Fortune via CNN / Nelson D. Schwartz Spinimum Wage Tech Central Station / Tim Worstall Trichet says euro zone potential growth rate 'mediocre' AFX via Forbes Boomers' exit spells work-force shortage South Florida Sun Sentinel / Christopher Boyd Empire State Manufacturing Survey pdf Federal Reserve Bank of New York New York State Manufacturing Unexpectedly Accelerates Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra N.Y. Fed manufacturing index rises in October Reuters Can You Spell Commodity? Forbes / Bernard Condon Oil retreats back below $59 Reuters via CNN Wachovia earnings jump 13 percent Reuters via CNN U.S. Treasuries May Fall on Concern Inflation Will Accelerate Bloomberg / Oliver Biggadike and Shamim Adam Weiss Case: The Latest Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume What's up with 10 yr. Treasuries? A Possible Red Flag Safehaven / Bruce Culver As Lenders, Hedge Funds Draw Insider Scrutiny NY Times / Jenny Anderson Currency Strategists: Morgan Stanley Says U.S. Dollar to Rally Bloomberg / Ye Xie Japan's Five-Year Notes Fall Most in Two Weeks After U.S. Data Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane and Issei Morita National boundaries become an obstacle to understanding Independent / Stephen King To Predict Losers In a Power Shift, Follow the Money Washington Post / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum Treasury Bond Investors See Chances for Lower Rates Disappear Bloomberg / Michael McDonald Momentum builds for minimum-wage hike Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis Gold May Gain as Fed Pause in Rate Increases Hurts the Dollar Bloomberg / Pham-Duy Nguyen Crude Oil Rises for a Third Day as OPEC Discusses Output Cut Bloomberg / Hector Forster At work, 'nice' is on the rise Christian Science Monitor / Marilyn Gardner

10/17 Optional extras The Economist Are the baby boomers dragging us down? Dallas Morning News / Bob Moos Health care, wages, energy costs put squeeze on middle class McClatchy / Kevin G. Hall Three Cheers For The Dow Forbes / Richard Moroney OPEC meeting to come amid unity concerns NY Times via Houston Chronicle / Jad Mouawad Minnesota reports heavy loss of jobs in September Minneapolis Star Tribune / Susan Feyder KS: Area bank deposits swelled in past year Wichita Eagle / Jerry Siebenmark UT: Job-growth rate continues hot pace Salt Lake Tribune / Lesley Mitchell Michigan Workers, Pushed Out of Auto Jobs, Lose Houses, Too Bloomberg / Jeff Bennett MBA Endorses Ginnie Mae Effort to Securitize Reverse Mortgages Mortgage Bankers Association NY: Housing Sales, Prices Relatively Flat Buffalo Business Journal Year to Date Global CDO Issuance of $322 Billion Over 20% Higher than Full-Year 2005; 3rd Quarter Issuance at $117.8 Billion Bond Market Association Debt buyers versus the indebted Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Henny Sender Municipal Derivatives and Secondary Market Products Conference Bond Market Association Data revive fears of US hard landing FT / Jamie Chisholm Renewed stagflation fears unjustified $ FT / John Authers Lower oil prices lessen inflation fears: Merrill Globe and Mail / Angela Barnes Washington unemployment, job pool increased last month Seattle Times / Dan Richman 12,000 Reasons to Sell Smartmoney.com / James B. Stewart Jump in inflation sends stocks falling AP via Dallas Morning News Hooters faces $$$ woes - Owners seek bankruptcy Boston Herald / Scott Van Voorhis Bernanke worried about regulation interfering with innovation in banking industry AP via Northwest Indiana Times / Martin Crutsinger The Deficit Is Smaller . . . . . . but government is bigger National Review / Phil Kerpen Senate, as well as House, seen up for grabs in midterms Marketwatch / William L. Watts Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent Bank of Canada Gold falls back below $600 an ounce AP via Houston Chronicle IBM's profit up 47% Reuters via CNN Motorola Profit Drops 45% as Revenue Trails Forecast Bloomberg / Ville Heiskanen Yahoo 3Q profit slides on slowing growth AP via NJ Post / Michael Liedtke Bonds up on industrial production data AP via NJ Post Ginnie Maes look more attractive AP via NJ Post / Tim Paradis ABC/WashPost US consumer comfort index at -7 Reuters A Supervisory Perspective on Enterprise Risk Management Federal Reserve Board Fed's Bies-US banks should be wary on mortgage lending Reuters Wall Street average paycheck near $300,000 Reuters via CNN Lower Deficit Sparks Debate Over Tax Cuts' Role Washington Post / Lori Montgomery Treasuries Gain as Producer Prices, Industrial Production Drop Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Deborah Finestone U.S. Industrial Production Fell 0.6% in September Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman Inflation report waves red flags CNN No reason for easin' Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner Federal Reserve Events Reuters Fed chairman says rules shouldn't stifle banks San Diego Union Tribune / Mike Freeman US Aug capital inflows rise to record $116.8 bln Reuters / Mark Felsenthal CA: Auctioned homes' values are pounded Sacramento Bee / Jim Wasserman Tuesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Second wind for the bull market Money via CNN / Michael Sivy Office Depot swings to profit AP via Houston Chronicle Oil prices rise above $60 a barrel AP via NJ Post / George Jahn Fed Officials Are Paid to Worry, Talk Like Hawks Bloomberg / Caroline Baum U.S. chain store sales rise for 2nd week - ICSC/UBS Reuters U.S. Producer Prices Fell 1.3%; Core Rate Up 0.6% Bloomberg / Joe Richter Haven filings move up after fall Washington Times / Tom Ramstack Immigrants fuel recent area boom in housing Chicago Tribune / Oscar Avila and Sara Olkon Chicago Merc to Buy Board of Trade for $8 Billion Bloomberg / Annie Pinkert Fund-Manager Stocks Leave Funds in the Dust Again Bloomberg / Chet Currier Merrill Lynch 3Q Profit Doubles AP via Forbes Labranche Shares Tank As Profit Falls NY Post / Zachery Kouwe Big Board Wasn’t Always A Stickler On Rules NY Post / John Crudele Foreign Purchases of U.S. Securities Surge to Record in August Bloomberg / Kevin Carmichael Buyers Wary of Lender's Bonds Bloomberg via LA Times UK inflation eases but rate rise still likely FT / Jamie Chisholm Oil Prices Rise Above $60 on OPEC Plan AP via Newsday Consumer holiday spending to rise 7% MarketWatch / Jennifer Waters Industrial Production in the U.S. Probably Stalled in September Bloomberg / Joe Richter It Pays to Have Pals in Silicon Valley NY Times / Miguel Helft Russia Threatening to Revoke Lukoil Licenses NY Times / Andrew E. Kramer China's Economy Likely Slowed in Third Quarter on Wen's Curbs Bloomberg / Nerys Avery Gunsa And Butter Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer Will the Supreme Court shackle new tribunal law? Christian Science Monitor / Warren Richey A look at then and now as the U.S. population hits 300 million Pittsburgh Post Gazette

10/18 Bond protections not reliable – Fitch FT / David Oakley Bonds Away Daily Reckoning / Eric J. Fry CA: Home buyers gain clout in market Contra Costa Times / Eve Mitchell DC: House Sales In Region Increasingly Called Off Washington Post / Tomoeh Murakami Tse Retail investors missed most of recent rally Marketwatch / Alistair Barr Why investors often lag behind the market indexes Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Jonathan Clements Search for Tomorrow Smartmoney / Nicole Ridgway Allstate swings to $1.16B 3Q gain AP via Beaufort Gazette Reflections on the Merc-CBOT Merger Business Week via MSNBC The GOP Has Some Explaining to Do National Review / Cesar Conda & Daniel Clifton Fed urged to improve communications policy FT / Krishna Guha Wall St still on fence regarding future Fed moves Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa Stock Market Report pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Treasuries hold steady after inconclusive data Reuters / Burton Frierson Idaho Schools Embrace Selling Muni Bonds at Auction Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Not so down and out The Economist CA: Home prices to fall 2 percent in 2007, Realtors project Orange County Register / Jeff Collins California Home-Loan Defaults Rise to Highest in 4 1/2 Years Bloomberg / Daniel Taub TX: Houston homes prices, sales rose in September Houston Chronicle / Katherine Feser Dow Ends Up 43, but Closes Below 12,000 AP via Chicago Tribune / Tim Paradis After 12,000, Dow Average May Have to Wait for More Milestones Bloomberg / Nick Baker and Michael Patterson Dow defies the October jinx Marketwatch / Leslie Wines StreetTalk: Really A Record? Forbes / Bob Lenzner and David Andelman EBay Beats Views As Profit Rises 10 Pct. AP via Forbes / Rachel Konrad Advanced Micro Net Rises; Shares Plunge on Price Cuts Bloomberg / Ian King Apple Profit Up 27 Pct., Beating Views Chicago Tribune Banks search for Chicago rival $ FT / Norma Cohen, Doug Cameron and Tobias Buck CBOT Merger Deal Ups NYMEX Value NY Post / Zachery Kouwe TX: Immigrants in Texas to send $5.2 billion home Houston Chronicle / Jenalia Moreno China stems inflows of hot money FT / Richard McGregor Dow climbs above 12,000 on solid tech earnings Reuters Wednesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Treasuries slip on surprising strength in housing Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa NY: As housing bubble collapses, developers and sellers cut prices, await deals and pray for a rally in '07 Newsday / Randi F. Marshall Building permits fall to a five-year low of 1.62 million Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Social Security checks to rise by 3.3% AP via Dallas Morning News A Dollar is Not a Dollar Safehaven / Chuck DiFalco Agencies provide consumer information on nontraditional mortgage loans Federal Reserve Board U.S. September Housing Starts Rise 5.9% to 1.772 Million Pace Bloomberg / Bob Willis U.S. Consumer Prices Fell 0.5% Last Month; Core Rate Rose 0.2% Bloomberg / Joe Richter Bandwagon effect rolls on Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz Don't trust stock market as election prognosticator Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Federal Reserve Events Reuters Rates Rise as Refinance Applications Decrease in Latest Survey Mortgage Bankers Association US home loan applications fall as rates extend rise Reuters Stocks could rally on tech news CNN Profit Falls, but Intel Looks Up NY Times / Laurie J. Flynn Sovereign plans to cut expenses Philadelphia Inquirer / Joseph N. DiStefano JPMorgan Profit Rises, Led by Investment-Banking Fees Bloomberg / Justin Baer Piper Jaffray profit jumps on sale gain Marketwatch / Greg Mocroft Oil rises slightly in Asia AP via Houston Chronicle NY: More than 100K still without power Buffalo Business Journal Goodyear credit downgraded AP via Raleigh News and Observer Groups Ask IRS for Record-Keeping Guidance Bond Buyer / Alison L. McConnell Talk of Raising Gas Tax Is Just That Washington Post / Steven Mufson Barclays' high-flying finance director quits - with no job to go to Independent / James Daley UK: Inflation eases but rate rise still likely due to cost pressure Guardian / Ashley Seager and Angela Balakrishnan Yen Is Little Changed After BOJ Denies Monitoring Carry Trades Bloomberg / Chris Young and Ron Harui

10/19 The alternative engine The Economist Globalisation depresses western wages FT / Samuel Brittan Monetary Policy Report pdf Bank of Canada Canada: Opening statement to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Bank of Canada / David Dodge Opening statement at a press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report Bank of Canada / David Dodge Switched Signs and Big Losses Lew Rockwell / Gary North An Analysis and Description of Pricing and Information Sources in the Securitized and Structured Financial Markets Bond Market Association Kit Taylor, MSRB Executive Director, Honored by BMA’s Municipal Securities Division Bond Market Association Who Had It Better: Our Parents or Us? Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke Gold, silver prices rise AP via NJ Post Dow rally leaves hedge funds trailing FT / John Authers Money funds rose in latest week AP via NJ Post The high cost of commuting Business Week via MSNBC FL: Rents rising across Treasure Coast, PBC Palm Beach Post / Pat Beall CA: Housing slowdown dampens condo sales Sacramento Bee / Jon Ortiz MI: Unemployment rate stuck at 7.1% Detroit News / Louis Aguilar What Now for the Dow? Smartmoney / Lisa Scherzer Is Wal-Mart too tight with China? Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow UK: How to protect an industry The Economist Bank of England To Hike on November 9, But What Happens in 2007? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Victoria Marklew Treasury bonds fall AP via NJ Post Dow Closes Above 12,000 for 1st Time; Oil Rises and Bonds Fall Bloomberg / Hilary Johnson Time-Varying Variables Vary Pimco / Paul McCulley Business Outlook Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia US rate futures shrug off weak Philly Fed reading Reuters President's Perspective Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Richard W. Fisher Monetary Policy in a Low Inflation Economy with Learning pdf Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / John C. Williams Cross-Border Banking: Challenges for Deposit Insurance and Financial Stability in the European Union Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta / Robert A. Eisenbeis and George G. Kaufman PA: Manufacturing’s prospects in area appear brighter Philadelphia Inquirer / Bob Fernandez Google's 3Q profit nearly doubles AP via NJ Post / Maichael Liedtke McDonald's 3Q profit climbs 15 percent AP via NJ Post / Dave Carpenter AMD shows battle scars CNN / Grace Wong FDIC Banking Review FDIC Developing nicely The Economist Thursday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard U.S. Economy: Leading Economic Indicators Index Rises Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Bank of America to permanently cut securities holdings Marketwatch / David Enrich Uncertain which way to move The Economist Bye-Bye, Bond Vigilantes (Assuming You Exist) Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Italy's Rating Cut by S&P, Fitch on Debt, Deficit Bloomberg / Sheyam Ghieth Credit ratings $ FT / Lex Strong earnings balanced by OPEC worries CNN Southwest Airlines 3Q profit falls AP via NJ Post Google's Steep Grading Curve Forbes / Rachel Rosmarin No News Is Good News Forbes / Albert Bozzo U.S. jobless claims fell 10,000 last week Reuters CA: More Homeowners Going Into Default LA Times / David Streitfeld and Martin Zimmerman CA: A Home Market That's Tight: Rentals LA Times / Annette Haddad Northern Trust boosts net Chicago Sun Times / Mary Wisniewski Bank of America 3Q Profit Up 41 Percent AP via Chicago Tribune Nasdaq net income vaults 70%, tops forecasts Marketwatch / Steve Gelsi Citigroup 3Q net income falls 23 percent AP via NJ Post / Eileen Alt Pwell Citigroup's Profit Rises, Buoyed by Overseas Units Bloomberg / Justin Baer Dollar Declines on Speculation Interest-Rate Gap to Narrow Bloomberg / Kabir Chibber China economy applies the brakes BBC News UK: Inflation returns to the high street FT / Jamie Chisholm Bloomberg Dismisses Talk of Sale NY Times / Thomas J. Luek and Andrew Ross Sorkin Falling US fuel prices ease fears of recession Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull MA: Foreclosure help on way: Local banks set aside $100M for refinancing Boston Herald / Jerry Kronenberg Stock Market Breadth Continues to Improve Market Thoughts via Safehaven / Henry To Germany's economy is beginning to perk up (at last) Independent / Hamish McRae UK: Bank hints at rise in interest rates next month despite growing unemployment Guardian / Larry Elliott and Angela Balakrishnan Crude Oil Rises From 1-Week Low as OPEC Meets to Cut Production Bloomberg / Hector Forster China's Economic Growth Slows on Investment Controls Bloomberg / Nerys Avery S. Korean Economy Faces `Downward Risks,' Kwon Says Bloomberg / Seyoon Kim

10/20 GDP dipped to 2% in quarter, economists say Marketwatch / Rex Nutting High Dow signals investors' high confidence Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer Dow: It's about more than just 12,000 Minneapolis Star Tribune / Kara McGuire More solid earnings may keep rally going Reuters / Chris Sanders Thousands of burned WorldCom investors to get first check from fund AP via SiliconValley.com News Corp renews ‘poison pill’ defence $ FT / Joshua Chaffin UK: GDP growth faster than expected BBC News Fed should follow the money as well as the data Reuters / Jennifer Ablan NY Fed calls primary dealers meeting: sources Reuters Are you a middle-class criminal? FT / Richard Tomkins High-wireless act San Diego Union Tribune / Kathryn Balint Stocks eye economy, end mixed CNN / Steve Hargreaves Federal Reserve Events Reuters Europe too windy over Chicago exchange deal $ FT / Richard Beales CO: State jobless rate falls again AP via Denver Post Did Quantitative Easing by the Bank of Japan "Work"? Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco 5-Yr Note: Safe Haven for Wary Investors AP via MSN Financial Services Industry Conducts Successful Business Continuity Test Bond Market Association Don't Get Excited About CPI and Housing Data Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff Gold prices fall below $600 an ounce AP via NJ Post On NYSE floor, concerns about the future AP via NJ Post / Joe Bel Bruno Dollar makes slight gains on euro, yen AP via NJ Post FL: State's jobless rate continues to decline South Florida Sun Sentinel / Harriet Johnson Brackey Either a Borrower or a Lender Be Tech Central Station / Alvaro Vargas Llosa The Scale of China's Impact Business Week via MSNBC Canada: Economists expect stable interest rates CP via Toronto Star / John Ward Oil Tumbles Below $57 on Skepticism OPEC Will Make Output Cuts Bloomberg / Mark Shenk OPEC Deepens Cuts, Investors Yawn Forbes / Parmy Olson and R.M. Schneiderman Ford May Report 3rd Straight Loss on Sales Slump Bloomberg / Bill Koenig Dow drops 9 on weak Caterpillar forecast AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Tim Paradis Friday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Dow retreats from 12,000 CNN U.S. high-yield bonds report $3.2 mln inflow – AMG Reuters Treasuries Head for Weekly Gain on Outlook for Interest Rates Bloomberg / Wes Goodman Rates on 30-year mortgages edge down slightly AP via Arizona Daily Sun Lukoil: The Next Oil Superpower? Forbes / David A. Andelman and Heidi Brown Federal Reserve Events Reuters Fed Will Stay With Current 5.25 Interest Rate Bloomberg / John M. Berry Beware: More Fed hikes may be coming CNN / Chris Isidore Markets Greet Fed's Shift as Pause That Refreshes Bloomberg / Chet Currier Treasuries drift up, confined to range before Fed Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa CA: In declining market, sellers putting homes on the block San Diego Union Tribune / Mike Freeman 3M profit for 3Q rises AP via NJ Post / Joshua Freed What’s a Backdated Stock Option Worth? CFO.com / Helen Shaw Surprise, Surprise? Forbes / Jonathan Fahey For investors, Dow at 12,000 is a hollow milestone South Florida Sun Sentinel / Harriet Johnson Brackey Oil holds at $58 after OPEC cut Reuters via CNN Grasso must return tens of millions from final Big Board pay Bloomberg via South Florida Sun sentinel / Patricia Hurtado Tennessee jobless rate hits 5-year low Tennessean / Bush Bernard We're lovin' it: the US carries on consuming Guardian / Andrew Clark The lessons of '87 Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert How Far Past 12,000? Watch Data NY Times / Vikas Bajaj New PILOT Regulations Under Fire Bond Buyer / Alison L. McConnell MA: Hub population prop-up Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald Deutsche, Morgan Stanley Surprised by Yen Drop, Lower Forecasts Bloomberg / Jake Lee Yen Weakens After North Korean General Says 'Ready' for War Bloomberg / Ron Harui and Chris Young UK: Brown's golden rule threatened by red ink Guardian UK: Retail sales fall as high street prices rise Guardian / Angela Balakrishnan Dollar Heading for Weekly Loss on Signs Economic Growth Slowing Bloomberg / Chris Young OPEC Agrees to Cut 1.2 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Bloomberg / Andy Critchlow and Fred Pals China Expansion Will Test Wal-Mart's Darwinism Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

10/21 TX: Foreclosures biting more homeowners Houston Chronicle / Purva Patel CA: Real estate boom was lowered in 2005 LA Daily News / Gregory J. Wilcox U.S. stocks to take pause as focus turns to Fed Marketwatch / Carla Mozee Mortgage rates barely budge ahead of Fed meet AP via Myrtle Beach Sun / Martin Crutsinger The $100,000 stock: Berkshire Hathaway still soars Marketwatch / Russ Britt CA: State's 'Salad Bowl' suffering AP via Long Beach Press Telegram / Olivia Munoz Dunkin' Donuts raids Krispy Kreme turf AP via Contra Costa Times / Beth Rucker Scrambling to Save Trade Perks LA Times / Chris Kraul Viewed From Abroad, the Dow at 12,000 Isn’t So Impressive NY Times / Floyd Norris U.S. 10-Year Treasuries Gain This Week on Signs Growth Slowing Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Elizabeth Stanton European Bonds Declined for a Fourth Week on ECB Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Gavin Finch NY: A new word in housing: affordable Newsday / Randi F. Marshall Don't let mortgage insurance surprise you at closing table Bankrate.com via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Amy Buttell Dollar Falls, Snapping 3-Week Climb, as Economic Growth Slows Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger FL: Holiday workers hard to find South Florida Sun Sentinel / Harriet Johnson Brackey U.S. Stocks' Three-Week Rally Slows After Dow Reaches Record Bloomberg / Michael Tsang Treasury Trove: Firms invest in Ex-Secretaries NY Post / Zachery Kouwe $100 million ready for defrauded hedge fund investors CNN Feds Grab Bayou Dollars NY Post / Paul Tharp Price of oil falls in spite of Opec cuts London Times / Carl Mortished Werewolves Come and Go, but Business of Halloween Is Forever NY Times / Harry Hurt III UK: Rate rise looks a certainty as economy continues accelerating Guardian / Angela Balakrishnan and Larry Elliott 2 Former Treasury Chiefs Add Clout to Hedge Funds Washington Post / Lori Montgomery