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11/01 Bond prices rise on manufacturing data AP via NJ Post Recession odds growing, Fed model shows Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Community Development Financial Institutions: Promoting Economic Growth and Opportunity Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke The National Economy: Slower Growth, Moderating Inflationary Pressure Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Fed chairman warns on home financing AP via Houston Chronicle / Jeannine Aversa Gold rises to 8-week high, dollar drops AP via NJ Post Dow Ends Down 50 on Weak Economic Data AP via Forbes / Ellen Simon American car buyers get a case of amnesia Fortune via CNN GM, Ford report higher sales for October Marketwatch / Shawn Langlois United Airlines plans to cut debt UPI The Minimum Wage: It's All Local Forbes / Janet Novack Canadian dollar drops on trust decision, bonds up Reuters / Cameron French Wireless devices send mixed radio signals LA Times / Jim Puzzanghera Rate futures boost chance of Fed cuts on Oct ISM Reuters Can the economy survive the housing bust? Fortune via CNN / Jon Birger U.S. October ISM Manufacturing Index Falls to 51.2 Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman Construction spending falls in September AP via NJ Post / Martin Crutsinger Derivatives traders see Oct US payrolls at 103,800 Reuters US renews estimate of larger 30-year issuance Reuters Treasuries prices climb on weak ISM manufacturing Reuters Treasury says it will borrow $32 billion AP via NJ Post / Martin Crutsinger Deutsche Bank bolstered by debt trading $ FT / Ivar Simensen Kannapolis will issue biotech bonds Charlotte Observer / Victoria Cherrie and Adam Bell Wednesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard October second biggest '06 merger month CNN 'Solid quarter' at Qwest Denver Post / Jeff Smith CVS confirms merger talks with Caremark $ FT / Daniel Pimlott Federal Reserve Events Reuters Using this math, Skilling got off easy Denver Post / al Lewis Support for bond yields set to fade away Marketwatch and Bondhead Referral / Tomi Kilgore City of High Rollers Has No Use for a Train Wreck: Joe Mysak Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Deutsche Bank Profit Rises 25%; Trading Revenue Falls Bloomberg / Elena Logutenkova and Aaron Kirchfeld SEC Focuses on `Naked Shorting' in Sandell Fund Case Bloomberg / Katherine Burton and David Scheer US worker sentiment rises in October-Hudson Index Reuters Oil drifts ahead of inventory reading Reuters via CNN Inventory haunting domestic automakers Detroit Free Press / Katie Merx Dow finishes month up 3.4% LA Times Adjustable rate worries mortgage holders AP via Houston Chronicle / Jeannine Aversa Naked In The Hedge NY Post / Roddy Boyd CA: As buyers balk, builders carry on Orange County Register / Mathew Padilla October Muni Volume Up 5.9% From 2005 Bond Buyer / Matthew Hudson Gambling Against the Dollar NY Times / David Leonhardt Americans' job worries outweigh rising wage AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Anne D'Innocenzio India's economy, now with muscle Christian Science Monitor / Mark Sappenfield Japan Must Beat Roach's Forces of Globalization Bloomberg / William Pesek

11/02 CO: Mortgage fraud serious, panel agrees Rocky Mountain News / John Rebchook The Economic Outlook Federal Reserve Board / Susan S. Bies Fed's Bies-US fed funds rate close to neutral Reuters Fed's Bies says stage set for easing US inflation Reuters / Steve Dinnen What Is the Fed Doing on Housing? Tech Central Station / Desmond Lachman Bond bears still lurking Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow The rich are getting much richer, much faster than everyone else McClatchy Newspapers / Kevin G. Hall Get Ready for an October Jobs Bounce Business Week via MSNBC / Rick MacDonald Economy slowing; recession in 2007? USA Today via Clarion Ledger U.S. Recession Warnings Grow Louder; Some Say It's Just Noise Bloomberg / Vince Golle and Carlos Torres In some places, U.S. money isn't as sound as dollar Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Michael M. Phillips Extreme House-Selling Strategies Smartmoney.com / Aleksandra Todorova U.S. foreclosure rate climbs 43% Gannett News via Clarion Ledger US retail FT / Lex IRS to raise vehicle reimbursement AP via Raleigh News and Observer A Taxing Time for the GOP Washington Post / Lori Montgomery China: Forget trade deficits, the real worry is what China will do with its money Independent / Hamish McRae Tethering inflation The Economist Wanted: Big jobs gain CNN / Chris Isidore War Or Not, It’s Still About The Economy Stupid NY Post / John Crudele Trouble at till The Economist Bond prices slip on signs of inflation AP via NJ Post Junk Bonds in Europe Gain on Faster Economic Growth Bloomberg / Steve Rothwell Oil prices settle below $58 a barrel AP via NJ Post / George Jahn War dividend The Economist Home Depot chips away at downturn NY Times via Detroit News / Michael Barbaro and Claudia H. Deutsch MI: Study puts Michigan at No. 3 in U.S. manufacturing Lansing State Journal / Derek Wallbank Economic Perspectives Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Confessions of a Data Dependent Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Richard W. Fisher Fed's Fisher encouraged by lower inflation Reuters Slow-market crisis: Stuck with two homes CNN / Stephen Gandel Euro Rises Versus Dollar as Trichet Pledges `Strong Vigilance' Bloomberg / Min Zeng China's trillion dollar surplus BBC News / Steve Schifferes U.S. Consumers Turn Thrifty Forbes / Scott Reeves Federal Reserve Events Reuters Treasuries slide on strong labor costs data Reuters / Burton Frierson Stocks Fall on Productivity Report AP via Forbes / Tim Paradis Thursday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Mortgage rates see big drop CNN U.S. Economy: Productivity Stalls, Costs Increase Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman Elections Can't Beat Street Forbes / Robert Lenzner and Paul Maidment ECB leaves eurozone rates at 3.25% FT / Neil Dennis Divergent trends in commodities prices $ FT / John Authers Gold in moderation NY Daily News / Phyllis Furman Oil prices fall after inventory drop AP via Houston Chronicle / George Jahn Gold hits 8-week high, boosted by weak U.S. data Reuters / Pratima Desai German jobless rate drops below 10 percent for 1st time since 2002 AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Geir Moulson Retail sales sputter CNN / Parija B. Kavilanz Business productivity flat Reuters via CNN Jobless claims jump up Reuters via CNN Hedge Funds Are Tempted to Let Loose Dogs of Risk Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert U.S. Third-Quarter Labor Costs Jump From Year Earlier Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman ECB's Trichet Flags `Strong Vigilance,' Higher Rates Bloomberg / John Frahe

11/03 The Evolving Role of the Federal Reserve Banks Federal Reserve Board / Donald L. Kohn Speeches & Testimony FDIC / Sheila C. Bair The Great Debate Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach and Richard Berner US business loans rose $5.9 bln in latest week-Fed Reuters Exxon sees plenty of oil supplies to meet demand Marketwatch / Jasmina Kelemen Oil prices going to the century mark Marketwatch / Dr. Fariborz Ghadar Stocks Fall Again, Capping Week With Losses Investor’s Business Daily / Vincent Mao Stores brace for holiday crime LA Daily News / Julia M. Scott The Rise in Homeownership Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Averaging Forecasts from VARs with Uncertain Instabilities pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Todd E. Clark and Michael W. McCracken Realtors project housing boom if alternate credit scores adopted AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Garance Burke Younger home buyers bring market changes Marketwatch / Kristen Gerencher Jobless figures boost Bush ahead of polls FT / Krishna Guha and Eoin Callan in Washington and Richard Beales US economy $ FT / Lex The lunacy of earnings guidance $ FT / Francesco Guerrera Hopes for Fed rate cuts die Reuters via CNN Economy's political sway shifts Chicago Tribune / William Neikirk The New Word in Home Sales: 'Canceled' Wall Street Journal via Bondhead Referral / June Fletcher and Ruth Simon Realtors Say the Stars Are Aligned for Housing NY Times / Vikas Bajaj NY: Selling real estate in Westchester getting tougher Journal News / Jerry Gleeson Bonds end week down on strong job report AP via NJ Post Fed Official Says Bad Data Helped Fuel Rate Cuts, Housing Speculation Wall Street Journal via Bondhead Referral / Greg Ip Dollar rises against major currencies AP via NJ Post Profits Rise 23% in U.S., Led by Banks, Insurers; Pace May Slow Bloomberg / Margot Habiby Dow Ends Down 33 Amid Jump in Oil Prices AP via Tim Paradis Dow ends below 12,000 CNN / Alexandra Twin, Steve Hargreaves and Grace Wong Berkshire's Profit Up Nearly Fivefold AP via Forbes / Josh Funk Fearing Slow Holiday Sales, Wal-Mart Cuts Prices NY Times / Michael Barbaro ISM, payrolls flush prospects for Fed rate cuts Reuters / Ros Krasny Quite Contrary Smartmoney.com / Donald Luskin U.S. service growth rises in October - ISM survey Reuters America's Corporate Bond Sales Surpass Record on M&A, Low Rates Bloomberg / Belinda Cao Realtors' ads tout bargains Sacramento Bee / Jim Wasserman TX: Costs deterring apartment builders Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown PA: Holiday jobs may be hard to find this year Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Anya Sostek Dollar Rises After U.S. Unemployment Rate Declined in October Bloomberg / Min Zeng Treasuries Fall Most in a Month as U.S. Jobless Rate Declines Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Deborah Finestone October U.S. Payrolls Rise 92,000; Jobless Rate Falls to 4.4% Bloomberg / Joe Richter Unemployment Rate Falls to 5-Year Low AP via Newsday / Jeannine Aversa Inflation rears its ugly head in US Telegraph via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / David Litterick Housing bust? Already over, several experts are saying Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel Mortgage rates fall as economy signals slowdown AP via Baltimore Sun Friday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Treasuries prices steady ahead of jobs report Reuters Derivative traders see Oct US payrolls at 103,900 Reuters U.K. Personal Bankruptcies Reach Record as Rates Rise Bloomberg / Craig Stirling Real estate slump tough on Midwest Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull Gold rush Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Fed's Bies, Fisher See Inflation Rate Beginning to Come Down Bloomberg / Scott Lanman and Vivien Lou Chen Taiwan Dollar Gains on Week as Company Earnings Lure Investors Bloomberg / Yumi Kuramitsu Indian Bond Market Needs Single Benchmark Rate Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

11/04 Sell Dow 12,000 Lew Rockwell / Kevin Duffy CA: Realtors try to prod market with full-page ads LA Times / Annette Haddad Dollar Posts Weekly Gain After Unemployment Drops, Wages Rise Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger and Annie Pinkert NT dollar records largest weekly gain in six months Taipei Times Have gasoline prices gone as low as they can go? AP via Modesto Bee / Brad Foss In U.S., mixed signals on jobs NY Times via IHT / Jeremy W. Peters MN: New living wage on fast track in St. Paul St. Paul Pioneer Press / Jason Hoppin For Sale, By the Owner's Ego Washington Post / Kirstin Downey Buyers beware: Option ARMs risky Tallahassee Democrat / Billy Bruce Accelerator loan for mortgage gains popularity Bankrate.com via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Don Taylor Jobs Can’t Prop Stocks NY Post / Paul Tharp Bush Cites Economic Progress Under GOP AP via Washington Post / Deb Reichmann UK: Live now, pay later: record numbers opt for 'soft bankruptcy' Guardian / Larry Elliott Unemployment dips, but that has its costs Philadelphia Inquirer / Kevin G. Hall Inflation, a pain in the wallet Newsday / Noel Rubinton Mortgage Lesson No. 1: Home Is Not a Piggy Bank NY Times / Damon Darlin Buckle up! Pump prices set to take off San Diego Union Tribune / Craig D. Rose White House's job numbers don't add up Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Strong U.S. job growth boosts GOP hopes LA Times / Joel Havemann U.S. stocks set for choppy week Marketwatch / Carla Mozee Challenges loom for Qwest Rocky Mountain News / Jeff Smith

11/05 Hopes run low for Republicans FT Holly Yeager Bank Credit and Boom/Bust Cycles Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke Who Runs the World and Controls the Value of Assets? Joan Veon via Safehaven / Joan Veon ‘Panic selling’ hits derivatives market $ FT / Paul J Davies and Gillian Tett Back-to-earnings season Marketwatch / Sage Brennan Wall St Wk Ahead: Will U.S. elections entice stock bulls? Reuters Electronics holiday sales may be ho-hum AP via NJ Post / May Wong Lundberg: Gas falls again but declines over CNN IN: The economy may be state's election issue for long while Indianapolis Star / John Ketzenberger U.S. wealth gap threatens American dream McClatchy via Miami Herald / Kevin G. Hall Economy could flex its muscles after weak Q3 Marketwatch / Greg Robb Housing, auto slumps can't slow down economy St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus CA: Wall St. to state: Feel free to borrow LA Times / Tom Petruno Democratic Sweep May Spell Trouble, Eh? NY Post / Terry Keenan Political season clouds over any attempt at real debate Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel It's not too soon to pay attention to '07 expectations Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak Risky business investing in turnaround stocks Chicago Tribune / Andrew Leckey PA: Unemployment and inflation are lower, housing market slows from highs Allentown Morning Call Gregory Karp Foreclosure-rescue scam can leave borrowers stranded LA Times / Tom Kelly FL: Builders feeling the brunt of a slowdown St. Petersburg Times / Chun-Wei Yap CA: Reverse mortgages gain traction Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner Grab a CD And Hang On Wall Street Journal / Jaclyne Badal Fund Distributions on The Rise Wall Street Journal Latest fund scandal seeded by backroom operation kickbacks Boston Herald / Chuck Jaffe UK: We're the champions of borrowing, but this rate rise must work in reining us back Independent / Hamish McRae EU: Power shortage leaves Europe in the dark AP via Seattle Times All Housing Markets Are Local, Except When They’re Not NY Times / Daniel Gross Excuses dwindle for failure to fix finances Chicago Tribune / Gregory Karp Keeping Customer Service Jobs at Home in the U.S.A., Literally NY Times / Eilene Zimmerman Oil, Cash and Corruption NY Times / Ron Stodghill Profiting When Companies Split Up NY Times / Barry Rehfeld Wall Street’s Electoral Tea Leaves NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle Did You Hear the One About the S.E.C. Guy? NY Times / Eric Dash UK: Expert puts smart money on November bank rate hike Guardian – Observer / Heather Stewart UK: Is the debt boom going to cost us? Guardian – Observer / Richard Wachman

11/06 Economic Inequality in the United States pdf Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Janet L. Yellen Statement Regarding New York Fed Meeting with Primary Dealers Federal Reserve Bank of New York Monthly Mutual Fund Report Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Texas State & Metro Economic Indicators Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Using State and Metropolitan Area House Price Cycles to Interpret the U.S. Housing Market Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Yolanda K. Kodrzycki Oil Rises as OPEC Members Weigh Cut, Nigeria Facility Attacked Bloomberg / Mark Shenk Rally picks up steam CNN / Alexandra Twin Monday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Disconnects Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach The Two-Tier Economy Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner and David Greenlaw Merger Monday fuels early gains Marketwatch / Mark Cotton Is short-selling driving up stock prices? AP via Cincinnati Enquirer / Rachel Beck Federal Reserve Events Reuters Greenspan-low long-term rates not permanent Reuters Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman and David Greenlaw Bond traders nervous over fed probe Reuters via CNN Treasurys lower as Moskow warns on inflation Marketwatch / Leslie Wines Ford Bonds Rally on Loan; S&P Threatens Rating Cut Bloomberg / Mark Pittman and Bill Koenig Gold, silver futures fall in morning dealings Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Oil Slips Despite Talk of More OPEC Cuts AP via Orlando Sentinel / Mazin Elfhaid CA: Wachovia in the wings LA Times / E. Scott Reckard Bonus Pay for Wall Street Big Five Surges to Record $36 Billion Bloomberg / Christine Harper MI: Real estate agents turn to tech Lansing State Journal / Jeremy W. Steele ECB Good to Go Again Morgan Stanley / Elga Bartsch Fed's Moskow says more rate hikes may be needed Reuters Treasury Bond Investors Give Up on Rate Cut After Labor Gains Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Deborah Finestone Treasury Bond Police Act for First Time Since Salomon Scandal Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Otis Bilodeau U.S. Health Costs Are Fueling a Fiscal Blow-Out Bloomberg / John F. Wasik Where Were The Auditors? Forbes / Elizabeth MacDonald Divided Government Means Less Economic Meddling Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Notes On The News: Dems Trade Down Forbes / Paul Maidment Once Safe, Public Pensions Are Now Facing Cuts NY Times / Mary Williams Walsh China foreign exchange reserves top 1 trln usd - state TV XFN via Forbes Dollar extends gains on Fed-on-hold view Reuters / Natsuko Waki Euro - Zone Growth Forecast at 2.6 Percent AP via NY Times US joblessness ebbs to rare historical low Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer New New York City Credit Tops Calendar Bond Buyer / Christine Albano Japan's Bonds Fall on Rate Increase Concern Ahead of Auction Bloomberg / Chris Cooper Toshiba Hires Banks for First Bond Since May 2002 Bloomberg / Junko Fujita and Takashi Ueno All signs point to a US House run by Democrats Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldmann UK: Property boom builds on a swamp of debt Guardian / Larry Elliott

11/07 Fed must ‘show its resolve to tackle inflation’ FT / Krishna Guha Stock futures ease as returns come in CNN / Mark M. Meinero UBS Knocks Down Home Depot, Lowe's Business Week via MSNBC Oil edges over $59 on more OPEC backing for cuts Reuters / Ikuko Kao Trading fall hits US repo market FT / Saskia Scholtes and Michael Mackenzie TIPS time? Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen Market manipulation $ FT / John Authers Real estate: Babes in bear land CNN / Chris Isidore Slump, or a buying opportunity? $ FT NV: Realtors: Median home prices flat Las Vegas Review Journal / Hubble Smith NV: Put off by prices Las Vegas Review Journal / Hubble Smith Two major home builders see big drop in orders AP via Seattle Times / Deborah Yao U.S. workers quitting jobs at 2-year low Reuters Consumer borrowing down in September AP via Beaufort Gazette / Marcy Gordon Growth Causes Inflation? Speculative Investor via Safehaven / Steven Saville ABC/WashPost US Consumer Comfort Index holds at -3 Reuters Economic Trends November 2006 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Accountants have become hot commodities Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Anya Sostek Australia bank raises interest rate AP via Beaufort Gazette Pricey hedge fund now bargain Boston Herald / Brett Arends The New Leaders? Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer Kerry, Saddam, and jobs . . . oh my! National Review / Larry Kudlow U.S. Notes Advance After Fed's Pianalto Says Inflation May Slow Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Gavin Finch U.S. chain store sales up in latest week-Redbook Reuters Slump will pass, Greenspan says Dow Jones via Philadelphia Inquirer A factory of one's own Fortune via CNN / Jeffrey M. O'Brien US Treasury Is Quietly Doing The Fed’s Work NY Post / John Crudele Dow rallies to fresh all-time high Marketwatch / Leslie Wines & Mark Cotton Stocks push higher on Election Day CNN Nasdaq Breaks Out Smartmoney.com / Igor Greenwald As prices fall, US home buyers benefit Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer In Arizona, ‘For Sale’ Is a Sign of the Times NY Times / Vikas Bajaj FL: Pricey housing makes area a contender for grants Palm Beach Post / Eve Samples Oil prices slide below $60 a barrel AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / George Jahn IRS planning more audits in tax season Washington Times / Tom Ramstack The Issue That Didn't Bark Tech Central Station / Ramesh Ponnuru Bank of Japan hints at rate raise BBC News Federal Reserve Events Reuters Fed's Pianalto Says U.S. Economy Will Withstand Housing Slump Bloomberg / Craig Torres and Sho Chandra Fed Gets Ambiguous Data, No Reasons for a Change Bloomberg / John M. Berry Treasury Dealers Told to Increase Their Oversight Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton Fed To Banks: Halt Bond Fraud Forbes / Liz Moyer Pimco, Advantus Push Bondholder Protection Against Kravis, LBOs Bloomberg / Caroline Salas Labor's Time Has Come, Economy's Time Has Passed Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Tuesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Jeff Bezos' risky bet Business Week via MSNBC Value Investors Sit Uneasily on Top of the Heap Bloomberg / Chet Currier ETFs In Every Aisle Forbes / Carl Delfeld Dollar drops against yen AP via NJ Post It Could Be A Long Night Forbes / Jessica Holzer

11/08 Moskow says Fed not behind the curve on inflation Reuters Tax cuts: Where the fight stands now CNN / Jeanne Sahadi Dow reaches new high on election results AP via NJ Post Wednesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard DirecTV 3Q profit surges AP via NJ Post McDonald's same-store sales grow in October AP via Wichita Eagle Oil rises as gasoline supplies fall AP via Houston Chronicle U.S. Voters Approve Bonds by Boatload, More Coming Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Near a Bottom in Housing? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel How Big is the US National Debt? Dollar Daze via Safehaven / Mike Hewitt NV: Foreclosed-upon homes head to auction block Las Vegas Review Journal / Hubble Smith Credit survey says consumers are upside down Akron Beacon Journal Treasuries rise on strong overseas buying Reuters / Zubin Jelveh Federal Reserve Events Reuters Oops! Miscalculation led Fed to keep money cheap too long Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel Expect gridlock on Capitol Hill FT / Jurek Martin Jefferies, Wachovia Cut at Least 25% of NYSE Staff, People Say Bloomberg / Sabrina Quagliozzi and Edgar Ortega US home loan demand rises as refinancing surges Reuters / Julie Haviv U.S. mortgage applications increase last week-MBA Reuters Mortgage Applications Rise in Latest Survey Mortgage Bankers Association CA: Home sellers saw big profits in October LA Times / Annette Haddad WA: It's a buyer's market, if buyer's loaded Seattle Post Intelligencer / Aubrey Cohen CO: Home buyers in no rush Rocky Mountain News / John Rebchook CA: Rents will climb 5% or more, readers predict Orange County Register High-End or Starter Homes, Builders Remain in a Slump NY Times / Eduardo Porter Oil prices rise in Asian trading AP via NJ Post / Tanalee Smith Drilling Deep in the Gulf of Mexico NY Times / Jad Mouawad Treasuries Gain as Democrats Win House; Stocks, Dollar Decline Bloomberg / Shamim Adam and Darren Boey Now, the markets cast their vote CNN / Alexandra Twin Should Government Be Run Like Business? Forbes / Oxford Analytica Resurgent Democrats Win Control of House AP via Forbes / Liz Sidoti Morgan Stanley's Gamble Is Too Little, Too Late Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn Japanese Bonds Advance as Report May Show Bank Lending Stalled Bloomberg / Chris Cooper UK: Bank poised to raise interest rates amid fears of trouble ahead Guardian / Larry Elliott Japan's GDP Seen Unchanged as Consumers Cut Spending Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya

11/09 Global Rise Of Services Industry Challenges Midsize U.S. Players Investor’s Business Daily / J. Bonasia IRS raising