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01 Nov 2009 01:42
, Nov 01 03:37, Nov 01 08:37, Nov 01 17:37China Manufacturing Grows at Fastest Pace in 18 Months on Stimulus, Loans China’s manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in 18 months and a government researcher said economic growth will accelerate this quarter.
Payrolls in U.S. Probably Fell, Manufacturing Sped Up in Uneven Recovery Employers in the U.S. kept cutting jobs in October and manufacturing picked up, pointing to an uneven economic recovery that will take time to encourage hiring, economists said before reports this week.
Ford UAW Workers Said to Reject Concessions That Would Match GM, Chrysler Ford Motor Co. hourly employees have rejected contract concessions the automaker said it needed to remain competitive with its U.S. rivals, said two people familiar with the outcome of the voting.
CIT Group Bankruptcy Approaches After Striking Icahn, Goldman Sachs Deals CIT Group Inc., the 101-year-old commercial lender seeking to avoid collapse, may file for a prepackaged bankruptcy as soon as this weekend after striking deals with billionaire Carl Icahn and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
South Korea's October Exports Fall 8.3%, Less Than Economists' Forecasts South Korea’s exports fell less than economists estimated in October, adding to signs that trade may start to rebound from the slump triggered by the global financial crisis.
Australia Plans to Release `Better' GDP, Unemployment Forecasts, Swan Says Australia will revise forecasts for growth and unemployment with figures “better” than those published in May, Treasurer Wayne Swan said.
Afghanistan's Abdullah Withdraws From Presidential Run-Off Against Karzai Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister, said he will withdraw from the Nov. 7 presidential run-off election against Hamid Karzai.
Clinton Praises Israeli Offer on Settlements; Palestinians Demand Freeze Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a Mideast trip to revive stalled peace talks, praised Israel’s “unprecedented” offer to limit construction of Jewish settlements, while Palestinians maintained their demand for a total building freeze.
West Atlas Rig Ablaze in Timor Sea at PTTEP Begins Fourth Bid to Cap Leak PTT Exploration & Production Pcl said a fire broke out on a drilling rig in the Timor Sea off northwestern Australia during efforts to plug the well that has been leaking oil for 10 weeks.
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