U.S. stocks likely winners after tax deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The tax-cut deal in Washington, which led investors to dump U.S. Treasury securities in the last two days, is likely to accelerate an asset-allocation shift into stocks from...

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/summitNews/~3/xB6_1W0qvx8/idUSTRE6B83C420101209

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UPDATE 1-Woman in insider trading case stays in jail

* Friend failed to guarantee bail
(Rewrites to show Jiau staying in jail, adds quote, byline)

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USmarketsNews/~3/G0Zkfw3d9P0/idUSN3012189520101231

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Jobless claims, factory data buoy recovery hopes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Upbeat U.S. data on the jobs market and manufacturing sector Thursday buttressed the view the economy gained momentum as the year ended, setting the stage for a stronger...

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/smallBusinessNews/~3/j2CZbShVoms/idUSTRE6BM24V20101230

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Morocco preselects four of 19 groups for solar plant

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has preselected four out of 19 consortia that presented bids to develop the first phase of a 500 megawatt solar energy project south of the country, the agency managing the...

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USgreenbusinessNews/~3/Px50hLg-U-Y/idUSTRE6BS1AD20101229

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Petrobras 2010 oil output seen record at 2 mln bpd

SAO PAULO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian state oil company Petrobras
said Thursday its oil production in Brazil in 2010 would
reach a record high, topping 2 million barrels per day (bpd) after several
new wells came on line.

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USenergyNews/~3/J3tFRnLQHPo/idUSN309617720101230

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November pending home sales up 3.5 percent: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts for pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose faster than expected in November, though sales remained below "normal" activity levels, a real estate trade...

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USpersonalfinanceNews/~3/65UmJK8lh7E/idUSTRE6BF2B220101230

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TABLE-IMF data on world FX reserves in Q3 2010

NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The International Monetary
Fund on Thursday released the following data on official
international foreign currency reserves for the third quarter
of 2010.
All figures...

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USmarketsNews/~3/QthISob0v8Y/idUSN3018997720101230

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