<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Finance-news News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=5&amp;catid=416</link><description>News Feed for - Finance-news</description><item><title>RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Stocks may sputter with Black Friday eyed</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96110467&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T15:57:00</pubDate><description>(Repeating item that initially ran on Friday) By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks could sputter this week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Wall Street buckles in for a bumpy ride</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96237639&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T17:41:00</pubDate><description>Stock market stumbles after hitting 13-month highs earlier in the week. Stocks may bounce around with low trading volume next week, but will likely trend higher for the rest of 2009. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) </description><source>CNN Money</source></item><item><title>The Fed Waltz With AIGâ??A Must Read for Taxpayers &amp; Congress</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96229783&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T15:02:00</pubDate><description>Gretchen MorgensonThe New York TimesA ray of sunlight broke through the Washington fog last week when Neil M. Barofsky, special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, published his officeâ??s </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>Stocks take a break from rally</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96209959&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T05:26:00</pubDate><description>Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Putin calls for modernization of Russian economy at his party's meeting</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96150563&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T07:39:00</pubDate><description>Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports. Putin's call for developing high-tech industries echoes statements by his successor </description><source>Buenos Aires Herald</source></item><item><title>US SEC puts hedge fundsâ?? high  frequency trading under scanner</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96053198&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T01:09:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON: US securities enforcers are looking at some of the high frequency trading that hedge funds are doing, a top Securities and Exchange Commission official said on Friday. The SEC is looking at </description><source>Economictimes</source></item><item><title>Forex: Ron Paul's Fed Audit Proposal Passes Financial Services Committee</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96003897&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T07:40:00</pubDate><description>(RTTNews) - The U.S. House Financial Services Committee added a provision to a financial system reform bill late Thursday night that could potentially give Congress the right to order the Government Accountability </description><source>Forex TV</source></item><item><title>show patience on economy, says Obama</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96149238&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T05:19:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for US exports, countering criticism he had returned </description><source>Oman Tribune</source></item><item><title>FINRA Will Permanently Disclose Former Brokers Disciplinary Actions</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95830393&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T04:16:00</pubDate><description>Critics complain that customer complaints and prior arbitrations still wonâ??t be made public for those who leave the industry Â¦ The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is expanding its BrokerCheck </description><source>On Wall Street</source></item><item><title>Apple Gives Green Light to Mobile VoIP iPhone App from Rebtel</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95974467&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T02:56:00</pubDate><description>Rebtel's iPhone app lets users make calls to anywhere in the world for just pennies per minute without having to search for a Wi-Fi hot spot. And free calls are possible between any of the 53 countries </description><source>Entrepreneur.com</source></item><item><title>Stocks slide for third straight day</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96108369&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T00:29:00</pubDate><description>Client News Release City of Industry, CA --(www. FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 11/20/2009 - US Market industry news provided by Financial News USA. US stocks fell for a third straight day, while the dollar </description><source>Financial News USA</source></item><item><title>Wall St. Finds Profits Again, Now by Reducing Mortgages</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96189090&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T16:50:00</pubDate><description>As millions of Americans struggle to hold on to their homes, Wall Street has found a way to make money from the mortgage mess. Investment funds are buying billions of dollars worth of home loans, discounted </description><source>Lakeland Ledger</source></item><item><title>BPFH to Present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95910192&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T00:42:00</pubDate><description>BOSTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH) today announced that members of its executive management will be speaking at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference </description><source>NewsBlaze</source></item><item><title>Can the stock market go any higher?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96036527&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T11:11:00</pubDate><description>What does the market hold for 2010? Financial advisers consulted by The Telegraph are tipping further gains, but with the prospect of headwinds rising. The FTSE 100 index has soared by more than 50pc </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Jitters, disappointing data get the best of Wall Street: Many stocks finish down </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96139568&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T04:38:00</pubDate><description>Anxiety reappeared on Wall Street this week, leaving markets largely lower and sending investors into short-term government bonds and the U.S. dollar, which recorded its first weekly gain in a month. </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Nikkei Slips As Tech, Export Stocks Fall</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95906149&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T02:55:00</pubDate><description>TOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.3 percent on Friday and looked set for a fourth week of losses after techs and exporters slipped, with techs hit by a poor outlook for U.S. </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Fed sees little risk of inflation in weak economy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95938986&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T01:00:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday inflation is not an immediate threat as a weak economic recovery and a grim outlook for jobs keep price pressures in </description><source>Reuters Canada</source></item><item><title>Harbinger Cut NYT Stake, Again</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95972744&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T04:26:00</pubDate><description>Harbinger Capital again cut its stake in The New York Times Co.'the holding that made the hedge fund a brand name in the mass media. Harbinger reported owning less than 15% of the company Thursday. It </description><source>HedgeFund.net</source></item><item><title>US Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96090347&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T00:36:00</pubDate><description>US Federal Reserve officials are stepping up scrutiny of the biggest US banks to ensure the lenders can withstand a reversal of soaring global-asset prices, according to people with knowledge of the matter. </description><source>The Age</source></item><item><title>BOJ keeps rates low, is upbeat</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95979024&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T00:16:00</pubDate><description>The Bank of Japan held interest rates near zero amid mounting government pressure for it to fight deflation that could stunt the recovery from the country's worst postwar recession. Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa </description><source>Japan Times</source></item><item><title>Foreign c.banks US debt holdings rise in week-Fed</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96029370&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-19T23:11:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries and agency debt holdings at the Federal Reserve rose in the latest week, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Thursday. </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>ADR Report-ADRs fall on economy concerns, risk aversion</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96111105&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T23:08:00</pubDate><description>By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A global retreat from risky assets on concerns over the strength of the economic recovery weighed on overseas shares traded in the United States on Friday, </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Dow Corning sues Merrill for $166 mln ARS loss</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96110410&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T23:06:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dow Corning Corp sued Merrill Lynch &amp; Co on Friday over the loss of $166 million in auction rate securities, accusing Merrill of misleading investors about the safety and </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>NYMEX-Crude ends off as dollar spikes, Wall St dips</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95992204&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T21:01:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures ended lower on Friday, dragged down by a resurgent dollar and as equities dipped on economic recovery worries. 'Oil is clearly still tied to broader </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St falls on corporate results</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95962907&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=416</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T21:13:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton as a further sign that the recovery would be </description><source>Reuters</source></item></channel></rss>