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Markets Could Rally Next Week, but There Are Some Mighty Big 'Ifs'

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street is in for a volatile week as escalating problems in Europe's debt crisis continue to keep investors on their toes. With light trading volume expected due to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, intraday swings are likely to be wide and frequent.
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Texas Governor Rick Perry gestures as he announces his presidential bid, in Charleston, South Carolina, August 13, 2011.

Perry Attacks Holder, Obama at Law Enforcement Conference

In the huge ball room of the historic Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Rick spoke to the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation in an event to honor the nation's police and military personnel on Friday. In his speech to hundreds of law enforcement that lined the room, Rick Perry criticized Eric Holder and the Fast and Furious Operation.
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Intel-backed Synacor revives IPO plans

Synacor Inc, partly owned by Intel Corp, filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering, reviving its plans to tap the public markets after three years.
UPS driver T.J. Dellasala delivers two packages from Amazon.com in Boston, Massachusetts

UPS Raising Rates in 2012 by at Least 4.9 Percent

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) plans to increase 2012 rates by 4.9 percent for ground package shipping, air shipping and, U.S.-origin international shipments, the company announced Friday. New pricing takes effect Jan. 2, 2012.
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Obama Praises Boeing-Indonesia Jet Deal

President Barack Obama welcomed on Friday a $21.7 billion jet deal his administration helped broker between Boeing and an Indonesian airline, calling it a win-win for U.S. workers and Asian consumers
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U.S. Rail Traffic in Second Week of November Climb 0.5 Percent from Year Ago

The Association of American Railroads reported gains in rail traffic for the week ending Nov.12, 2011, with U.S. railroads originating 299,591 carloads, up 0.5 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 244,972 trailers and containers, up 5.2 percent compared with the same week last year.
Congress' Super Committee

Super Committee on the Brink of Collapse

The U.S. Congress' budget deficit super committee appears to be on the verge of a complete collapse. Republicans and Democrats on the committee are at loggerheads: Republicans apparently want to permanently extend the Bush-era income tax cuts, Democrats don't.
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Dow, S&P 500 gain, S&P above key level

The Dow and S&P 500 gauges rose on Friday as falling European sovereign debt yields eased investors' fears the region's debt crisis, helping to keep the S&P 500 above a key technical level.
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European bank chief urges action on rescue fund

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi told euro zone governments on Friday to act fast to get their rescue fund up and running, expressing exasperation at their lack of progress in responding to the escalating debt crisis.

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