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Daily Wrap Up - Oct 12

More People, More Challenges; Recovery Hurdles; Crediting Obama's Policies

U.S. recession over, unemployment seen at 10 percent

The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression has ended, but weak household spending as the labor market struggles to create jobs will slow the pace of the economy's recovery, according to a survey released on Monday.

A Dismal Commercial Market Recovery

The Mortgage Bankers Association's second-quarter data book on commercial real estate showed an uptick in commercial loan originations. Yet high unemployment, coupled with disappointing gross domestic product and building transaction totals, tempered any enthusiasm.

California heats up incentives for solar power

California is heating up its push for clean energy, as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved a new subsidy for solar power on Monday and joined forces with the federal government to fast-track renewable energy projects.

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Obama policies averted economic abyss: Summers

The Obama administration has helped pull the U.S. economy back from the abyss with aggressive efforts to spur growth and stabilize financial markets, a top White House adviser said on Monday.

Summers: Obama policies averted economic abyss

The Obama administration has helped pull the U.S. economy back from the abyss with aggressive efforts to spur growth and stabilize financial markets, a top White House adviser said on Monday.

Obama's climate-change hopes get a boost

Official Washington sounded more upbeat on Monday than it has for weeks in sizing up U.S. President Barack Obama's chances of progress on a climate-change bill in Congress this year.

Worst of the U.S. recession over: survey

Arthur Levinson quits Google board, appeasing FTC

Google Inc said on Monday that Arthur Levinson has resigned from its board in a move that appears to defuse regulatory scrutiny into the ties between the boards of Google and Apple Inc.

Oil jumps nearly 2 percent on optimism, colder U.S. weather

Oil jumped 2 percent on Monday on optimism about the pace of global economic recovery and as cold weather across the United States boosted fuel demand.

CORRECTED: Worst of the U.S. recession over: survey

Wall St loses ground as investors take profits

U.S. stocks trimmed gains to trade flat on Monday as investors locked in some profits in cautious trading before earnings season picks up steam.

Oil jumps nearly 2 percent on optimism

Oil jumped nearly 2 percent on Monday on optimism about the pace of global economic recovery and as cold weather across the United States boosted fuel demand.

Citi fined $600,000 for helping foreigners evade tax

Citigroup Inc has been fined $600,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over failing to police derivatives transactions that helped foreign clients avoid taxes on dividends.

Citi fined $600,000 for lax trade monitoring

Citigroup Inc has been fined $600,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for failing to police derivatives transactions, including those that helped foreign clients avoid taxes on dividends.

Former flight attendant sues Oprah over sex claim

Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu hopeful about climate bill

Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Monday he was still hopeful President Barack Obama would be able to sign a domestic carbon-cutting bill before a crunch global climate meeting in Copenhagen in December.

Blue Source, Goldman in $12 million carbon deal

The president of carbon offset developer Blue Source said his company and Goldman Sachs Group have completed a transaction of carbon credits worth $12 million that he called the largest publicly announced U.S. offset deal.

Mid-Day Minute - Oct 12

Recession Remnants; Market Jumps; Coal Tech Goal Set

Stocks up, S&P on track for 6th day of gains

Stocks rose on Monday on expectations of positive earnings and help from a weaker dollar, putting the benchmark S&P 500 on track for its sixth straight higher finish.

Oil jumps on optimism, colder U.S. weather

Oil jumped more than 2 percent on Monday to touch a six-week high on optimism about the pace of global economic recovery and as cold weather across the United States boosted fuel demand.

Going back to the future in personalized medicine

Shaping the future of personalized medicine is not all about developing expensive new drugs -- it will also mean revisiting older, cheaper medicines armed with new genetic knowledge.

Suicide bomber kills 41 near Pakistan's Swat

A suicide bomber killed 41 people in an attack on a Pakistani military convoy passing through a market on Monday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend raid on the army's headquarters.

Citi fined $600k for helping foreigners evade tax

Citigroup Inc has been fined $600,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over failing to police derivatives transactions that helped foreign clients avoid taxes on dividends.

North Korea missile tests puzzle outside world

North Korea test-fired short-range missiles on Monday, South Korean media reported, sparking consternation just as the reclusive state had been signaling to the outside world it might return to nuclear talks.

Philips pins recovery hopes on holiday sales

Philips Electronics said it had still not seen a recovery in most of its markets and the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays would be a key test of whether shoppers' confidence has returned.

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