us-hotdailynews: 2014-11-08 U.S. Business

Solid Job Gains Belie Economic Unease  Wall Street Journal
The U.S. labor market in October reached its longest stretch of job creation since at least World War II, a run at odds with a slow pickup in wages and voter discontent with the economy. U.S. employers, which added 214,000 jobs to payrolls last month, are on ...

U.S. economy adds 214000 jobs in October: officials   New York Daily News
US unemployment rate falls to 6-year low of 5.8% on solid job growth   Los Angeles Times
Unemployment down to lowest level since 2008   KXLY Spokane
Times Herald-Record
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Berkshire Earnings Beat Expectations By $283 Per Share (BRKA, BRKB)  SFGate
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway just reported third quarter operating earnings per share of $2,876, crushing estimates by $283 per share. Expectations were for earnings to come in at $2,593 per share. Net earnings per Berkshire shares totaled $2,811.
Investment Losses Overshadow Berkshire's Third-Quarter Results   Morningstar.com
Berkshire Q3 profit drops on investments, operating results gain   Reuters
Berkshire's earnings down 9% from a year ago   USA TODAY
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UPDATE 1-Annual China export, import growth slows in October, reinforcing ...  Reuters
(Adds details). * Oct exports +11.6 pct y/y, slightly above forecast. * Oct imports +4.6 pct y/y, weaker than expected. * Oct trade surplus $45.4 bln, near record high. By Kevin Yao. BEIJING, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Annual growth in China's exports and imports slowed ...

China Exports Bolster Economy as External Demand Strengthens   Bloomberg
China's Export Growth Slowed to 11.6% in October From Year Earlier   Wall Street Journal
UPDATE 1-China Oct copper imports rebound for second month despite long ...   Reuters Africa
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Wall St. ends flat; healthcare off on new Obamacare challenge  Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, pressured by renewed uncertainty in healthcare stocks and by Disney shares, even as October payrolls data pointed to a resilient economy in the face of sluggish global growth. The S&P 500 ...

Stocks have a lot to prove in the week ahead   CNBC
Dow, S&P 500 eke out gains, set record highs   The Seattle Times
US stocks gain on economic data, vote hope   Sky News Australia
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Jobs Data Show Steady Gains, but Stagnant Wages Temper Optimism  New York Times
A health-care career fair in Denver last month. A survey showed that about 683,000 people were hired to new jobs in October. Credit Rick Wilking/Reuters. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story ...

America's dual economy   KPRC Houston

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Chase Paid A $9 Billion Settlement To Keep This Whistleblower From Talking  Neon Tommy
The biggest white-collar settlement in American financial history came about as the result of a cover-up. Alayne Fleischmann, a securities lawyer who worked at banking giant JPMorgan Chase two years prior to the onset of of the 2008 financial crisis, spoke ...

JPMorgan's $9B whistle-blower breaks secrecy   CNBC
Matt Taibbi And JPMorgan Chase Whistleblower Explain $9 Billion Cover-Up ...   Huffington Post
Matt Taibbi Speaks Out About Leaving First Look Media   Mediaite
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Dallas-based AT&T to buy No. 3 Mexican wireless provider for $2.5 billion  Dallas Morning News
Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said Friday that it planned to acquire Mexico's No. 3 provider, Iusacell, for $2.5 billion, including debt. The deal will create what AT&T calls the first North American mobile service area, covering 400 million consumers and businesses in ...

UPDATE 2-AT&T to acquire Mexico's Iusacell for $1.7 billion   Reuters
AT&T Faces Off With Former Ally Slim in 2nd Mexico Deal   Bloomberg
AT&T buys Mexican wireless group for $2.5 bn   Zee News
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Sears eyes REIT to raise cash  Investor's Business Daily
Shares of the operator of Sears and K-Mart department stores surged early Fri. after the company said it contemplates forming a real estate investment trust (REIT) and selling 200-300 of its own stores to the REIT to raise cash. In an SEC filing, a supplement to ...

Sears Still Isn't a Store of Value   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Why Sears is still a sell   MarketWatch
Sears explores sale-leaseback deal of buildings   Daily Item

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