Daily Highlights: 11.11.09

• Asian stocks, currencies rise on Japan, China economic data; gold advances.
• China's industrial production output grew 16.1% in October, its fastest pace in more than a year.
• Job openings in U.S. remain close to record-lows
• Oil prices fell $79 a barrel in Asia amid rising U.S. oil inventories and a weaker dollar
• Swiss rules to tie bonuses to profit will apply only to the nation’s 12 largest banks
• Unfilled positions climb to most since June as US companies delay hiring.
• USDA trimmed its production forecast and raised its price outlook for crops.
• Adobe to cut about 680 full-time positions or about 9% of its total work force.
• AIG’s CEO Robert Benmosche, after just 3 months, is ready to quit over pay constraints
• ArvinMeritor narrowed its Q4 loss to $12M as cost cuts helped offset weak auto prodn.
• Beazer Homes swung Q4 profit of $33.8M on gains from repaying debt.
• Blackstone and KKR to prepare share sale for Denmark phone company TDC.
• Bristol-Myers pays more than $1B for rights to develop, sell rheumatoid arthritis treatment  developed by Alder Biopharmaceuticals.
• Crédit Agricole's Q3 net falls 21% on charge at its Greek subsidiary Emporiki.
• European Union trade regulators consider breaking up Eni Spa's gas pipeline network.
• Gazprom expects demand for the natural gas to rise in in the next 2 or at most 3 years.
• Geely develops turnaround plan for Volvo that centers on China production base.
• HSBC Holdings Plc’s 3Q profit was “surprisingly ahead” of the bank’s own expectations
• Logitech International SA said it would spend $405M to buy LifeSize Communications Inc.
• Macy's reports a $35M loss for Oct. compared to a $44M loss last year.
• Nortel gives potential acquirers more time to make an offer for its optical-networking unit.
• Prudential Financial Inc. increases dividend 21% to 70 cents after third straight profit
• Qatar Petroleum takes stake in Shell's petrochemical ventures in Singapore
• Singapore Telecom's Q2 net rises 10.1% on stronger operating revenue.
• Sodexo f'casts flat revenue in current fiscal, after beating f'casts with 4.5% rise in 2009.
• Tyco Intl's Q4 profit slid 53% to $205M as revs fell 16% to $4.4B.
• Westpac Banking Corp has raised A$2.5 billion ($2.3 billion) in bonds for sale

Economic Calendar: Data on Factory Orders, Auto Sales to be released.

Earnings Calendar: AAP, AMAT, BLD, CSC, FLO, ING, M, MSN, RA, XRIT.

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