AP Worldstream back issues from Tuesday, November 27:
Consumers confidence drops in Nov. to lowest in 2 years amid higher gas, slumping housing
Nov 27, 2007; ... With Christmas only a month away, American consumers became more pessimistic about the economy in November, sending a widely watched barometer of confidence to the lowest level in two years amid worries about rising fuel costs and a housing market slump. The New York-based Conference ...
Euro rises against the dollar but remains below last week's record
Nov 27, 2007 ... The euro gained against the dollar on Tuesday following stronger-than-expected business confidence data from Germany, Europe's largest economy, and evidence the U.S. housing market continues to slump. The 13-nation single currency spiked as high as US$1.4908 before settling back in ...
EU reaches interim free trade pact with 5 east African nations
Nov 27, 2007; ... European Union negotiators concluded an interim free trade pact with five east African nations, EU officials said Tuesday. The deal is part of the EU's efforts to reach new aid-and-trade deals with members of the 78-nation Africa-Caribbean and Pacific group before a Dec. 31 deadline ...
Wall Street advances after Abu Dhabi agrees to $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup
Nov 27, 2007; ... Wall Street rebounded Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion (euro5.04 billion) in Citigroup Inc. _ a vote of confidence for the nation's largest bank, which has suffered severe losses amid the ongoing crisis in the mortgage market. The ...
Crude oil plunges on worries about economic slowdown, rising belief that OPEC will lift output
Nov 27, 2007; ... Oil prices plunged Tuesday, picking up downward momentum amid concerns that a slowing U.S. economy might reduce demand for crude just as OPEC members are considering an increase in production. Prices were also pressured by apparent progress at the Mideast peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland. ...
Israeli, Palestinian hard-liners demonstrate against US-sponsored Mideast conference
Nov 27, 2007; ... Tens of thousands of people in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday rallied against the Mideast peace conference under way in the U.S., while the group's top leader in Gaza said Hamas will not lay down its arms and insisted the summit is "doomed to failure." Enforcing a ban ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... Rates for trades of $1 million minimum. Fgn. currencyUS$ in in US$fgn. currency Tue. Mon. Tue. Mon. Argentina Peso...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... (25,000 lbs., cents per lb.) OpenHighLowSettle Chg. Nov 295.75 295.85 295.75 295.85 Down 6.05 Dec 297.20 304.55 293.90 296.25 Down ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... (112,000 lbs. cents per lb.) SUGAR-WORLD 11 OpenHighLowSettle Change Mar 9.749.909.639.70 Down .04...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... Settle WHEAT (5,000 bu cents per bushel) Dec 829 Mar 851 3-4 May 841 1-2...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... (100 troy oz. dollars per troy oz.) OpenHighLowSettle Change Nov 812.50 813.70 812.50 813.70 Down 12.30 Dec 823.40 837.20 807.40 ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... (5,000 troy oz. cents per troy oz.) OpenHighLowSettle Change Nov 1447.4 Down 34.3 Dec 1471.5 1502.0 1430.0 ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... OpenHighLowSettle Change Dec 1896190318961903 Up 2 Mar 1936194419281938 Up 2 May 19461950...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... (37,500 lbs. cents per lb.) OpenHighLowSettle Chg. COFFEE C Dec 122.10 122.50 120.35 122.25 Up.15 Mar ...
New Slovak agriculture minister appointed, as coalition government continues to spar
Nov 27, 2007 ... Slovakia's president appointed a new agriculture minister Tuesday to replace a member of the fractious coalition Cabinet who was fired over claims of an improper land deal. Zdena Kramplova replaces Miroslav Jurena, who was fired on Friday over allegations linked to a cut-price land ...
Energy prices fall sharply on expectations for increased supplies; precious metals pull back
Nov 27, 2007; ... Oil prices tumbled Tuesday on expectations that the world's major oil producing nations may increase output to ease supply concerns, and to help pressure prices down from record levels. The pullback in crude prices knocked a pillar of support from other markets including gasoline and ...
Pakistan's Musharraf bids farewell to fellow commanders before becoming civilian president
Nov 27, 2007; ... A grim-faced Pervez Musharraf took leave from his fellow generals Tuesday, a day before quitting as army chief in a move that could ease Pakistan's political crisis. Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister Musharraf ousted in a 1999 coup, kept up his rhetoric against the general, insisting ...
US roadblock shootings in Baghdad and Iraq's north kill at least 5, including Iraqi child
Nov 27, 2007; ... U.S. troops fired on vehicles at checkpoints in Baghdad and northern Iraq, killing a child and at least four other people, the American military said Tuesday. The military also said it was checking a report that an American patrol fired on civilian cars near a Baghdad bridge, killing two ...
Bush says Iraq needs help from neighbors in meeting with head of Supreme Islamic Iraq Council
Nov 27, 2007 ... President George W. Bush and the leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraq Council agreed Tuesday on how important it is for Iraq's neighbors to support efforts toward political reconciliation in Iraq as it tries to move beyond war, the White House said. Bush met with Abdul-Aziz al-Hamin at ...
Gold down
Nov 27, 2007 ... Gold for current delivery closed at $813.70 per troy ounce Tuesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... (50,000 lbs. cents per lb.) COTTON NO.2 OpenHighLowSettle Chg. Dec 58.61 59.71 58.00 58.37 Down .24...
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Wall Street advances after Abu Dhabi agrees to $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup
Nov 27, 2007; ... Wall Street rebounded Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion (euro5.04 billion) in Citigroup Inc. _ a vote of confidence for the largest U.S. bank, which has suffered severe losses amid the ongoing crisis in the mortgage market. The Dow Jones ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... ABN Amro 53.320 Down .170 AFLAC 60.120 Up1.350 AMR 20.560 Up .520 ASA Ltd 71.490 Down 1.580 AT&T Inc ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... Close Change Market Up .30 cents Index US100 6881.54 Up 106.19 Healthcare 7207.59 Up 127.22...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... Close Change MidCap 400830.39 Up 9.07...
NEW YORK (AP) The following list shows the Nasdaq
Nov 27, 2007 ... Only securities with closing prices or previous closing prices of at least $2 and at least 1000 shares traded are included. Net and percentage changes are the difference between the previous closing price and today's last or bid price....
Prosecution wraps up closing arguments in case of accused Canadian serial killer
Nov 27, 2007; ... The prosecution in the case of a pig farmer accused of being Canada's worst serial killer ended closing arguments on Monday by playing a video of what they say is an admission of guilt. Lead prosecutor Mike Petrie ended his remarks by urging jurors not to let Robert 'Willie' Pickton ...
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Nov 27, 2007 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, and begins its report for Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Tuesday, December 4
Nov 27, 2007; ... Today is Tuesday, December 4, the 338th day of 2007. There are 27 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1586 - England's Queen Elizabeth I confirms death sentence against Mary Queen of Scots. 1619 - The first Thanksgiving celebration takes ...
WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMT
Nov 27, 2007 ... SOCCER: CHAMPIONS ROUNDUP: Four clubs can join Arsenal and Man U in knockout stage LONDON _ FC Barcelona, AS Roma, Inter Milan and Sevilla can all advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League with victories in the penultimate round of the group stage ....
Bangladesh cyclone survivors greet US relief aid as government appeals for rice donations
Nov 27, 2007; ... Survivors of a cyclone that devastated the southwestern Bangladesh coast greeted U.S. Navy teams Tuesday as they delivered clean water, food and medical supplies to thousands of people left hungry and homeless. The Bangladesh government, meanwhile, asked foreign donors for 500,000 ...
Striking Hollywood writers and producers to resume contract negotiations Tuesday
Nov 27, 2007; ... The first day of talks since movie and TV writers went on strike produced no public updates or word if any progress was made _ but it did trigger a promise to meet again. The writers and Hollywood studios were set to resume talks Tuesday, said a person familiar with the contract ...
US dollar higher against yen in midafternoon Tokyo trading
Nov 27, 2007 ... The U.S. dollar was trading at 108.14 yen at 4:50 p.m ....
Government blames negligent officials for high casualties in Afghan atrocity
Nov 27, 2007; ... An Afghan government investigation into a deadly suicide bomb attack and ensuing gunfire accused local officials of negligence, as villagers demanded their children's bodies be exhumed for autopsies, the interior minister said Tuesday. The Nov. 6 suicide attack on visiting lawmakers ...
Gold opens lower in Hong Kong at US$825.25 an ounce
Nov 27, 2007 ... Gold opened at US$825.25 an ounce on Tuesday in Hong ...
Trial: 'Adviser' of terrorist conspiracy defendant spoke of 'physical war' in U.S.
Nov 27, 2007; ... A former ally of a man accused of leading a conspiracy to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI buildings expressed concerns that plans were being hatched to acquire weapons for a "physical war" inside the United States, according to an FBI tape played in court Tuesday. ...
China orders oil refiners to increase supply of diesel to areas hit hardest by fuel shortages
Nov 27, 2007; ... China's economic planning agency said Tuesday it has ordered the country's biggest oil refiners to ensure adequate supplies to regions hardest hit by fuel shortages, saying it expects the crisis to end soon. Top leaders ordered state-owned China Petrochemical Corp., or Sinopec, and ...
WORLD at 0400 GMT
Nov 27, 2007 ... HIGHLIGHTS: Update: US-MIDEAST SUMMIT _ Bush, Mideast leaders voice measured optimism about peace prospects. Update: US-MIDEAST SUMMIT-SECURITY _ Police patrol summit city aggressively; demonstrations calm, and more planned. Update: ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS _ Israeli, ...
Oil prices extend losses on view OPEC may raise output in early December meeting
Nov 27, 2007 ... Oil prices fell further Tuesday on growing expectations that OPEC ministers will agree to raise crude production during a meeting next week. The sharp sell-off on Wall Street overnight also contributed to the decline in oil futures. Crude's ascendancy has been stymied in ...
National Hockey League Standings
Nov 27, 2007; ... W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia13 8 2 28 73 66 N.Y. Rangers13 9 2 28 53 47 N.Y. Islanders 12 8 1 25 51 55 New ...
Hong Kong's stock index down 1.5 percent as bargain-hunters help erase earlier losses
Nov 27, 2007 ... Hong Kong shares fell Tuesday, dragged down by concerns over banking giant HSBC's exposure to U.S. subprime crisis, but pared losses in afternoon trading as investors bought stocks that have fallen sharply in recent weeks. The blue chip Hang Seng Index fell 416.41 points, or 1.5 ...
National Basketball Association Standings
Nov 27, 2007; ... W L Pct GB Boston 11 1 .917 _ New Jersey7 7 .500 5 Toronto 7 7 .500 5 New York 4 ...
Modano nets two goals as Stars stretch winning streak to six
Nov 27, 2007 ... Mike Modano scored his second goal of the game 35 seconds into overtime, Marty Turco made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the New York Islanders 3-2 for their sixth straight NHL win on Monday. Modano knocked in a rebound from the slot of Stephane Robidas' shot to give the Stars' ...
Iraqi police: US troops fire on minibus carrying Baghdad bank workers, killing 4 passengers
Nov 27, 2007; ... American troops at a roadblock in Baghdad fired on a minibus carrying bank employees to work on Tuesday, killing as many as four passengers, Iraqi officials said. The U.S. military said it was aware of the report. The shooting took place in northern Baghdad's Shaab neighborhood, known ...
Gold opens lower in London
Nov 27, 2007 ... Gold bullion opened Tuesday at a bid price of ...
Suicide bomb targets US-led coalition troops, kills 2 civilians; responsibility claim made
Nov 27, 2007; ... A suicide car bomber ignited a huge blast Tuesday near two armored vehicles used by U.S.-led coalition troops in Kabul, killing at least two civilians and destroying the wall of a nearby house, witnesses and officials said. A purported spokesman for the Hezb-i-Islami militant group ...
Dollar rises against yen in Asia on news that Citigroup will receive funds from Abu Dhabi
Nov 27, 2007 ... The dollar rebounded from a 2 1/2-year low against the yen Tuesday in Asia after Citigroup Inc. said it will receive billions of dollars in investment from a Middle Eastern government fund. The U.S. dollar was trading at 108.41 yen midafternoon, up from 107.86 yen late Monday in New ...
China's benchmark Shanghai Composite falls 2 percent, tracking losses elsewhere
Nov 27, 2007 ... Chinese stocks fell Tuesday as worries over possible credit tightening measures combined with gloom over an overnight decline on Wall Street. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 2 percent, or 97.73 points, to 4,861.11, its lowest closing level since Aug. 17. The Shenzhen ...
Gold closes higher in Hong Kong at US$829.55 an ounce
Nov 27, 2007 ... Gold closed at US$829.55 an ounce on Tuesday in Hong ...
Turkish army encourages Kurdish rebels to surrender and benefit from amnesty
Nov 27, 2007; ... The Turkish military, massed in increasing numbers for a possible assault on Kurdish rebels in Iraq, has begun dropping leaflets urging rebels to surrender and "be welcomed with love," an official said Tuesday. In recent weeks, Turkey has moved more soldiers and artillery ...
Acquittal of Iran's former nuclear negotiator deals setback for Ahmadinejad
Nov 27, 2007; ... A former Iranian nuclear negotiator was acquitted Tuesday of spying charges but convicted of acting against the Islamic government in a case that has become a centerpiece in the feud between Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his top political rival. The light verdict ...
Oil prices extend losses on view OPEC may agree to raise output in early December
Nov 27, 2007; ... Oil prices fell further Tuesday on growing expectations that OPEC ministers will agree to raise crude production at a meeting next week. A sharp sell-off on Wall Street overnight also contributed to the decline in oil futures. Crude's ascendancy has been stymied in recent ...
U.S. dollar up, gold falls in European morning trading
Nov 27, 2007 ... The U.S. dollar was higher against other major currencies in European trading Tuesday. Gold fell. The euro traded at US$1.4860, down from US$1.4868 late Monday in New York. Other dollar rates: _108.44 Japanese yen, up from 107.86 _1.1002 Swiss francs, ...
EUROPE NEWS AT 1200GMT
Nov 27, 2007 ... TOP STORIES: FRANCE-VIOLENCE VILLIERS-LE-BEL, France _ The tough surburbs of northern Paris are hit by spreading riots that take a dramatic and potentially deadly new turn with the use of firearms against officers. A senior police union official speaks of "urban ...
2 US soldiers killed in northern Iraq
Nov 27, 2007 ... Two U.S. soldiers were fatally injured in a blast while conducting combat operations Tuesday in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. Two other soldiers were ...
French photographer refuses to testify at Princess Diana inquest
Nov 27, 2007 ... A French photographer has refused to testify at the inquest into the death of Princess Diana. The coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker, had said Romuald Rat had received a summons to give evidence by video link from Paris. The inquest was told Tuesday that Rat responded he would not ...
London's FTSE-100 index down 39.8 at 6,140.7
Nov 27, 2007 ... Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed lower Tuesday. ...
Friction over Zimbabwe dogs EU-Africa summit
Nov 27, 2007; ... The protracted spat between Britain and Zimbabwe is threatening efforts to forge stronger political and economic ties between Europe and Africa. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Tuesday he planned to attend an upcoming summit between the 27-nation EU and the 53-member African ...
NBA Leaders
Nov 27, 2007; ... G FG FT PTS AVG James, Clev. 14 155 106 438 31.3 Bryant, LAL13 115 101 355 27.3 McGrady, Hou. 13 127 73 346 26.6...
NHL Scoring Leaders
Nov 27, 2007; ... GP G A PTS Lecavalier, TB23 16 22 38 Kovalchuk, Atl23 19 14 33 Crosby, Pit 23 12 21 33 Zetterberg, Det 23 16 16 ...
Sri Lanka rebels say 11 children, 2 others killed by army bomb; airstrike destroys rebel radio
Nov 27, 2007; ... Sri Lankan troops set off a bomb in rebel territory Tuesday that killed 11 children and two others, while air force jets destroyed the rebels' radio station _ killing nine civilians _ as it prepared to broadcast their leader's annual address, the insurgents said. The attacks, as well ...
Hundreds of Iraqis head home in first government-sponsored trip
Nov 27, 2007; ... In the first-ever convoy financed by their government, hundreds of Iraqi refugees boarded buses leaving Syria on Tuesday and heading home to Baghdad, cautiously hoping the improvement in security means they can stay for good. Khaled Ibrahim, 45, from central Baghdad, said he was so ...