ECB raises rate for 1st time in 5 years (BusinessWeek)

ECB raises rate for 1st time in 5 years (BusinessWeek)
DEC. 1 9:47 A.M. ET The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate on Thursday by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.25 percent, its first rate hike in five years.

Report: Hurricane-related jobless claims fall (Northwest Herald)
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, reflecting distortions from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and fewer hurricane-related claims.

Updates, advisories and surprises (Investors.com)
Nova Chemicals: Shutdown to impact 4Q earns by $60M-$70M (6:34 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nova Chemicals Corp.( NCX )( CA:NCX )said late Thursday that it has extended its force majeure on ethylene, propylene, crude C4s and other co-products from its Corunna, Ontario, manufacturing facility, and on polyethylene from its Sarnia, Ontario, manufacturing sites.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
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Low Profiles, High Yields (BusinessWeek)


Business Digest: A new sawbuck; McDonald's stock hits five-year high; RIM wins one; mortgage rate fall again. (Austin American-Statesman)
CURRENCY New 0 bills to reach your wallet in March The first of 800 million redesigned 0 bills will start showing up in cash registers and automated teller machines March 2. The makeover of the ten follows the colorization of the 0 bill in 2003 and

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