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Stock futures signal more pain (Reuters)

A share trader reacts while checking share prices in front of the German share price index DAX board at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, November 20, 2008. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)Reuters - Stock futures pointed to a drop on Thursday, adding to the previous session's plunge, as investors worried about the fate of stricken U.S. carmakers and the specter of a prolonged economic downturn. At 5:33 a.m. EST, S&P 500 futures were down 1.9 percent, Dow Jones futures were down 1.3 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 2.2 percent.


Recession blues play on (Reuters)

A trader listens to a colleague on the floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange, which closed down 3.45 percent in today's trading, in Makati City, Manila, November 20, 2008. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)Reuters - World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting.


PepsiCo to reaffirm full-year 2008 core EPS guidance (Reuters)

Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, speaks during a news conference on the outskirts of New Delhi September 21, 2008. (B Mathur/Reuters)Reuters - PepsiCo Inc on Thursday was to reaffirm full-year 2008 core EPS guidance. Highlights:


Prospect for auto bailout dims (Reuters)

Leaders of the U.S. automotive industry testify at a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 19, 2008. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)Reuters - Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week.


Financials need at least $1 trillion: analyst (Reuters)

Pedestrians are reflected in the window of a Citibank branch in Hong Kong's financial Central District November 18, 2008. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. financial system still needs at least $1 trillion to $1.2 trillion of tangible common equity to restore confidence and improve liquidity in the credit markets, Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Paul Miller said.


HK stocks fall after Wall Street's sharp losses (AP)
AP - Hong Kong's stock index plunged 4 percent Thursday, tracking steep declines overnight in Wall Street on worries over a lengthy global recession.
Homebuilder, REIT shares tumble as recession spreads (Reuters)

Robert Toll, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toll Brothers Inc., answers questions during the Reuters Housing Summit, in New York, February 20, 2008. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - The shares of big U.S. homebuilders and real estate companies alike slumped on Wednesday as housing starts fell to a record low and concerns spread the commercial real estate market is going the way of residential.


British retail sales down 0.1 percent in October (AP)
AP - British retail sales fell only slightly in October, official figures showed Thursday, despite mounting evidence from retailers such as Woolworths PLC and Marks & Spencer PLC, that business conditions are extremely tough.