1. Dubai struggles to ease debt default fears  permalink

Reuters

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Dubai struggled to ease fears of debt default on Thursday after its move to delay repayments at two flagship firms shook confidence in the Middle East as a center for investment and a source of capital.

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2. No Thanksgiving rest for retailers in sales race  permalink

Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers may stretch tight budgets this year to reward loved ones after months of thrift, a softening of heart that store chains hope will erase the holiday season sales debacle of 2008.