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Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Twitter Inc., the social-networking company valued at $1 billion by venture capitalists, is generating sales of more than $4 million a year.

Missouri's unemployment rate was 8.9 percent in October, down from 9.3 percent in September but up from 6.3 percent in October 2008, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.

OTTAWA (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures declined 1% Friday as US equities faltered, reviving concerns about the pace of economic recovery and oil demand.

While the majority of Americans who have the day after Thanksgiving off will sleep in, flushing the last of the tryptophan out of their system, I'll be waking up at the ungodly hour of 3 am - to go shopping.

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) will be shuttering its Delaware City refinery by the end of shift Sunday, and that will have a total impact of $882 million lost for the state's economy, according to Delaware officials.

Boeing Co. on Friday broke ground in North Charleston, SC, on a second assembly facility for its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner—across the country from its traditional plane-making hub in Seattle.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Standard & Poor's, Moody's Corp. and Fitch Inc. were sued by Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, who said the three companies disregarded their responsibility to provide “accurate credit ratings of ...

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Terra Industries Inc. shareholders elected a slate of three board nominees backed by CF Industries Holdings Inc., advancing CF's bid to acquire the nitrogen- fertilizer producer.

By BLOOMBERG NEWS The European Central Bank tightened the rules for the collateral it accepts against loans on Friday as it tries to restore the “proper functioning” of markets and prepares the ground to unwind emergency liquidity measures.

Protesters at the Washington office of Goldman Sachs this week demand that the bank's bonuses and compensation go to help prevent foreclosures.

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Dell Inc. (DELL) slumped Friday as analysts say the company's fiscal third-quarter miss implies the computer giant is being left out of the nascent recovery in the ...

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - US gold futures ended higher for a sixth straight session on Friday despite a dollar rise, and a late session rally in the face of a stronger dollar could boost sentiment early next week, traders said.

Yesterday, another interesting amendment (.pdf) to the House's financial regulation bill made it through committee. It would require an audit of the Federal Reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - US electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles.

AP , 11.20.09, 03:13 PM EST NEW YORK -- Shares of homebuilders slid Friday after DR Horton Inc. said revenue plunged, while analysts said the company wrote down more inventory than anticipated and expectations for the industry were unrealistically high ...