
As Americans learned that foreclosure shenanegans were at all-time highs, foreclosure-data service RealtyTrac said that U.S. home seizures topped 100,000 for the first time ever in September. The U.S. housing market truly is a basket case.
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The ruble hit an eight-month low as traders worried the Russian central bank would loosen its grip on the currency's exchange rate.

Corn prices hit a two-year high Monday as reports indicated that rough weather in the Midwest would put a dent in this year's crop.

Shares of King Pharmaceuticals, which makes opioid analgesics and other drugs, jumped 39 percent Tuesday on news that Pfizer would buy the company.
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Chinese exports continued their rise in September, jumping 25 percent, fueling concern that China could soon develop unsightly asset bubbles.

The amount of gasoline available fell to levels last seen in June, partly because a strike in France hampered crude-oil processing.

The price of Argentine peso bonds <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-12/peso-bond-yields-tumble-to-three-year-low-argentina-credit.html"hit a three-year high surge on speculation that a huge soybean crop would strengthen the Argentine peso.
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Shares of Apple Computer hit $300 Wednesday for the first time ever, on news that the iPad was selling very well and the company was going to expand its China operations.

The dollar hit a 15-year low against the yen on expectations that quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve would cheapen the currency yet further.









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