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In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, photo, Michael Rader, of Ashland, Pa., looks over small electronics at Best Buy in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Americans' confidence in the economy improved slightly in November, but they remain gloomy amid a weak job market heading into the holiday season.(AP Photo Carolyn Kaster)

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Wary consumers, ... In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, photo, Michael Rader, of Ashland, Pa., looks over small electronics at Best Buy in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Americans' confidence in the economy improved slightly in November, but they remain gloomy amid a weak job market heading into the holiday season.(AP Photo Carolyn Kaster)
Sales of new hom... FILE - For sale sign for a new home is shown in East Palo Alto, Calif., in this Dec. 16, 2008 file photo. The Commerce Department's report on October new home sales, to be released Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 at 10 a.m. EST, is forecast to show a 2 percent increase to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 410,000, from 402,000 in September, according to economists polled by Thomson Reuters (AP Photo, File)
Oil rises above ... FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo, an oil pump is seen at dusk in Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell below $76 a barrel Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, with new data showing a slow U.S. economic recovery and consumer confidence that remains lukewarm at best. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
Americans search... Thanksgiving traveler Natalie Richards, 4, arrives with her luggage at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco from her home in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Brighter Fed for... In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 photo, Specialist William Brazer works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Slow consumer spending, weakness in commercial construction and the nation's trade gap all likely contributed to the lower growth expectation on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Fed: super-low r... FILE - In this May 24, 2008 file photo, the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank is seen at sunrise in Washington. The Federal Reserve says the unfolding recovery will probably be gradual, as modest growth keeps the nation's unemployment rate elevated over the next several years.(AP Photo/J. David Ake, file)
Saab likely to c... FILE - In this Feb 23, 2009 file photo, the logos of Saab and General Motors, GM, are seen in front of a car dealer in Stuttgart, Germany. General Motors Co. said Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, a Swedish specialty car maker has ended plans to buy GM's Saab brand.(AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, file)
Stock index futu... The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange
AIG board OKs CE... Benmosche smiles during an interview with Reuters in the garden of his Adriatic seafront villa in Dubrovnik
Aware of policy ... Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during the Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York
Privately held F... Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco
LinkedIn co-foun... Reid Hoffman, executive chairman of LinkedIn speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2009 in Pasadena, California
FDIC fund falls ... Signs explaining Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and other banking policies are shown on the counter of a bank in Westminster

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