Critical News 11-21-11

Today's most critical news follows via links to the most popular stories on the internet, published by the most reputable of organizations. The stories leading the wire include the apparently imminent failure of the Congressional "Super Committee" assigned to design a bipartisan budget, or else. Failure to do so will lead to a default budget being adopted, which includes some tough cuts to defense spending.

Critical News

• Super Committee Set to Fail


• Earlier Store Hours Threatening Thanksgiving


• Yet Another Would be Terrorist Set Up and Stopped


• Spanish Vote Fails to Help Bond Yields


• Warren Buffet is Buying


• Big Cyber Monday Sales Expected: Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY)


• Gingrich Tells OWS to Get a Job After Getting a Bath


• Greek PM Papademos Pushed to get Written Pledge of Bailout Backing


• Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) Cut its European Debt Exposure Further


• GM (NYSE: GM) Reopening Saturn Plant, 700 Jobs


• American Spies Captured in Lebanon


• Major League Baseball Player Killed in Amsterdam


• Israel Says it’s Time to Act on Iran


• Russian Warships Enter Syrian Waters


• Pope Finishes Africa Tour with Massive Mass in Voodoo Country


• eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Buys Hunch to Focus Shoppers’ Attention


• Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) Buys Drug Developer Pharmasset (Nasdaq: VRUS)


• Greenberg Sues Over AIG (NYSE: AIG) Takeover


• China Vice Premier Sees Chronic Global Recession


• Focus Media (Nasdaq: FMCN) Drops on Short Report


• Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Estimates Brazil Spill at 2400 Barrels


• Oil Down on Growth Fears


• European Stocks Sinking


• LinkedIn (Nasdaq: LNKD) Tanks on Lockup Curb Expiration


• Gold Prices Slaughtered


• Existing Home Sales Grew in October


• Economic Activity Up in October


• Biggs Revises Opinion on Economy


• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

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