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  US Stocks Week Ended November 25, 2011
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The equity markets had a rough holiday-shortened week after several discouraging reports caused investors to shed some risk sending stocks down almost 5% across the board. The European debt crisis continued to grab headlines as Germany suffered one of its auctions in years and investors sold off 10-year bund futures. Third-quarter GDP in the US was revised down to 2% from 2.5% causing investors to worry that growth in the US will slow to levels seen in the Euro-zone. Then as the congressional supercommittee failed to announce a debt-reduction plan, investors continued to question whether or not Congress is going to be able to accomplish anything meaningful concerning the economy in the months ahead. Shares of AT&T fell sharply after the telecom company set aside $4 billion in cash acknowledging that its proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA has a slim chance of succeeding. Farm-equipment maker Deere & Co. reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter results and stated that it expects "substantial growth" in 2012 which gave the shares a nice lift on Wednesday. After reports emerged that the director of Diamond Foods' audit committee committed suicide during an important review of its financial statements shares fell about 25% on Wednesday. Shares of shipping company Frontline collapsed after the company announced a restructuring plan that will severely dilute existing shareholders. Looking ahead to a busy coming week, investors will be watching for the national purchasing managers' November activity report on Thursday and the US Labor Department's report on November non-farm payrolls on Friday. Tiffany & Co., Aeropostale, Guess?, H&R Block and American Eagle are among the companies due to report earnings this week.
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