TSA chief urges travelers not to boycott full body scans
TSA administrator John Pistole appealed for understanding to Thanksgiving travelers amid calls for National Opt-Out Day. He warned that skipping the X ray would delay flows at busy hubs, stressing security is essential. Travelers at Atlanta and others reported mixed feelings, with some accepting scans for safety and pace.
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Atlanta
Transportation Security Administration
John Pistole
Detroit
Federal probes lead in Superman Oz glasses across markets
U S regulators opened an inquiry into lead levels in glasses depicting Superman Wonder Woman and Wizard of Oz characters deeming them children's products and tying recall to a broader AP study showing high lead or cadmium risks. Warner Bros store Burbank pulled items and Vandor LLC halted sales while tests showed enamel on Tin Man glass more than 30 percent lead and some glasses up to 1000 times the federal limit.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Associated Press
Scott Wolfson
China
Warner Bros. Studios
Burbank
Calif
Wolfson
CPSC
Warner Bros
Vandor LLC
Ireland to Sell Merge or Wring Out Banks in EU Bailout
Ireland plans to prune down banks or merge them as part of a large EU IMF rescue. The government warned the move could push early elections as Green Party signals dissolution and Fianna Fail fights to hold power amid austerity.
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Brian Lenihan
Ireland
European Central Bank
Green Party
Cowen
Fianna Fail
John Gormley
Gormley
Greens
Netflix rolls out streaming only plan in the United States
Netflix launches a streaming only subscription for 7.99 a month, offering more than 20 000 titles streamed to TVs and computers without DVDs. The option is open to new and existing members as of Monday and shares rose on the news. Delta Air Lines says it will consider refunds for passengers canceling travel due to new airport security measures as TSA screening prompts complaints.
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Leah Martin
Houston
Atlanta
Chicago
O’hare
Gehno Sanchez
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
Paul Ruden
American Society of Travel Agents
Netflix Inc
U.S
Netflix
Delta Air Lines
Transportation Security Administration
Market Summary Drops Across Indices and Commodities
Monday trading sees Dow at 11178.58 down 24.97 points while Nasdaq rises to 2532.02 by 13.90. S&P 500 falls to 1197.54 by 1.89 with 30 Year Treasury at 4.21 percent. Chicago commodities show corn down 0.55 to 5.29, soybeans up 0.20 to 12.22, wheat up 0.03 to 713. oil falls 0.24 to 81.74.
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Dow Industrials
S&p
Treasury
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
FBI raids three hedge funds in insider trading probe
The FBI raided Level Global Investors in New York, Diamondback Capital Management in Stamford, and Loch Capital Management at 30 Federal St Boston in a wide ranging insider trading investigation. Officials said warrants were executed in three states as part of an ongoing probe. Level Global confirmed the visit and said it remains fully operational for investors.
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FBI
New York
Level Global Investors LP
Stamford
Level Global
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Midtown Manhattan
Diamond Capital Management
Wall Street Journal
Journal
Diamondback
SAC Capital Advisors LP
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