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1. ETF Stats for August 2010: 36.7% of Dollar Volume Went to SPY Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:47 pm
   Ron Rowland submits:Eight new ETFs and eight new ETNs were introduced in August, a substantial drop from the 23 in July. Two ETFs were delisted, and the net increase of 14 new products pushed current. […]
   
   
2. U.S. Employers Cut 54,000 Jobs Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:45 pm
   U.S. payrolls fell by 54,000 in August, less than economists had expected. Private-sector companies added 67,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 9.6%.
   
   
3. Risks and Rewards of MLP Funds Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:42 pm
   Tom Lydon submits: You can’t go to money market funds or Treasury bonds for yields these days. The quest for yield may partially explain why master-limited partnership ETFs are all the rage these da. […]
   
   
4. Stocks futures pop after jobs report Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:42 pm
   Stocks futures jumped Friday after the August employment report showed that employers cut fewer jobs than economists were expecting and added more private-sector jobs than forecast.
   
   
5. Sarrazin's Dismissal Sought Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:40 pm
   The German central bank said its board will ask the country's president to dismiss Thilo Sarrazin, whose comments on immigration have caused a political storm.
   
   
6. A New Digital Battlefield Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:38 pm
   TV shows are emerging as a new front in the war over digital media between Amazon.com and Apple amid their ongoing battles over electronic books and online music.
   
   
7. A Need for Caution: Single-Country ETFs and Concentration Risk Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:37 pm
   Tom Lydon submits: Single-country ETFs offer regular retail investors the opportunity to gain exposure to economies that would otherwise be tough to reach. Single-country ETFs, more notably those in t. […]
   
   
8. Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city, 22 dead Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:34 pm
   QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 22 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government. […]
   
   
9. Dirty Money Probe Circles Globe Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:33 pm
   A slim lead helped spark an inquiry that found some of Europe's banks actively evaded U.S. law in aiding sanctioned countries to move $2 billion undetected.
   
   
10. Gates says Pakistan havens still threaten Afghanistan Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:32 pm
    KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan but cooperation between NATO-led forces and the Pakistani military is inc. […]
    
    
11. Toshiba to Launch New Tablet Computer Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:31 pm
    Toshiba said that it will release by year-end a tablet computer that runs on Google's Android operating system as the company aims to compete with Apple's iPad.
    
    
12. Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:28 pm
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that. […]
    
    
13. YouTube ads soothe copyright fears Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:27 pm
    YouTube is reportedly finding growing success in defusing copyright confrontations by splitting ad revenue from unauthorized uploads with content owners (GOOG)
    
    
14. Wind and rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:25 pm
    MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weake. […]
    
    
15. Andean Subject of Bidding War Friday, 3 Sep 2010, 12:23 pm
    One of the world's most prospective gold companies, Andean Resources of Australia, has become the subject of a bidding war between two Canadian companies.