Charges filed in New Zealand 2010 mine explosion - AP - Thu Nov 10, 2011
New Zealand's Labour Department filed 25 criminal charges Thursday over safety and health violations at a coal mine where an explosion last year killed 29 miners.

Asia Markets: Asia markets dive on Italian debt fears - at MarketWatch - Thu Nov 10, 2011
Asia markets sink, as rising Italian borrowing costs wash fresh waves of anxiety about the euro-zone debt crisis over the region.

US foreclosure activity hit 7-month high in Oct. - AP - Thu Nov 10, 2011
More U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process in October than in the previous month, with Florida, Pennsylvania and Indiana registering among the largest monthly increases, new data show.

Top 20 states by foreclosure rate in October - AP - Thu Nov 10, 2011

Summary Box: US foreclosure activity rose in Oct. - AP - Thu Nov 10, 2011
FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY UP: RealtyTrac Inc. says the number of U.S. homes receiving a first-time default notice jumped 10 percent in October from September. The number of homes scheduled to be auctioned or repossessed by lenders also posted monthly increases.

Wal-Mart to offer holiday deals Thanksgiving night - AP - Thu Nov 10, 2011
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be kicking off the official start to the holiday shopping season with special deals starting on Thanksgiving night. It's the latest retailer to woo crowds earlier than last year in a bid to get a jump on the competition.

Economic Report: China’s trade data points to global slowdown - at MarketWatch - Thu Nov 10, 2011
China's trade surplus widened in October, though by less than economists had expected, as more of the nation's export destinations showed a slowing in demand.

Robert Powell: Long-term-care costs: What’s next? - at MarketWatch - Thu Nov 10, 2011
The CLASS Act is dead, and that's going to create problems not just for the seven in 10 seniors who eventually will need help eating and dressing, but for their unpaid family caregivers and a whole lot of other Americans as well.

Foreclosures jump 7% in October from September - at MarketWatch - Thu Nov 10, 2011
Foreclosure activity rose 7% in October compared with September, a sign that lenders are picking up the pace after foreclosure processing problems caused delays, RealtyTrac reported on Thursday.

Did Italy just short-circuit the Fall Melt-Up? - at MarketWatch - Thu Nov 10, 2011
Last week our models sensed something was a bit off with markets internally, positioning us aggressively into "risk off" mode. Given uncertainty over MF Global's bankruptcy and Papandreou over in Greece, this made qualitative sense to us.

Chuck Jaffe: Know your investing ‘comfort zone’ - at MarketWatch - Thu Nov 10, 2011
Tammy is a 24-year-old college graduate who wants to start saving. Her problem is that everything she has read about investing tells her that she doesn't have enough to save successfully for the rest of her life.