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    November 20, 2:39 pm: Yields on three-month T-bills are back at 0.005% after spending part of Thursday and Friday in negative territory - considered extreme risk aversion, where institutional investors are paying the government just to safely hold their money - but John Jansen says compared with last fall, this time negative rates are just a technical phenomenon. 1 comment!
    November 20, 2:27 pm: Boeing's (BA) incentives for building its 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina could go from $250M up to a little over $400M, "depending on how you cut the apple," says Governor Mark Sanford. The facility will be Boeing's first outside Washington state, and the company has about 840 orders for the new plane. 3 comments!
    November 20, 2:06 pm: Stocks cut losses and the Dow nearly moved into positive territory before retreating again, but it's an open question whether equities are headed for their first down week of the month. With an hour to go, the Dow -0.2% to 10,308; S&P 500 -0.4% to 1,090; Nasdaq -0.6% to 2,143. Crude -0.8%. Natural gas +2.1%. Gold +0.7%, on the cusp of $1,150. Post your comment!
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