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World Bank gives Mexico nearly $2 billion in loans

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The World Bank says it has approved a $1.5 billion loan to support economic stimulus and reform programs in Mexico, and a $491 million loan for Mexico's efforts against swine flu. 8:09 PM ET

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McCormick hikes quarterly dividend to 26 cents

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- McCormick & Co. said late Tuesday that its board raised the quarterly dividend by 8.3% to 26 cents a share from 24 cents. The dividend will be paid Jan. 15 to shareholders of record Dec. 31. At MarketWatch 5:38 PM ET

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Shanghai Falls 3.5%, Its Largest Drop in 3 Months

At Wall Street Journal 5:22 PM ET

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Heinz Lays It On Rich And Thick

The anticipation is over as the maker of ketchup and many more foods reports earnings and surprises analysts. At Forbes 7:34 PM ET

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Frontier Financial Corporation Adopts Reverse Stock Split Expected to Maintain Nasdaq Listing

As previously announced, Frontier FinancialCorporation (NASDAQ: FTBK) received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market onSeptember 15, 2009, stating that the minimum bid price of the Corporation'scommon stock was below $1.00 per share for thirty consecutive business daysand that the Corporation was therefore not in compliance with MarketplaceRule 5450(a)(1). 8:15 PM ET

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Checking the Health of the Housing Recovery

There are yet more signs that the crippled U.S. housing sector is getting back on its feet. On Nov. 23 news arrived that U.S. existing home sales jumped 10.1% in October. Homes were bought and sold at the rate of 6.1 million per year -- much better than the 4.5 million rate in the beginning of the year. More data are expected in coming days on home prices and new-home sales. 7:00 AM ET

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While Everything Else Is Crumbling, Commodities Are Getting Stronger

An interesting fact about human nature is that the capacity to learn is actually trumped by the ability to forget. The caveat to this is that it keeps people from going completely insane because they can block out bad memories to the point that they’re no longer even a part of their psyche.Reminiscing about March 2009 should jog investors’ memories enough to realize that our economic and market structure may never be the same. Investors who believe the worst is in the rearview mirror might need to refocus on the road that brought us to this point and look ... At Minyanville 3:34 PM ET

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'Mad Money Lightning Round': Bank of America Downgraded

Cramer says the bank needs to get serious paying back TARP and getting a CEO. At TheStreet.com 7:26 PM ET

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Market Report -- In Play (NRGY)

Inergy announces closing of new $525 mln four-year revolving credit facility The new credit facility replaces Inergy's old facility that was due to mature in November 2010 6:15 PM ET

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