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Friday Papers: Dow closes above worst but still down 94 points -- other news Friday, 20 Nov 2009

* Dow closed above worst with a fall of 94 points, S&P 500 loses 1.34% and Nasdaq 1.66%

* US leading economic index rises to a two-year high

* US house prices near bottom and set to rise next year, according to Reuters poll

* US jobless claims unchanged in latest week

* US November adjusted car sales seen up 0.4%, according to JD Power

* Organisation for Economic Cooperat Full Article

Friday Papers: Tesco agrees five-year broadband deal with C&W -- bid news and gossip Friday, 20 Nov 2009

* Tesco agrees a five-year deal with Cable & Wireless for the telecoms group to supply it with wholesale broadband services; to double phone shops to 200 by 2010

* Nicola Horlick has sold the contract for managing the Bramdean Alternatives fund to Aberdeen Asset Management for £5 million

* Vodafone considering new internet revenue options

* Payzone says it has not breached bank payments

* Raymarin Full Article

Friday Papers: tips and comment Friday, 20 Nov 2009

FT Lex Column:

* Commodity prices - it has taken less than a year for noise surrounding commodities to return to full volume but ignore the wailing analysts

* AOL -- a business cannot be anaesthetised, so in cases of corporate gangrene it is best to cut quickly and decisively

* William Morrison -- the pace of like-for-like sales growth at the retailer slowed from 7% to 4.3% in the third quarter. How will Morrison regain its gr Full Article