• Homeless college students seek shelter

  They may have dorm rooms to sleep in during the school year, but many college students are technically homeless -- with no place to call home when classes aren't in session.

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• Here's Why I'm Staying Bullish On Associated Estates Realty And Its 4.65% Yield

  By Heather Ingrassia: As an income-driven investor always in search of a sustainable mid-to-higher yielding REIT play, I've decided to shift my focus to the apartment REIT sector and highlight several of the reasons why I'm staying fairly bullish on shares of Associated Estates Realty ( AEC…

• Stocks lose grip on gains, euro scales heights

  LONDON (Reuters) - The euro reached a five-year peak against the yen and a six-week high against the dollar on Tuesday, as focus intensified on the dwindling level of spare cash in the euro zone's banking system and the ECB's apparent lack of concern.

• Poland's LOT agrees compensation with Boeing over Dreamliners

  WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish flagship carrier LOT said it had agreed with U.S. plane maker Boeing on compensation for the faults that grounded its 787 Dreamliner jets.

• Mandela memorial: World leaders gather

• Swiss bank Valiant is first to bow to U.S. tax probe

  ZURICH (Reuters) - Valiant Holding AG has become the first Swiss bank to say it would work with U.S. officials in a crackdown on wealthy Americans evading taxes through hidden offshore accounts.

• Alitalia finally nets $412 million in cash call: source

  MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's struggling airline Alitalia has finally succeeded in netting the 300 million euros ($412 million) it needs to keep flying over Christmas after a long drawn-out capital raising, a source with knowledge of the operation said on Tuesday.

• Thousands gather for Mandela service

  Obama among world leaders attending 'celebration' of statesman's life as thousands of South Africans gather in Soweto to say goodbye to the country's first black president

• Stocks: Where to make money in 2014

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• No Pacific trade pact this year, ministers to try again next month

  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An ambitious trade pact between a dozen countries around the Pacific Rim will not be finalized this year as hoped, with no agreement on thorny issues like intellectual property, agricultural tariffs and state-owned enterprises.

• China's 2014 growth in focus as leaders met on reform plans

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leaders began mapping out their economic and reform plans for 2014 behind closed doors on Tuesday, and would have drawn confidence from data showing the economy has sustained momentum from a mid-year pick-up into the final quarter.

• Costa Coffee boosts Whitbread sales

  Costa Coffee sees total sales rise more than 20% in the third quarter helped by the opening of new outlets of the High Street coffee chain.

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• Historical Perspective: How Today's U.S. Stock Market Stacks Up Against Past Bull Markets

  By CFA Institute Contributors : By David Larrabee, CFA As the bull market for U.S. stocks approaches its fifth anniversary, we are starting to see signs typically associated with the latter stages of a multi-year advance in equities. Bearish sentiment, widely seen as a contrarian indicator, has…

• Barron's: Right On Deere, Wrong On Barrick

  By Seeking Profits : Over the weekend, Barron's named Barrick Gold ( ABX ) and Deere & Company ( DE ) as two of its top picks for 2014 . In this article, I will explain why I like DE but dislike ABX. I like to deal with bad news first, so I will start with Barrick. Barrick got the…

• Buoyant UK economy boosts Whitbread sales

  The quickening pace of the UK recovery helped lift sales at Whitbread, the owner of coffee chain Costa Coffee and budget hotel business Premier Inn

• S&P 500 - QE Taper No Longer Scary?

  By Dean Popplewell : by Mingze Wu Hourly Chart (click to enlarge) U.S. Stocks edged higher on Monday, continuing the strong bullish rally seen on Friday. Things weren't smooth all the way for the bulls though, with prices dipping lower during the early European session where Futures…