* TSX falls 0.22 pct to 11,599.28 on commodity weakness * BMO’s higher profit, Diners Club deal boost bank shares * U.S. Q3 GDP revision slightly lower than expected (Adds details) By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Toronto’s main stock index was lower on Tuesday morning due to weakness in commodity shares and evidence of a slow recovery in the U.S.

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* TSX falls 0.22 pct to 11,599.28 on commodity weakness * BMO’s higher profit, Diners Club deal boost bank shares * U.S. Q3 GDP revision slightly lower than expected (Adds details) By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Toronto’s main stock index was lower on Tuesday morning due to weakness in commodity shares and evidence of a slow recovery in the U.S. economy.

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NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) – U.S. gold futures turned higher in heavy trade Tuesday on option-related buying and fund interest, and investors continued see pullbacks in the metal as buying opportunities, traders said

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NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Citigroup ( C.N ) offered a stake in the bank to the Brazilian government in the beginning of the year, when the financial crisis crippled the U.S. banking system, Brazilian Energy Minister Edison Lobao said on Tuesday. The Brazilian government passed on the offer, however, as it understood that the economy needed to recover from the crisis first, Lobao told an investor conference in New York.

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NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Citigroup ( C.N ) offered a stake in the bank to the Brazilian government in the beginning of the year, when the financial crisis crippled the U.S. banking system, Brazilian Energy Minister Edison Lobao said on Tuesday. The Brazilian government passed on the offer, however, as it understood that the economy needed to recover from the crisis first, Lobao told an investor conference in New York

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NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) – The dollar briefly slipped against the euro on Tuesday in choppy trading after a report showed U.S. consumer confidence rose in November. For consumer confidence data, click on [ID:nNYS007563]

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BRASILIA, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A Senate commission on Tuesday approved Aldo Mendes as director of monetary policy at Brazil’s central bank. The Senate’s economic affairs commission voted 23-2 in favor with one abstention. (Reporting by Isabel Versiani; Writing by Elzio Barreto; Editing by James Dalgleish) ((elzio.barreto@thomsonreuters.com; Tel: +55 11 5644-7725; Reuters Messaging: elzio.barreto.reuters.com@reuters.net)) © Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved The rest is here: Brazil Senate approves Mendes as c.bank director (at Reuters)

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* Plan envisions 9,000-9,500 job cuts in Europe – Reilly * German state premier says Bochum plant is safe for now (Adds quotes and background) DUESSELDORF, Germany, Nov 24 (Reuters) – General Motors [GM.UL] will present labour leaders at European arm Opel a reorganisation plan on Wednesday that envisions cutting nearly a fifth of the workforce, GM’s acting European head said. The plan calls for eliminating between 9,000 and 9,500 jobs, GM’s Nick Reilly told reporters on Tuesday. GM has said in the past around 10,000 jobs would go at Opel and its British sister brand Vauxhall

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LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – The euro edged up against the dollar and Bund futures pared gains on Tuesday after German Ifo data came in higher than expected.

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PARIS (Reuters) – French retail and luxury group PPR ( PRTP.PA ) wants to sell its European retail divisions “the sooner, the better,” the Wall Street Journal quoted the group’s chief executive as saying in its Tuesday edition. Disposals will include electronics retailer Fnac and furniture business Conforama, leaving PPR to focus on luxury brands and mass-market labels, the WSJ said.

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