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	Click to View in Browser 11/29/2013 Nasdaq ends brief post-holiday session at 13-year high NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 dipped in thin holiday trading on Friday, but technology stocks helped lift the Nasdaq to a 13-year high. Retail, jobs data to rule stocks' next move NEW YORK (Reuters) - A week packed with data awaits investors eager for fresh clues on when the Federal Reserve will start to trim its stimulus program, as traditionally bullish December kicks off with the S&P 500 poised to mark its best year since 1998. Will early shopping season launch bring Black Friday hangover? By Suzanne Barlyn, Phil Wahba, Marina Lopes and Dhanya Skariachan EU-IMF postpone visit to Athens in dispute over reforms BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Inspectors from the EU and IMF have postponed a planned visit to Greece, officials told Reuters on Friday, a move that marks a new low in relations between the parties and could delay aid payments to Athens. French carmakers poised for scramble to reclaim Iran PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Peugeot and Renault are among Western firms sending executives to an automotive conference that opens in Iran on Saturday - firing the starting gun on a more overt race for post-sanctions business. Saab to restart 9-3 sedan production two years after bankruptcy (Reuters) - The new owners of Swedish car maker Saab, National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB, will restart production of the 9-3 sedan on Monday at the Trollhattan factory in Sweden, a NEVS spokesman said on Friday. Bank of England's Carney warns house-buyers on rates: newspaper LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned would-be British homeowners to consider the risks of higher interest rates, amid concerns that rising house prices could create a property market bubble, a newspaper reported on Friday. Swiss regulator urges banks to come clean on U.S. tax offences ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banks should come clean to U.S. officials conducting a tax probe before an end-of-year deadline and face up to resultant penalties, or risk more costly prosecution later, Switzerland's financial regulator warned on Friday. Key Bangladesh garments factory destroyed in blaze DHAKA (Reuters) - A devastating fire ripped through a Bangladesh garment factory supplying major Western retailers in a blaze set by workers angered over rumors of a colleague's death due to police gunfire. Goldman Sachs sued in Singapore penny stock saga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A shareholder who suffered losses in a penny stock trading debacle in Singapore is suing Goldman Sachs, accusing the investment bank of arbitrarily selling her holdings and saying the sales contributed to a crash in their prices. Related Video Nasdaq closes at 13-year high Big Issue goes chip and pin Related News U.S. fund managers increase stock holdings in November London leads 11 percent jump in bankers earning 1 million euros A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend