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Jaclyn Holt (R) fills out an application form at a job fair organized by the New Hampshire Employment Security agency in Salem, New Hampshire December 17, 2008.

Jobs data awaited 4:06am ET

Employers probably cut the most jobs in at least 34 years last month as the global economic crisis gathers pace and moves by policymakers takes time to filter through to struggling companies.  Full Article 

Depression jobs parallel not far flung
Weekly jobless rolls at 26-year high
Job loss the No. 1 global concern
Will you put on "recession pounds"?
Full Coverage: The Economy
Jaclyn Holt (R) fills out an application form at a job fair organized by the New Hampshire Employment Security agency in Salem, New Hampshire December 17, 2008.

Jobs data awaited 4:06am ET

Employers probably cut the most jobs in at least 34 years last month as the global economic crisis gathers pace and moves by policymakers takes time to filter through to struggling companies.  Full Article 

Depression jobs parallel not far flung
Weekly jobless rolls at 26-year high
Job loss the No. 1 global concern
Will you put on "recession pounds"?
Full Coverage: The Economy
Bernard Madoff is escorted from Federal Court in New York January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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Madoff moved $160 million to UK firm 5:14pm ET

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff moved nearly $160 million of his own assets to his British-based firm in 2007, according to filings and accounts obtained by Reuters.  Full Article | Topics 

Clients fear getting shut out of refunds
U.S. says Madoff had checks ready
European watchdogs probe Madoff

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Personal Finance

Linda Stern
Should you refinance?
Linda Stern

Mortgage rates have been tantalizingly low and, for many, the decision to refinance has
been a no-brainer. But not for all.  Commentary 

Diana Furchtgott-Roth
The $300 billion tax cut: Let’s do it right
Diana Furchtgott-Roth

President-elect Obama announced on January 8 that he is planning to use $300 billion of his $700 billion two-year stimulus package for tax cuts—but we should not celebrate too soon.  Commentary 

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Commodities

Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 48.31 +1.57% 09 Jan 2009 04:37 EST
Gold 853.9 -0.07% 09 Jan 2009 04:37 EST
Blogs: Environment
Topics: AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Blogs: Soccer
A freeway billboard displays an advertisement for foreclosure assistance in Fontana, California January 5, 2009.
Signs of the Times

The global recession manifests itself in big ways and small: most gloomy, some quirky and many reflecting the inventive human spirit.  Factbox 

Send us your signs of the times
Two Sansa slotMusic Players are seen against a background of music available for the player at the SanDisk booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
CES 2009

Get live updates on new gadgets and insights on technology trends for 2009 from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  Full Coverage 

Bernd Debusmann
Pakistan, Mexico and U.S. nightmares

What do Pakistan and Mexico have in common? They figure in the worries of U.S. military planners trying to identify the next big threats, writes columnist Bernd Debusmann.  Commentary 

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UN passes resolution for ceasefire

Jan 8 - The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire on Gaza and Israel's full withdrawal after a 13-day offensive, but the United States abstained in the vote.  Play Video

 
At least 2 dead in Costa Rice quake
An end to unilateralism?
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