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New trucks are displayed for sale at a Ford dealership in Encinitas, California in this November 11, 2008 file photo

Automakers still face hurdles to winning aid 11:00am ET

Automakers seeking government help return to Congress with a new message but facing the same hurdles they failed to clear in November.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

Ford sees at least breakeven in 2011
Scenarios: Where Washington stands
Auto slump seen rolling through Nov.
Tumbling global sales prompt cuts
Blog: Senator, can you spare a dime?
New trucks are displayed for sale at a Ford dealership in Encinitas, California in this November 11, 2008 file photo

Automakers still face hurdles to winning aid 11:00am ET

Automakers seeking government help return to Congress with a new message but facing the same hurdles they failed to clear in November.  Full Article | Full Coverage 

Ford sees at least breakeven in 2011
Scenarios: Where Washington stands
Auto slump seen rolling through Nov.
Tumbling global sales prompt cuts
Blog: Senator, can you spare a dime?
President-elect Barack Obama speaks as he presents his choices for his newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES)

CEOs could learn from "No Drama Obama" 8:36am ET

If Barack Obama were a corporate chief executive, the incoming president already would be winning high marks for his management style, experts say.  Full Article 

A path far from Bush unilateralism
Factbox: Facing a downturn
Video: U.S. officially in a recession

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MySpace Chief Executive Chris DeWolfe attends the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California, October 17, 2007. REUTERS/Kimberly White
Knocking on MySpace's door

MySpace sees opportunities to buy start-ups for a fraction of what they would have cost six months ago as the economic slump slices millions of dollars off their price tags.  Full Article 

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Bleak outlook for U.S. oil refiners
John Kemp

Even by the standards of a deep-cyclical industry, the "golden age" of oil refining has proved remarkably brief. Particularly in the United States, refiners have returned to the state of chronic unprofitability that plagued the industry before 2005.  Commentary 

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Oil 48.01 +0.08% 02 Dec 2008 10:51 EST
Gold 779.2 +0.59% 02 Dec 2008 10:55 EST

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Crisis in Credit

Follow the financial crisis using our interactive video timeline. Track the global impact on our interactive map.  Full Coverage 

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The case for piracy

As far as illicit businesses with low risk and high rewards go, it doesn't get much better than piracy on the high seas. Columnist Bernd Debusmann examines why.  Commentary 

Shoppers pass a window display at the high-end luxury goods maker Gucci along 5th Avenue in New York, November 19, 2008.
Holiday Shopping

Retailers and shoppers are adjusting to the impact of the financial crisis, especially during the busy holiday season. Take a closer look.  Full Coverage 

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Trouble in Thailand
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Thailand's Prime Minister is banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded, plunging the country deeper into chaos.
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Kim Jong-il enjoys day at the zoo

Dec 2 - North Korea's state-run television KRT runs still photographs of its leader Kim Jong-il, thought to be in poor health, inspecting a North Korean zoo.  Play Video

 
Clinton joins Team Obama
U.S. officially in a recession
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